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For One Fighting Transit Union!
We are divided by race, gender, craft, tier, bus vs rail and union. Who benefits? Only the bosses! Yet LA Metro unions reinforce these divisions. Why? They don’t want to make waves for the company and elected officials.
This is why they only beg the company for crumbs during contract negotiations. This is why they caved and sent people back to work when requested by Democrat “friends” during our strikes in 2000 (UTU/SMART) and 2003 (ATU).
All good boxers go for a knockout. But our leaders enter the ring determined not to go for a K.O. because they support the whole system of profit. You can’t win if you don’t fight!
To win, we need a change. Join us to fight back against the bosses and their fake “friends of labor”––Democrats and Republicans alike.
We call:
- To merge ATU, SMART and TCU to fight for the highest pay and benefits for all!
- To stop funding the bosses’ parties, Democrat or Republican! Increase strike funds now!
- To abolish tiers and steps! Equal pay for equal work!
- To abolish PEPRA second-tier pensions! 23-and-out full & free pensions for all!
- To coordinate action across the workforce! Down with union probation and the no-strike clause!
- To defend immigrants with union action, not sanctuary state and city scams!
- For a fight to end segregation on and off the job!
- For free, convenient and plentiful mass transit for all!
For Democratic Unions!
Out with the Bureaucracy!
Unions are organs of workers defense, yet they are led by bureaucrats who care only for their perks and privileges. It’s for this reason the brass seek “friends” among the bosses while silencing the rank and file, avoiding the class battles necessary to defend our interests. To empower the membership, and as part of the fight for a new, class-struggle leadership, COFTU calls for:
- Workers’ wages for union officers!
- Direct elections of the international president and vice presidents, local chairman, stewards and all union positions!
- One year terms and direct recall by simple majority!
- Dues collected directly by the union and paid by all—no perks for stewards!
- Open negotiations!
- Full disclosure and open discussion of contract proposals in advance of a vote, taken at mass meetings!