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To those who were looking into how to form a union for MTs - op

Posted: Oct 20, 2012

What did you find out? Did you make any headway?

P.S. Please no negative posts.

Well gee is a dislike okay with you?? geez!!! - nm

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Like. Dislike. Who cares? So high school. - nm

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grade school, actually. - anon

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who cares! whoever pushes the like or dislike buttons must think that it means they are "right" and the others are wrong. sense of power and control. sigh. actually, now after experiencing these like and dislike buttons for a while now, I think i would much rather be without them. They are annoying and add nothing to any post or discussion, just irritate others to the point of posting about the buttons....like me. lol.

We don't need a union to initiate change. A GOOD association - could be better.

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Of course, I'm talking about something we've never seen before in our industry, which is a true professional MT association that actually represents MTs, and does so vigorously.

I can't remember a time that AHDI/AAMT wasn't a pathetic joke - but they did manage to suck all the oxygen out of any attempt to start a GOOD organization because the response was always predictable:

"Why do we need THAAAAAAT? We have AAAAAAAAMT!"

I said this same thing a while back and many said... - anon

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"it can't be done" "MTSOs have control." "There is nothing left to take back." so, of course, I gave up. Can't fight those who do not want to fight.

AAMT/AHDI - Anonymous

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I agree, AAMT/AHDI never represented MTs in a meaningful way. Their push was for certification and continuing education, which are good things, but that is where it stopped. I was active back in the 1980s, I sat for one of the first certification exams they offered but dropped my membership long ago. I remember, even back then, that they were quite vocal about not being a union and not representing MTs in regard to wage issues, which in retrospect is a shame.

AAMT/AHDI - Old Pro

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When people say to rely on the AAMT or the AHDI or whatever permutation of letters they are calling themselves these days, I am reminded of the old fable about putting the fox in charge of guarding the chickens.

It seems every company relies on the BOS, however.... - anon92

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for their "standards" as far as grammar, punctuation, etc., which changes once a year so you have to buy their $80 book in order to "keep up" with the standards. Since they are not for us, the MTs, any longer, why don't we ditch their book, as well, which is not something written in gold and not called "the Bible," and rely on client specifications instead. Hit them where it hurts, with their stupid book, since they hit us where it hurts, by selling out to the offshoring companies and giving them "freebies," as opposed to being loyal to us? just a question.

Its how they maintain relevance cuz otherwise - they are worthless and unnecessary.

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well..I guess that is what I mean>> take away the - anon93

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the "relevance" and they will be worthless and unnecessary. We should stop using the BOS as a "guideline". They don't own the "rights" on how a document is formatted, even though they like to act like they do.

No kidding. I once heard a pathologist ask, "What's a BOS." - When he got the answer hahaha! Priceless.

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He said, "I don't care what it is, do it the way I want it done." I am 100% certain that all the drama that is in this industry comes from QA, middle management and medical records clerks. The doctors don't even know the BOS exists.

exactly!! - anon93

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I wish more of them would speak up, too.

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