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Greetings
Brothers and Sisters of UAW Local 1050,
Another
year is almost over, and I would like to wish you and your families
a safe and wonderful holiday season. We have had so many highs and
lows this year. I try to always remain optimistic and I’m very
excited to see so many of you returning to work. With our economy
still in disarray and so many Americans homeless and without health
care it’s hard to stay so upbeat. I have never understood why all
people couldn’t just care enough about their fellow man to just want
good things for everyone. I dream of a day that all sick people can
receive treatment and medication, and I pray for a day where no one
will die from starvation or face homelessness. I watch the
politicians and I wonder how they can make some of the decisions
that they make when they have so much and so many have so little .
We are
partially to blame you know. If all we do is sit home and gripe, and
not check the voting records of our elected officials on issues that
affect our families and communities then we allow them to continue
to deal with the politics of Washington instead of the collective
power of the people. If lobbyists can use their money and power to
sway elected officials then we must use our collective power and
stay engaged and vote for those take care of us and vote out those
that cast votes that are not in our best interest.
Please
think about your fellow man this season as you celebrate the holiday
season, and please know that someone somewhere is suffering. If you
only have a word of encouragement to offer please do so. We have to
ask ourselves how I would want someone to treat me if I was hungry,
jobless, homeless and discouraged. We are all a part of the human
family, and no matter how many things divide us we have many things
in common. To me it’s quite simple do unto others as you would have
others do unto you.
In
Solidarity,
Shervon
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