Excuse Me Proud Member.

I posted something here in what I felt was MY opinion.

And you took it on yourself to say my post was STUPID

Where is the respect to me?

I am a very devoted member and PROUD to be part of 1181 as much as you or anyone else and probably much longer than you are.I am 25 plus and MY opinion is worth just as much as everyone else.

Proud Member and yabba

Let me just ask this:
Do you REALLY think the other slates would have been gracious???
First we can start with lots of people who were around for the last strike. Placing blame on Cordiello for LOSING our EPP.We ALL know or at the very least SHOULD know he did not lose it.Bloomburg ripped it from us. And then there is this long fight to get it back.  And the Cordiello slate had to show the DOL that there was no fraud in the last election. Which they did by winning this election as well showing once again there was no fraud. But hey..Salerno Incorporated decided to put Michael to task and involve the DOL stating false claims. Costing the members money. But hey what do they care?
Neither Slate were not kind or considerate during their campaigning at all. One such as Mr John did nothing but bash the current Slate also posting lies and untruths. Calling anyone who defended The Cordiello Slate the *Cordiello Shrills*. Drinking the Kool-Aid
The Catalano slate was no better. They had people out there on FB bashing the Cordiello slate and the things they were saying were so ridiculously unreasonable and unfounded just like the Salerno Slate. So I feel this sums up my feeling. Proud Member I have always read your posts here and found them enlightening and reasonable. And never felt they were stupid. Now I don't know about Buzz ,but I feel you owe me an apology for posting what I feel is reasonable and enlightening. However, don't give me an apology, instead do me a favor and don't comment on anything I post that you don't agree with.
Have a nice day.

Congratulations to the Slate who will take us into the future and who had our back all along

CORDIELLO SLATE ALL THE WAY

‎Fernando Melendez‎ to UNITED DRIVER"S & MATRON"S ASSOC / INDEPENDENT
8 hrs ·
GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!
I just received a flyer in the mail from one of the other slates and my jaw dropped open. I have never seen a more unprofessional offering. First of all the pictures looked like a bunch of bad selfie's shot in a basement after a holiday party. Some so blurred the person was unrecognizable another just needed a number under his picture, it so much looked like a mug shot.
But that's not what surprised me the most. What did was their credentials or lack there of. "Director of a Bowling hall of fame "- For real?
"Vice President of a coop" this makes you qualified to represent us? Crazy.
When Henriot Jean-Louis is on your ticket a one term "Shop Steward" who can't walk and talk at the same time. One who has had the most basic of functions of a Shop Steward like the assigning of trips taken away from him on various occasions and who has been suspended for serious infractions,a "Shop Steward" who spends his days playing dominoes instead of doing his job.If he is on your slate then you have problems. Do I want this Rag-tag bunch of misfits representing me before the owners, before Politicians, union leaders and leaders in the community. I don't think so! Do I want to allow them to decide my future as a driver and be in control of my pension? NO WAY!
Now let's compare that to just one of the Delegates on the Cordiello slate Jimmy Hedge. (I have included his bio below). Besides these facts as ALL of you know Jimmy is an incredibly hard working member of the executive board who not only is highly respected in this industry but is also incredibly knowledgeable about the political, economic and social aspects of our industry. You go just about anywhere, DOE or City counsel or the Mayors office and he is known. Why because he has been fighting in these arenas for years.
His qualifications alone make it impossible to vote for one of the other slates. Use your heads and make your vote count.

John Eadicicco What have you accomplished in life besides throw stones? Why don't you include that I am retired NYPD and former delegate of PBA .... Yes I am the director of SI Bowling Hall of Fame which raises and donate scholarships to children in need... yes I volunteer on the Teddy Atlas Foundation where ALSO are a major fundraiser for needy families on Staten Island.... What do you do except denigrate people?

Fernando Melendez John
that is exactly why I am not running , because I felt unqualified and even though I have some years experience with Labor I would like to have more before I could imagine taking on the responsibility of representing the thousands of our members.


Fernando Melendez
Delegate PBA? What years please, I understand you were a shop steward

Well it's about time we got the right answers.Thanks Ernie could always count on you giving us the right information.Seems like some people think they know everything.Yet they fall short with their lies.

Regards to your family.Prayers are with you.

Hey John

Once again you come back and call silly names.
I merely put truth to your FALSE statements. But seems you are not adult enough to come back and PROVE what I say is wrong. A no vote is a strike vote. You had a choice like everyone else. Seems majority ruled. And what you are saying now is the SHOP STEWARD who tried to vote the contract down is in FACT going against the union who he represents.

