Usually when the parties enter into mediation both sides agree to cool the rhetoric, and enter into a cooling off period.
Bobby O announced at last nights Union meeting that Local 13 has hired a PR firm and the Local is going to respond to the negative things being said in the press.
Bobby kicked his program off by plagiarizing an article on mediation written by JOC writer Joseph Bonney (twitter.com/josephbonney) and putting it out as his work product in Bulletin #01-15.
Here is Bobby’s Bulletin – Local13-bulletin-01-15
Here is the JOC Article – JOC_Mediation_Article
Next, he posted a new high quality video on Local 13’s website ilwu13.com that attempts to accuse PMA of deception.
The video shows docks that are not working, cranes and hoisting equipment that are idle, and plays music that made me feel like I should cry. I actually started to feel sorry for PMA.
Bobby, we all know that the PMA stopped working at night. We also know it was because of your cutting jobs under your 8.51 plan.
What do you think you are proving to “the public”, other than you are stupid, not a team player, and you hire PR guys that know nothing about the industry, as evidenced by his “letter” to Macy’s?
Bobby, in case your PR guy did not tell you, the newspapers that have been writing stuff you did not like, the guys you plan to set straight, are on the Employers side, not the Union side. They will tear you apart.
Bobby, you need to stop all this self serving nonsense and get with the team. Time to shut up and follow Big Bob’s lead, he is calling the shots. You need to support Big Bob and your negotiating team.