March 2021 Newsletter

March 1, 2021 /

What can you do?

When I was a little boy around the age of seven (7) I recall a statement that was made by then President John F. Kennedy. I know that I am dating myself, but this statement to me was very profound. The statement went something like this, β€œAsk not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

I think that this statement can also apply to our relationship with the Union. Ask not what the Union can do for you, ask what you can do for the Union. I say this because as I walk down the halls of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, the question that I get asked the most is what I am going to get them (the members) in the upcoming negotiations of the contract that is set to expire on June 30, 2021. I try to explain to them that it is not what I am going to get them, but what they are willing to fight to get.

I have come to understand that many of us still don’t understand the make up or better yet the purpose of a Union. First you must understand and accept the fact that you are the Union. My definition of a Union is a group of workers that have collectively come together to better their working conditions, hours of employment and standard of living. One person or leader(s) do not make a Union. The Union is all of us.

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