Sunday, June 19, 2011
PHILLIPENAS PREPARES FOR NEW HOLLYWOOD CAREER AS TRON GUY!
Looks like John Phillipenas is busy preparing for life after Local 631. A star is born!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
PILLIPENAS DIARY---CONVENTION NEGOTIATIONS
June 14, 2011
Dear Diary,
OMG this has been the worst month of my life! Everyone at the Local is so totally depressed that I can't even organize a sleepover. Donny W. just stays in his office and cries all day . I mean he wails and carries on even worse than when Chilla beats him with a riding crop. When Chilla found out the terms of the Convention contract Donny and I negotiated she started screaming and hitting Donny W. like a crazy women. Chilla said that there was about as much chance of us being re-elected in six months as Patrick D. finally growing a tiny pair of balls. When I said that isn't fair because Patrick D. is taking special hormones Chilla backhanded me across the face so hard that I saw stars. She really scares me!
Everyone and I mean everyone is in a bad mood and not just the members. It all started when Jimmy H. issued his decision on the trusteeship hearing last month. He said that he would impose an immediate trusteeship if I didn't negotiate real hard in Conventions or follow the instructions of his Personal Representatives. I was worried because his Personal Representatives walk around all day acting real bossy and I've never negotiated a contract. I got everyone together at the Local and asked if anyone ever negotiated a contract? None of the Business Agents said yes except Wayne D. who said he tried negotiating in Construction but it was really hard and everyone got mad at him because the members lost $13.00 an hour. I asked Wayne D. what we have to do to negotiate a contract in Conventions and he said that we had to make up a list of things we wanted like at Christmas and sit in a room and talk about the list until everyone agreed what to include on the Christmas list. I said that negotiating didn't sound too hard but Wayne D. said that the Employers start asking all these complicated questions and only want to include what's on their list. He said the Employers act all serious and talk on and on forever. Don't worry I told everyone if all else fails I'll yell YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID and we can storm out of the room.
We started making our list for negotiations:
1.JUMPY GYM
2.PEZ
3.HAIR EXTENSIONS
4.BREAK TIME TO WATCH JERSEY SHORE
5.PAID EVERY WEEK IN CHUCKY CHEESE TOKENS
6.CHILLA BANNED FROM CONVENTION FLOOR (ADDED BY DONNY W)
Everyone agreed that the members would be happy with this list so we piled into the short bus and drove to negotiations. I was really excited to exchange proposals because I thought the Employers might have something really good on their list like a Justin Bieber t-shirt (he's dreamy) that we could accept. As we passed our list across the table I stood up and shouted real loud "unless you agree to everything on our list right now we're going on strike tonight". I figured that would scare the Employers and stop all the talking and questions Wayne D. warned me about. I could tell the Employers didn't know what to say as they finished reading our list but before any of them could talk Ron S. a Personal Representative appointed by Jimmy H. started laughing real hard and said "I want to thank John for starting these difficult negotiations with a joke but before we begin today the union would like a 30 minute break".
After the Employers left the meeting room Ron S. got all red in the face and asked if Donny and I were "freaking morons or high from smoking pot." I immediately blurted out that Donny got high on the short bus driving to the meeting. People say you aren't supposed to tattle but I know that being a rat bastard has gotten me where I am today. Donny didn't say anything except to ask Ron S. if he could borrow a dollar to buy some Twinkies from the vending machine outside the meeting room. Ron S. said he was buying rape whistles for me and Donny that we had to wear until the contract was ratified for our own protection.
I didn't really understand much of went on in the rest of negotiations because Ron S. wouldn't let me or Donny talk at all. I got in trouble and had to spend one entire meeting in "time out" sitting in the corner because I blew my rape whistle real loud when the lawyer for the Employers was talking. talking talking. Donny was all depressed and said we were at a disadvantage because they have a "real lawyer and all we have is Patrick D." I told Donny to shut up already as everyone knew I hired Patrick D. because he had a cute mouth and not to be a real lawyer. Donny and I started bringing our nap rugs from the office after the first meeting and spent most of the remaining meetings asleep.
Dear Diary,
OMG this has been the worst month of my life! Everyone at the Local is so totally depressed that I can't even organize a sleepover. Donny W. just stays in his office and cries all day . I mean he wails and carries on even worse than when Chilla beats him with a riding crop. When Chilla found out the terms of the Convention contract Donny and I negotiated she started screaming and hitting Donny W. like a crazy women. Chilla said that there was about as much chance of us being re-elected in six months as Patrick D. finally growing a tiny pair of balls. When I said that isn't fair because Patrick D. is taking special hormones Chilla backhanded me across the face so hard that I saw stars. She really scares me!
