Shop Talk Newsletter Issue No.

Mismanager Threatens

Shop Suspension for

Members Who Complain
to the Union

Talk
The Official Local 308
EB: In a scandalous illegal act
against Shop Workers, a mismanager
held a meeting and threatened to
punish workers for complaining
about working conditions to their
union rep.
So I filed an Unfair Labor
Newsletter for Practice Charge with the Illinois
Servicers, Repairers Labor Relations Board—and was
written up for it!
& Motor Blowers
Read more: www.bit.ly/3JlRZBF

President Pennie Trashes Shop Worker

Section Pick Vote and Insults Members
EB: For whatever reason, the CTA
mismanagement insists on having a
System Pick every six months.
As many know, the CTA
mismanagement and Local 308
president, Sister Pennie McCoach
are playing around with the idea of
violating Article 14.4 of the
Collective Bargaining Agreement
regarding the Rail Shop Worker
Section Pick.
So last week, Pennie asked me to
conduct a poll and get the results
to her today.
On April 15th, she rejected the
poll, claiming I used it to "force
members to sign up for personal
lists."
I created an online, verifiable
poll that is a prototype for
handling any kind of vote online.
This was a poll that worked
perfectly—a prototype for all of
Local 308 to follow that will
ensure a true democratic voice for
each member.
Read more at my blog:
www.bit.ly/3W0f9Fl

Complaint Form Truck Shop? Write for Shop

EB: I have created an How should we define Talk Newsletter!
online form where you Truck Shop Work in the Anyone union worker
can complaint about Contract? Fill out the can write. Stories,
work issues and survey NOW: poetry, etc. Send your
mismanagement: www.bit.ly/48MrDDv submission now to:
www.bit.ly/48RVhaC ericbasir.308@gmail.com

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 Issue No. 8
Shop Talk Newsletter

Many Ways You Can Fight

Contract Mismanager Harassment
Facts When you are
mocked, belittled,
has gotten out of
control.
berated or threatened Sexual harassment,
by a manager religious harassment,
Grievance (coordinators bigotry and bullying
Procedure included), that is about what you do at
harassment. No matter work and what goes on
Article 16: “…In how small it may outside of work is
matters of discipline, seem, if members do unacceptable.
unless the
not do something Stopping it starts
investigatory process
about it, it always with you. The CTJC
requires additional
time, the Authority gets worse. At the website can help.
will inform an CTA, harassment is a Read more here:
employee and the Union serious problem that www.bit.ly/3zAu5xP
as soon as possible
and in any event no
later than fifteen (15)
calendar days after Full Time Servicers
the CTA becomes aware
of alleged misconduct Shop Rep Suffering
or a rule violation by Systemwide!
an employee and shall EB: Frankly,
impose any discipline President Pennie and VP
Mark make doing my job EB: Mismanagers
not more than ten
(10) calendar days as the Shop Worker and Uncoordinators
thereafter. union rep impossible. are hounding
Grievances concerning They are using clever Platform Servicers
discharges shall be maneuvering and King and cutting staff.
submitted directly to Costa’s lawyers’ Please report to
Step 2 of the letters to subvert me all threats and
grievance procedure Section 15(c) of the cruel behavior
within thirty (30) bylaws to block me.
(especially when
calendar days of the They want my
obedience and I refuse.
they harass you
occurrence or about using the
knowledge of the I serve you. Not them.
I need to know how toilet).
occurrence giving rise
to the grievance…” you want me to propose Please use this
changing the bylaws to convenient,
Read the entire get around their crap confidential online
Article 16 online: Submit a survey complaint form
online to help… here:
www.bit.ly/3tVVw1a www.bit.ly/3VGf9df www.bit.ly/48RVhaC

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