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"For Whose Benefit" -11/06/2001

As the first of several members went on disability, they were horrified to find that the plan they had voted on to accept had not been implemented. The trustees had sent specifications to bidding insurance companies that were different from those contained in the "Proposed Plan". The plan eventually accepted by the trustees through Maritime Life cost about $28.00 and was filled with restrictions and exclusions. As a result, the disabled found that the meager benefit they received, initially $500.00 per month, was cut in half by offsets. As the years rolled by, the benefits were increased but those members already on disability were specifically excluded even though they had paid the $2.50 to be included in the improvements.

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"The Smash & Grab"- 11/24/2001

If I were to sit down with a group of union members and tell them that, as Canadians, they have democratic rights, they would look at me as if it were a no-brainer. Why is it then that they are so willing to accept the loss of their rights within their union?

"Local 787's Excellent Election Campaign" -12/10/2001

It really doesn't matter if you decide that you are not going to follow the rules set out in the Constitution. It really doesn't matter if you decide to make up a few rules of your own. What really matters is not being caught "with your hand in the cookie jar".