weyes Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 (edited) wow, what an insane trip! i haven't slept at home since july 23rd 'cause i went straight from my vacation w/ my mom to the airport for my union's convention in vegas. i can't wait to sleep in my own bed tonight; this insomniac plans to have no trouble sleeping this evening .my convention was full of surprises. my district sent 5 people besides me, and all disagreed w/ me on 2 of the 7 resolutions on which we voted. the one that meant the most to me, one taking a stand as a union representing over 227,000 state employees sending a message to our gov't that we oppose the war in iraq, was voted to not even be discussed . i had even written a short speech in favor of it when i learned that the union's own legislative committee was opposed to it. our conference was opened w/ a "tribute to the military," and then a crazy majority of people voted to not give the resolution a chance. this hypocrisy baffled me. i was livid; it was undemocratic. it meant that not only i wasn't, but the people in my office who asked me to vote for it weren't heard.my co-delegates all won big on the slots, and 1 of them won a raffle of $1500. i just lost $180. guys hit on my 60-something female cohorts and my 300-something lb. grumpy male fellow delegate is engaged while i remain painfully single and poor.we were so tired after every day's events and the hilton is off the strip, so we didn't go anywhere off the convention's grounds. that was a bummer.john garamendi, the democratic lt. governor, made a speech announcing his candidacy for governor in 2010. many speeches were made endorsing obama as the indisputable pro-education candidate, which frustrated my 2 republican (what ???) co-delegates. go figure.i want to bring a resolution to the floor next year banning the ability to vote down the discussion of one. i was just an alternate delegate, though, & got to go 'cause someone else couldn't, so i probably won't get to go back. i can still write it, but i wouldn't be able to fight for it @ the convention, and that's important to me.overall, i'm frustrated and i feel like i was ineffective and ignored. i don't even know if i would even want to go back. i guess i just need to sleep on it... and sleep. Edited August 9 by weyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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