Thanks,

Joe McGill
TWU514 COPE Committee

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Vote to hire a professionally-trained City Manager and help protect our tax dollars from having a political mayor single- handedly making costly decisions, and changing the form of government to one that is

less adversarial. Vote to reduce the number of elections Tulsa holds and save our

tax dollars.

Read what the experts say:

Competitive Cities: A Report Card on Efficiency in Service

Delivery in America’s Largest Cities

BY ADRIAN T. MOORE, JAMES NOLAN, AND GEOFFREY F. SEGAL, WITH MATTHEW TAYLOR

“There are many possible interpretations of why factors may have the effects we found. A few include: Manager vs. Mayor: Perhaps city managers, without the political pressure of running for office, can more readily focus on efficient operations of city services.

Note that of the factors we were able to evaluate, the one that most influenced efficiency by far was city manager vs. elected mayor governance structures—cities with city managers are far more likely to be efficient.”

Tulsans for a Professional Government is made up of hundreds of Tulsans who believe that Tulsa has a bright future and that we need a more balanced government run by a professional City Manager to ensure we reach our full potential.

Since the ballot we have to vote on has two different propositions labeled Proposition 1, we have provided you a sample ballot on the reverse side to help you make a more informed decision.

NOW is the time to make Tulsa better and to start on the right track to make Tulsa better for all Tulsans.

Vote for a better Tulsa!

We must vote this Election Day, Nov. 2, to give working people a voice in this pivotal midterm election. We have the power to build a future for America that includes good jobs, healthcare and retirement. If we stay silent, the forces of division can take our nation backwards to the policies that let Wall Street run wild and wrecked our economy.

By voting in this election we can make politicians listen to working families and help move America forward and ensure prosperity for all. The corporate interests and anti-worker politicians want us to stay home on Nov. 2, but we will make our voices heard.

When we vote together as the labor movement we can make our collective voice heard and demand that politicians listen to our needs and issues. When we vote, we make democracy work. As Obama said, the labor movement’s on the ground people power is the backbone of getting out the vote.

We can use our power to turn the country around and build a future with good jobs, healthcare for all, quality education and adequate retirement. In the past two years we’ve seen the stimulus package, increased enforcement of labor law, historic healthcare overhaul and tough regulation of Wall Street. Now is not the time to bring progress to a screeching halt.

Getting important things done that affect TWU members, such as funding public transportation, improving airline safety and upgrading infrastructure, will require having politicians who stand up for working families.

So, get informed, know the candidates, understand the issues and go vote for people who will represent working people in Washington, DC.

Get involved with AFL-CIO’s Labor 2010 to make sure labor’s voice is heard on Nov. 2.

Need to find your polling place and election information? Go here

For Oklahoma http://www.ok.gov/elections/Voter_Registration/index.html
Absentee ballot application deadline is October 27 and early voting October 29-30 and November 1.

For our Members in Texas:
The last day to register to vote in the up coming November election is OCTOBER 4!
Early voting starts on October 18 and ends on October 29

For Texas http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqvr.shtml

For our Members in Tennessee
The last day to register to vote in the up coming November election is OCTOBER 4!
Early voting starts on October 13 and ends on October 28

For Tennessee http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/registration.htm

On July 26, 2010 the American Arbitration Association (AAA) is mailing contract ratification ballots to all active members’ homes, in good standing, that are in the above contract groups.

Below are the voting instructions, along with replacement ballot instructions, for members that do not receive a ballot by August 2, 2010.    

If you have not reviewed the Tentative Agreement for Mechanic and Related, Stores or Technical Specialists, please visit www.negotiaate.twu.org – both the Tentative Agreements and FAQ’s are posted there.

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Please indicate your vote by marking X in only one box.
2. If the ballot is marked in any other way, it will be counted as invalid.
3. Place this completed ballot in the SECRET BALLOT envelope, seal it and then place the SECRET BALLOT envelope inside the business reply envelope addressed to the American Arbitration Association.
4. Do not remove or make any marks over your name and address on the back of the business reply envelope addressed to the American Arbitration Association. (This is for control purposes only. The secrecy of your vote will be protected because the SECRET BALLOT envelope will be separated from the business reply envelope before it is opened for the vote count.)
5. Mail the business reply envelope as soon as possible. No postage is necessary if mailed in the United States. IN ORDER FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED, YOUR BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION NO LATER THAN 9:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010.

REPLACEMENT BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS

1. If you have not received a ballot by August 2, 2010, please fill out the TWU Duplicate Ballot Request Form for your title group. For a copy of the form, please visit negotiaate.twu.org
2. The form can either be faxed or emailed to the AAA at the following:
johnsonli@adr.org  or Fax (212) 246-2150
3. If the form is not available, you may call the AAA (800) 529-5218 between 9 am and 5 pm EST.
4. Once you receive your replacement ballot make sure you follow the voting instructions above.
Once completed mail the business reply envelope as soon as possible. No postage is necessary if mailed in the United States. IN ORDER FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED, YOUR BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION NO LATER THAN 9:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010.
If you should have any questions or concerns, please contact one of your Local TWU Officers/Representatives to follow up on your issue.

TWU RATIFICATION VOTE POSTING – PDF

Employers must adjust work hours so they either do not begin before 10 a.m. or so that they do not end after 4 p.m. – giving workers a three-hour window to vote. Or, employers must grant workers sufficient time – at least two hours – to leave work to vote during the shift (the employer can select the time window).