We spent 8-10 years of our young lives working hard and in making Toyota Motors a leader in the industry. We feel we deserve to be treated fairly, humanely and live decently from the hard work that we give. The Constitution guarantees the right to organize and to strike. These workers need donations for strike expenses and hardships from having no wages. There is a feeling that we need more information coming out to the membership on the plant floor, not only at the union meetings.
Some unions encourage membership involvement in contract negotiations.
If more than 50 showed up, lots were drawn to see who went in. During breaks in the negotiations, AMFA negotiators would meet with the worker observers to get their feedback and suggestions. The union provided daily updates, with details of each side s agreements and disagreements, via bulletins and internet postings. Seems to me this is how a real union should function. Seems to me they could have learned the same thing by making a phone call.