Barb's Wires

Mar 07, 2008  
It's your contract
 
Visibility is our friend...management wants the union to be invisible....

Looking forward, we are finally at the bargaining table. We will get a contract!!!! The kind of contract we end up with is totally dependent upon the people we represent backing us up. Participate, ask questions, keep informed, help your fellow workers to overcome their fear. Don't be afraid to discuss union matters in front of others. Visibility is our friend. I am not ashamed to be a Union Steward or a union member. As you speak freely, you educate others and they find their voice too. Come to the bargaining meetings. It is your business to know what is happening in your behalf. Management wants the union to be invisible and ineffective. I am determined to fight for meaningful change in this contract, not just wages but rights for employees and for means to provide better patient care. My name is Barbara Garcia and I don't need my comments to be anonymous. Hope to see you at the next bargaining date, March 18th at the Courtyard at the Marriot.