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A CALL TO ACTION

Railway Car Mechanics have suffered a serious defeat at the hands of the railroad industry and the number one cause of this defeat is the division of all railroad workers into many craft unions, making us weak instead of strong. TCU President Scardelletti surrendered the fighting tradition of the Car Mechanic's Union in the RAILWAY CARMEN'S DIVISION OF THE TCU over to the hands of an arbitrator who (surprise, surprise) ruled with the Railroad Industry on the crucial issue of health care. We know the story well. President Scardelletti has refused to seriously pursue one BIG union for all railroad workers, thus weakening us at the very foundation of all union power. After destroying the grassroots organization of the RAILWAY CARMEN'S DIVISION, SCARDELLETTI and his allies amongst the upper ranks of the CARMEN'S DIVISION surrendered to the Rail Industry, The Longshoreman and the Teamsters have won big victories while we lost making it an obvious lie that "this is the best we could do under the present circumstances." Both the Teamsters and Longshoreman have one big union in their industry, making them stronger.

THE STEEL WHEEL IS STUDYING AN OFFER BY THE TEAMSTERS FOR ONE BIG UNION IN THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY THROUGH A MERGER. WE ARE CAREFULLY STUDYING ALL THE DETAILS INVOLVED. EXPECT FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE BY THE END OF MARCH 2004.

WE MUST REGAIN AND REORGANIZE OUR GRASSROOTS UNION ORGANIZATION IF WE ARE TO PREVENT FURTHER DEVASTATING LOSES TO OUR STANDARD OF LIVING AND OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH.

THE GREATEST PROBLEM IS OUR APATHY, LOW LEVEL OF DISCIPLINE AND OUR ATTITUDE OF SURRENDER.

THE STEEL WHEEL WILL STRIVE TO BE AN ORGANIZING CENTER FOR THIS RISING. STAY TUNED.

NEWS

Industrial Union for Rail Workers - February 2004