You want to run for a position on the EB and you think it's proper to call a member who disagrees with you an OXYMORON??? Well apparently you lost my vote and few others.

And NO it doesn't suck to be me I am very happy who I am. But you seem to think if someone isn't John Eadicicco it sucks to be them. No sugarplum it sucks to be you.

Now that you know who I am ,come see me in the morning.

Way to go gigi,at least you are not drinking the same kool aid the Salerno slate  is handing out.

 John you are in the wrong Slate. Your buddy Salerno is not the way to go.

First let's straighten your first few statements and correct them.

All electives are INVITED to the Dept of Labor to discuss elections. So your invite was not a special.

Next, the Dept of Labor did NOT find the last election run unfairly. Salerno and his buddies said it was run unfair because he lost. So he cried and said lots of bullshit lies. So as the law goes. The Dept of labor called for another election with Michael agreeing, to save the members money,. The slate you are running on the worse in history. They are RATS. And couldn't care about the members at all.

Now on to your story of lies about the bus on bus accident. He was a careless driver and was on the phone talking and driving when he hit another bus in the yard. And the person you claim who ratted the driver out which in your words was a fellow member. Was in FACT the GM .He was walking in the yard with his CHILD and was almost hit and could have been killed. Now as usual you are making statements that are not true. Also Vin Buttaro did NOT call for the driver to be fired. Robin held the hearing and the company wanted to give him more time but thanks to proper representation the driver only got 5 days.

Oh! And if you want proof of Salerno and his brother paul of being rats. Ask them about the letters they sent to the FBI and held Robin for 8 hours of interrogation. As usual all charges were unfounded.

AND I did not have to brown nose anyone for this information. I called and asked Robin myself. As everyone should do when there are lies spread.

Listen 24yr1181
So you are calling me a jerk off??
Really? You want to run for office yet call a member in good standing a jerk off? Well sweetness here's a heads up for you.
I just printed what you called me and I'm going to show it to everyone I can to let them know that a person running for a seat on OUR EB goes around calling members jerk offs.Let's see how many votes you get.

Oh and by the way I wish I could visit you and hand you an ENGLISH dictionary. that way you'll know how to spell.

HAY is for horses...!!!

And you want to hold an executive position ?? You need to learn how to spell first .Are you at least an American?

Hmmmm...looks to me that *the powers to be* ie (the loyal and honorable union members) have spoken. I didn't see any wrong doing by Michael or anyone else.

Are you kidding me??? Looks around with disgust at how some people around here could even think of some clown speaking out about a union selling them out.Or having a a nobody be an overseer ..please.you people need to learn to COMPREHEND what you read.It's a wonder how you can read street signs,or the name of the children on your stops.

24yrs1181
Why do you allow the shit to flow from your mouth? Why do you care what happens at PIONEER??? you do not work here.So shut the fuk up and stop saying this is going to kick us in the teeth.

I have news for you and your buddies serlano brothers and who ever else is going on the ticket to run.
NO ONE could have done any better than what we are getting now..THERE was nothing else to work with.So stop praising yourself and the rest of MFC..because bottom line.They couldn't have done any better with what Cordiello had to work with!

Is it a shitty contract? You bet.
Is it the best out there? Who knows but I don't believe it's going to get any better with a No vote.

I for one can't afford to vote NO.I am voting HELL YES.! You see I am not one of the MANY who opted out of our medical which drove the numbers down that someone posted on fb.I need my medical for myself and family. A NO vote takes away my medical and possibly my job. I am doing this way to long to start a new career.

Oh and does everyone know that those that opted out of our medical receive about $3,000.00 a year from the same man they hate. That's right Neil gives a check to all those who opted out. So my answer is this. How dare anyone try to sway anyone's vote to NO that has NO other means of income? The people who do this as a second job, they have money coming in every month ie pension and health benefits. The city takes care of their retires very well. I don't have that luxury. So I say VOTE for what suits your needs. NOT what someone who yells louder or stands up and says fuck this company when they get paid to be out of MY Medical. If you only have this job as your primary income with medical,don't make a mistake that would please the ones who do.

Proud Member

This is how my phone conversation went with Vinny:

Me: Are you running for president?

Vinny: Of course not,Michael is still our president.

Me: Well ,someone said you said you were.

Vinny: I don't know who said that.But I can tell you I NEVER said that.Michael is not going anywhere.



Is that clear enough Proud Member?