Everyone and I mean everyone is in a bad mood and not just the members. It all started when Jimmy H. issued his decision on the trusteeship hearing last month. He said that he would impose an immediate trusteeship if I didn't negotiate real hard in Conventions or follow the instructions of his Personal Representatives. I was worried because his Personal Representatives walk around all day acting real bossy and I've never negotiated a contract. I got everyone together at the Local and asked if anyone ever negotiated a contract? None of the Business Agents said yes except Wayne D. who said he tried negotiating in Construction but it was really hard and everyone got mad at him because the members lost $13.00 an hour. I asked Wayne D. what we have to do to negotiate a contract in Conventions and he said that we had to make up a list of things we wanted like at Christmas and sit in a room and talk about the list until everyone agreed what to include on the Christmas list. I said that negotiating didn't sound too hard but Wayne D. said that the Employers start asking all these complicated questions and only want to include what's on their list. He said the Employers act all serious and talk on and on forever. Don't worry I told everyone if all else fails I'll yell YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID and we can storm out of the room.
We started making our list for negotiations:
1.JUMPY GYM
2.PEZ
3.HAIR EXTENSIONS
4.BREAK TIME TO WATCH JERSEY SHORE
5.PAID EVERY WEEK IN CHUCKY CHEESE TOKENS
6.CHILLA BANNED FROM CONVENTION FLOOR (ADDED BY DONNY W)
Everyone agreed that the members would be happy with this list so we piled into the short bus and drove to negotiations. I was really excited to exchange proposals because I thought the Employers might have something really good on their list like a Justin Bieber t-shirt (he's dreamy) that we could accept. As we passed our list across the table I stood up and shouted real loud "unless you agree to everything on our list right now we're going on strike tonight". I figured that would scare the Employers and stop all the talking and questions Wayne D. warned me about. I could tell the Employers didn't know what to say as they finished reading our list but before any of them could talk Ron S. a Personal Representative appointed by Jimmy H. started laughing real hard and said "I want to thank John for starting these difficult negotiations with a joke but before we begin today the union would like a 30 minute break".
After the Employers left the meeting room Ron S. got all red in the face and asked if Donny and I were "freaking morons or high from smoking pot." I immediately blurted out that Donny got high on the short bus driving to the meeting. People say you aren't supposed to tattle but I know that being a rat bastard has gotten me where I am today. Donny didn't say anything except to ask Ron S. if he could borrow a dollar to buy some Twinkies from the vending machine outside the meeting room. Ron S. said he was buying rape whistles for me and Donny that we had to wear until the contract was ratified for our own protection.
I didn't really understand much of went on in the rest of negotiations because Ron S. wouldn't let me or Donny talk at all. I got in trouble and had to spend one entire meeting in "time out" sitting in the corner because I blew my rape whistle real loud when the lawyer for the Employers was talking. talking talking. Donny was all depressed and said we were at a disadvantage because they have a "real lawyer and all we have is Patrick D." I told Donny to shut up already as everyone knew I hired Patrick D. because he had a cute mouth and not to be a real lawyer. Donny and I started bringing our nap rugs from the office after the first meeting and spent most of the remaining meetings asleep.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
HARDISON EXONERATED BY JOINT COUNCIL 42
In a unanamous decision that included two IBT Vice Presidents, Joint Council 42 dismissed four charges filed by John Phillipenas against Local 631 President Kevin Hardison for allegedly stealing gasoline. In the sharply worded decision the Joint Council concluded that Phillipenas failed to produce "any evidence" and criticised Phillipenas for using a fundamentally "flawed system" and "not testifying convincingly". The Joint Council found the attempt by Phillipenas to remove Hardison as the elected President of Local 631 without due process "inappropriate" and called the changing of the Executive Board minutes by Phillipenas to cover up the removal of Hardison as President a "separate and serious matter". The long awaited decision completely vindicates Hardison who was fired as a Business Agent and charged by Phillipenas after repeatedly clashing with Phillipenas about the management and direction of Local 631. The decision is the latest setback for Phillipenas who was suspended by Joint Council 42 last week on charges filed against him by Hardison, severely rebuked by General President Hoffa for his mismanagement of Local 631 and threatened with the immediate imposition of a Trusteeship.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
NEWS FLASH....PHILLIPENAS SUSPENDED BY JOINT COUNCIL 42
John Phillipenas was suspended by Joint Council 42 for 30 days. Weimer, Williams and Gonzales also found to have violated IBT Constitution and reprimanded. Phillipenas immediately appealed the decision to the IBT General Executive Board and requested that his suspension be stayed pending a decision on the appeal. A stay was granted by General President Hoffa which permits Phillipenas to stay in office until a decision is rendered. Developing story......
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
IS THE FIX IN ON CONVENTION CONTRACT RATIFICATION?
We hear John Phillipenas and Donny Weimer aren't taking any chances on the ratification vote on Saturday June 4, 2011. Members are not being provided in advance of the ratification vote with written materials with which to review the language changes in the proposed labor agreement. Guess Phillipenas and Weimer don't want to answer any pesky questions about the language changes. Members can expect a combination hard sell/ fear campaign at the meeting. Phillipenas and Weimer, who are Trustees of the Security Fund, failed to have the Fund Actuary calculate the necessary contribution rate for 2011-2013 so any claim that sufficient funds were negotiated is nonsense.
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