Clint Babble

    Not much of a copy is it?   Probably takes all day to load too, huh? Sorry, I still own the scanner from hell and also have been remiss in learning how to use PDF format.  But the middle two paragraphs are on the news page and here is the first and last:

"United Transportation Union (UTU) International President Charles L. Little announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an advisory opinion, pursuant to a request by UTU in May of 1999, finding the UTU's Job Benefit Fund/Income Security Program is covered by Title 1 or ERISA."  (see News for middle two paragraphs cause I'm too lazy to type them again).

"We intend to litigate this issue against the DOL because the case law strongly supports our position that someone who has been disciplined or discharged is not 'unemployed' because that term does not mean simply 'not working,'" Little explained. "We have reported and accounted for this fund to the DOL for nearly 40 years, as we do any other union fund, and they have never raised any issue about it, even on audit by the DOL in 1987," Little concluded, adding, "We do not expect there will be any significant adverse effect on the union in the end."

Babble: To utter unintelligibly; to blurt out thoughtlessly; to utter inarticulate or meaningless noises; to talk unwisely or foolishly.   OK, boys and girls, can "U" say "Clint Babble"? Perhaps some of "u" are starting to see why Clint ain't the sharpest pencil in the box or in the alternative, isn't a "real lawyer"!  I mean, really Clint, you wrote this shit for Charlie?  Or you let him say this and you are his General Counsel?   Let's see now: haven't had a complaint in 40 years, not even during the 1987 DOL Audit?  Well that goes back even before the UTU was founded in 1969?  Nothing noted during the 1987 DOL audit? Is that perhaps because no President in the history of UTU and/or it's former unions ever even considered stealing money from the Job Benefit Fund until Sacrosanct Charlie got his expert opinion from an FELA Lawyer and ripped off the fund for 7 Million one month after he took office and has continued to use the Job Benefit like a slush fund for his bus, special reps, and any other "little" financial shortfall that occurred during his illustrious reign? ("Sound and Stable" - hahaha - Earnest becomes a CPA)!

Nobody had ever even considered it so how does Charlie make it right - he gets an injury lawyer to give him a legal opinion on tax law?   Oh, let's see now, a designated counsel is going to say "Sorry, Charlie"?   That is all I have ever needed to know to be certain that they knew it was wrong the day they did it!!!! Indeed, I complained about this immediately and made it an issue in my DOL Complaint to the head of the department in January 1998 with facts (see complaint and scrool down till you see Specific Charge 5).

So let's see if I got this straight: the UTU paid Mrs. Rambo's firm $440 per hour (probably ran us between 10 to 50 G's) to prepare this case for months and you lost it.  So now you are going to litigate?   What the hell did we pay all the money for Moran?  Oh, oh, oh, wait - ah, the POO is right where we expected to be on this one too? Unity Initiative - right where we expected to be - 6 or 8 million in the RED and the frivolous petition dead?  HR4844 right where we expected it to be - Dead with all those "little" widows saying "God bless the Power of One"? Smoot right where we expected it to be - a half million in the RED  about to double, triple, or go ten fold when you lose in the 4th and 6th Circuits and Smoot begins his suits for malicious prosecution? All those victories and now you deliver THE BEST NATIONAL CONTRACT EVER?

You jackasses can't tell a lie from the truth, a victory from a defeat, or a good agreement from a bad one.  In short, it appears nobody at the International has a grasp on simple fucking reality!!! Tell you what, you three stooges (Sac-C, "little bb", and Monty) get all the rest of those International VP's who can look a member in the face and recommend this agreement and take that damn American Express Card and go to the Mao Clinic and get a fucking mental evaluation!!!!

Ah, say Sac-C, now that the DOL won't allow you to dip into the only cash in the union anymore, are we gonna be able to send all the whores out to intimidate the members in to ratifying this worthless piece of shit? Let me see that "little" Malosovic smile as you think to yourself "go ahead turn it down and make my day" cause the Carrier's Conference in going to be in the D. C. courts so fast it will make your head spin.  The Hardin protege will put the final nail in the coffin of man to man ratification! You da man - JUDAS! Hows the weather in Austin? How's the per diem?  You hang in there and always have a nice day!

Now "u" shall truly see the POWER of ONE,

The vote means nothing, the plight will worsen;

The powers of this corrupt leader have just begun,

When the dust clears, I'll be the Single Spokesperson!

Train and Engine Service Employees "u" will be,

Sure it can't pass, I'm not really that daft;

But I got the Carrier and Government with me,

Bottom line Rail Labor - Judas get's the last laugh!

At this juncture it would probably be appropriate to remind everyone of the Power of One - or more properly - The POO!