O'Brien doing MAGA's Dirty Work in the Labor Movement

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[WTF891]

Somebody needs to run against this incompetent tool.

[Watcher745]

That’s TDU leader Dave Levine sitting with the president of the teamsters ! Didn’t they used to make cartoons attacking him?

[AlJackson1962!]

Watcher745:

What do the 2024 LM2's show for any salaries and expenses for Ken Paff and David Levin? Paff on the IBT payroll and Levin on Teamsters Local 25 payroll, correct?
Those totals may show the financial cost of their sellout of the rank and file. The greater cost of their sellout is in the destruction of TDU as a rank & file movement.
Have they no shame?

O'Brien's open letter from several years ago, when he broke with Hoffa, and complained (after being an Eastern Region IBT VP for years) that the IBT was being run by outsiders to the extent that he felt compelled to openly criticize that reality; what's his justification for putting the only two TDU national organizers on the payroll? Oh yeah, he got two major concessions from TDU before that happened:
TDU stopped publishing "The Rank and File Bill of Rights" (that had been published since at least 1977 in Convoy - now "Teamster Voice), and the "$200,000 Club". TDU always rejected concessions in collective bargaining agreements. And of course, O'Brien got TDU's endorsement with the "Coalition".

Paff has been on withdrawal from Local 407 since 1976? And Levin was first initiated as a Teamster staff member in Local 25 after O'Brien became GP in 2022? Are they any more or less "outsiders" then the ones O'Brien complained about in his open letter mentioned above? Are either of them disheartened about the direction of the IBT under O'Brien? If so, why haven't they publicly stated such?

O'Brien fooled a lot of Teamsters, and I count myself as one of them. I maxed out my personal donation to Teamsters United (at the personal bequest of my then Principal Officer of Local 251, Matt Taibi in the last election), however, by the time I received my ballot, I learned enough to leave the ballot blank for GP; I could not stomach voting for him or the opposition.

How do we register our opposition to the sickening drama that's unfolded? How about a petition for all concerned active and retired Teamsters, that expresses our outrage at the rightward spiral of the OZ GEB?

Dave Robbins, Local 251, retired

[TheRealist]

As much as I question the leadership, I did not see Paff on IBT lm2 or levin on 25’s lm2. Not sure where you r getting that

[Gimliboston9]

If you go back and read the question AI Jackson ASKS if they are on the IM2’#s , in the past TDU has hidden money by having it paid to their sister identity TRF . Someone should look to see if TRF is on the LM2’s, I think it stands for teamster rank and file. I’m sure levin didn’t pay his own way to appear at the GEB meeting for nothing, he is from Detroit.

[Gimliboston9]

image.pngTDU’s “ Seat at the table” funny he does not look happy ,maybe he is worried that O’Brien will find out that he wrote all those flyers slamming the shit out of him and that he coined the phrase Hoffa,Hall,O’Brien.

[Bob Randall]

What event was this?

[Nickjamesups]

If you look closely that is Dave Levin TDU rep sitting with Dave Bernt name place in front of him. Is he pretending that he is a different guy named Dave ? Hey Paff wasn’t that supposed to be your seat?

[AlJackson1962!]

Who is sitting to Levin's right (left side of photo)? Looks like Matt Maini. Is that possible?

[Nickjamesups]

Can’t really read name placard but it looks like both names start with M so maybe it is Matt M

[TheRealist]

This is an old pic…….. I hear mainni is back on truck now

[NYNick]

Did he think sitting behind a different name would hide who he actually is? Serious question. I dont get it, why ?

[Yard Dog]

I can't believe anyone with any sense would think that Tampon Timmy and his Dizzy Pal Kammy would do anything for this country. Politicians regardless what party they are only care about packing there pockets.