Internal Conflicts

[honeychile]

33girl has it on the nose about separating chapter from sister problems. I'm going to post something that bears reading:

ARE YOU AN ACTIVE MEMBER?

Are you an active member,
the kind that would be missed,
or are you just contented
that your name is on the list?

Do you attend
the meetings and mingle
with the flock,
or do you meet in private
and criticize and knock?

Do you take an active part
to help the work along,
or are you satisfied to be the
kind who just belongs?

Do you work on committees,
to this there is no trick,
or leave the work to
just a few and talk
about the clique?

So come to the local meetings often,
and help with hand and heart.

Don't be just a member,
but take an active part.
Think this over folks,
you know what is
right or wrong.

Are you just a member…
or do you really belong?

-Anthony Lewis, New York Times, UAW-LUPA

[joliebelle]

During the summer, there were a lot of conflicts that were going on. So we decided to have a fireside before recruitment to clear the air and to have everything out on the table before so that our bond was even stronger before recruitment. Firesides aren't the most fun because they are so emotional, but they work.