Alan Lamb DISQUALIFIED!

General President Hoffa has denied Alan Lamb's appeal of the ruling that he was ineligible to run for President of Local 728.

Local 728 Secretary-Treasurer Scott Webber informed Alan of his ineligibility when Alan requested a verification of his eligibility to run for Local 728 President prior to nominations. After a review of Alan's dues history it was clear Alan had not paid his dues for a full 24 months which is required by the Teamsters Constitution to run for union office.

Even after being informed of this fact, Alan insisted on moving forward with being nominated while he appealed the ineligibility ruling, knowing that if he lost his slate would be crippled by not having a Candidate for President. But concern for others was obviously not at the top of Alan's priorities and he clearly put his ego before all other concerns.

Apparently Alan thought he wasn't subject to the rules all other Teamster members must live by. He was wrong.

The Local 728 election will move forward now with two full slates and one partial slate without a president.


Here is the response to his appeal from General President Hoffa:

Alan Lamb shows "solidarity with...UNION BUSTERS!

First we had a "union leader" who is running for President of our Local union (Patrick Garner) distribute scab t-shirts made in an Honduran sweatshop. Not to be outdone, "Real Union Man" Alan Lamb recommends that Local 728 members who view his "Solidarity Slate" Facebook page to "get the truth" about Local 728 from, wait for it...THE BIGGEST ANTI-UNION WEBSITE IN THE COUNTRY! 

That's right, "Unionfacts.com" is a one-stop- shop for anyone looking to get "dirt" on their union so they can destroy it. They will even give you how-to instructions on how to get rid of the union at your workplace. Doesn't sound like a website that any REAL Teamster leader should be going to does it?

 The information that Alan Lamb recommends you check out is a list of Unfair labor practice charges filed against Local 728. What he doesn't mention is that most of the charges listed were filed by NON-MEMBERS who for one reason or another thought the union did them wrong under Georgia's "right to work for less" law. He also fails to mention that since Randy Brown has been President of Local 728, ALL the charges filed by freeloading scabs, or anyone else for that matter have been dismissed, except one filed by, you guessed it, a freeloading scab for Local 728 not processing his grievances fast enough. That charge was settled by posting the Local would not discriminate against the freeloader.

Apparently Alan thinks our dues money would be better spent catering to people who thumb their noses at OUR union while using the grievance procedure to enrich themselves. Otherwise, why would he have posted a link to a website that tells the freeloading pieces of dirt about their right to freeload and what to do if a union doesn't cater to their sorry asses. Is this what a "real union man" would do?

Maybe if Alan had spent more time joining all the activity Local 728 has going on fighting for our members like picket lines for workers on strike fighting for first contracts, or demonstrations to restore unemployment benefits for hundreds of Local 728 members, or fighting legislation dreamed up by these people to destroy our union instead of spreading lies trying to tear down our union, he might learn the difference between "the truth" and being a frontman for union busters.

Patrick Garner and the "Sweatshop Slate" ?

Patrick Garner's scabby sweatshop wear

What kind of "Union Leader" would buy their campaign material from a sweatshop that forces people (including children) to work for starvation wages sometimes at the point of a gun? Apparently Patrick Garner and his "A New Beginning Slate" would. 

The safety green shirts promoting Patrick's slate was made in Honduras, you know that place where millions of jobs were moved from the United States so they could produce products in sweatshops paying below poverty wages often using children - and of course non-union. These workers are frequently subjected to threats, intimidation and in many cases violence to keep them in check and prevent union organizing.

In another "OOPS I screwed up!" moment, Patrick had the Teamster logo printed (at a non union printer) on the very same sweatshop wear in violation of the Teamsters International's licensing policy. Under this policy clothing bearing a Teamster logo can only be printed by a vendor licensed by the Teamsters. This could actually mean the vendor gets sued by the International union for breach of copyright. I guess they will have Patrick to thank for that.

The vendor who printed Patrick's shirt better hope that no one from the Teamsters International union finds out that they printed OUR UNION logo non-union on shirts not made in America.

Patrick needs to have some class, quit being cheap and buy shirts produced by our fellow union members and not in sweatshops in Honduras.

Yep, ITS ELECTION TIME!

Make this site your first stop to debunk the lies of the rogues gallery of haters that will soon begin slinging mud.

Here we Go!

Another Bogus Protest in the Making

Losers always claim rigged elections.They always seem to refuse to accept when the members reject them. Apparently the Alan "chicken little" Lamb and the United Slate is coming up with another conspiracy theory to explain their pending election loss. They are accusing the Members First Slate of "stealing" the election because their candidate mailing was not sent to the same number of members that were mailed ballots. They are implying that the Members First Slate mailing that was sent to the entire membership was sent to a larger group of members than theirs. The United Slate is asking their supporters to come to the union meeting tomorrow to accuse Randy Brown and the Members First Slate of "stealing" the election.To save their (small) group of supporters the trip and to save the rest of us from having our annual Christmas luncheon from be disrupted by their shenanigans, here is a quick summary of the TRUE facts:

1. All three slates mailers that were mailed to all Local 728 members were sent to a smaller number of members than ballots that were mailed out because mailing houses are required to run addresses through a national database of address changes and remove undeliverable mail pieces.This resulted in less election campaign mail pieces being sent than ballots. The reason for this is that Local 728 is required by the Local bylaws to mail ballots to every single member at their last known mailing address so the Local 728 election committee instructed the mailing house to send ballots to all addresses regardless of whether or not they appeared as bad addresses.

2. The Members First Slate did four mailings to Local 728 members. Three targetted mailings and one mailing to the entire membership.The Members First Slate membership- wide mailing was mailed to the exact same number of members and on the exact same day as the United Slate using the exact same membership list.We know the United Slate's numbers because they have made them public in the course of their conspiracy mongering. Mike Drummond's slate did the membership-wide mailing at a later date.

It is silly to think that one of the most reputable mailing houses in metro Atlanta would risk their reputation to conspire with a candidate to rig a mailing. If the United Slate chooses to pursue this waste of members dues money with yet another bogus protest, the Members First Slate with present all evidence necessary to expose them for the desperate , paranoid, LOSERS they are.

Quit Whining!

Alan Lamb (or at least his blogger) keeps whining about how President Hoffa's response to the bogus protest from Robert Wood got on this blog. Well maybe because the slate who has the (bogus) protest filed against them is entitled to a copy of the ruling? Duh. And the fact that Alan Lamb's slate was lying about how long one of their candidate was a member is not private or confidential information. Quit trying to project your dishonesty onto other people Alan. We all know be exposed as a liar is embarrasing, just deal with it.

Drummond Slate Busted!

While Alan Lamb and the United Slate have been busy spreading weird rumors and covering up for their own dishonesty, Mike Drummond and co. have upgraded from the "Will Say Anything to get Elected" Slate to the "Will Do ANYTHING to Get Elected" Slate.

Several members at the UPS Pleasantdale hub have reported to the Members First Slate that Union Steward and Mike Drummond supporter Patrick Garner has been collecting ballots from UPS Pleasantdale members and CASTING THEIR VOTES FOR THEM.

The Members First Slate is gathering statements and will be filing a protest against this violation of the election rules, Local 728 bylaws,the International Constitution, and THE LAW that could potentially disqualify Mike Drummond and his slate. Stay Tuned.