I. DID YOU SEE LOCAL 47\u2019s LATEST EMAIL?
\nII. a NEW group??
\nIII. READER COMMENTS<\/p>\n
BROTHERS AND SISTERS!,<\/p>\n
Come early for jambalaya, salad and other goodies before the 7PM
\nmeeting! The food will be served at 5:30 PM, so come get a space
\nbefore the parking lot is full, and before the food is gone!. <\/p>\n
Tomorrow night we have another chance to further break up the
\nold boys’ club. The last thing this Local needs is another YES
\nperson among the Executive Officers for the RMA movers and
\nshakers. You need only look at where we are as a Local to know
\nthat.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Given what this Local has been mired in, we’ve had some stunning
\nsuccesses lately in breaking out of our political box. Our officers
\nand board have embarrassed us and exposed us legally with their
\nbumbling actions and overly-supple spines. Now we get our chance
\nto really flex our re-found rank-and-file muscle and what are our choices?
\nA hand-picked prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of the old regimae who has quickly shown already
\nhow low she will bow to get this job or a proven, professional champion
\nof the average guy (and gal) in our Local. Our best chance in this next
\nphase of our Local\u2019s reform is a vote for David Schubach for Secretary-
\nTreasurer.<\/p>\n
1) If the SELA contract has helped you, thank David. He started the
\ndrive to make it available.
\n2) If you’ve profited in the past from the Referral Service, thank David.
\nHe was its most-successful manager.
\n3) If you value experience, he’s been elected and reelected Vice President
\nof this Local.
\n4) If you treasure the privacy of your Social Security number, thank
\nDavid., since he spearheaded the creation of a Local union account number
\nto replace it on computer screens and correspondence. (The fact that it is
\nstill easily viewable on every Local monitor is a pity, though…)
\n5) Since we have saved many thousands of dollars by bringing the Overture’s
\ntypesetting in-house, thank David. It was his battle against heavy resistance
\nwhich made it happen.
\n6) As we now have coherent job descriptions to organize and protect our
\noffice employees, thank David. That project was his baby.
\n7) And if you think our Local desperately needs real, practical business
\nexperience to clean up the management and availability of our finances and
\nrecords, THINK David.<\/p>\n
All these changes are concrete improvements that have benefited the entire
\nmembership and mustn’t be ignored or forgotten.<\/p>\n
ON THE OTHER HAND<\/p>\n
On the other hand, scrutiny of the other candidate’s brief appointed stint as
\ninterim Secretary-Treasurer has already shown that she is comfortable
\ncontinuing the regrettable practice of withholding by-law-mandated free
\nmember access to certain Local records and information. Status quo or
\nnot? On Monday, you get to choose.<\/p>\n
Further, in the last two weeks we\u2019ve received unfortunate reports of Ms.
\nLashinsky’s short fuse and outright rudeness to members and office employees
\nwhile acting in the scope of her job. As the Secretary-Treasurer is the public
\nface of our Local, it had better be a civil and professional one, without excuses
\nor apologies. <\/p>\n
We, the rank-and-file ARE making a difference. Be a part of it and send a
\nmessage! If you’ve always grumbled and complained about how the union
\ndoesn’t listen to you, or do anything for you, you couldn’t find a clearer choice!<\/p>\n
The story below is yet one more reason we need a change. We\u2019ve even had
\nreports of members of the board asking if we need 2nd opinions on the legal
\ncounsel they\u2019ve been getting.<\/p>\n
THE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n
===========================<\/p>\n
I. DID YOU SEE LOCAL 47\u2019s LATEST EMAIL?<\/p>\n
Can these guys ever communicate and give us the whole story? It appears
\nnot. They talked about the notice from the National Right to Work Legal
\nDefense Foundation, but read the press release for yourself and you\u2019ll see
\nwhat President Espinosa has brought upon our Local in a NATIONAL
\n(translate “highly visible and expensive”) way. They just happened to
\nleave out that a federal unfair labor practice charge has been filed against
\nour Local, charging the Local with violating federal court rulings. We
\ndon\u2019t know whom he\u2019s listening too when he makes these decisions,
\nbut we strongly encourage him to consult someone else!<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve seen Local 47\u2019s email of last Thursday, now read what they
\nwere reacting to.<\/p>\n
—————–
\nPRESS RELEASE:<\/p>\n
Hollywood Union Hit with Federal Charge After Union Officials Threaten Musicians With Arrests <\/p>\n
Union officials threaten to have musicians arrested at rehearsal tonight for exercising their legal rights <\/p>\n
Hollywood, CA (October 11, 2007) \u2013 With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, a New Era Scoring Orchestra musician filed a federal charge today against the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47 responding to an ugly union campaign of intimidation, coercion, and retaliation against employees exercising their legal rights.<\/p>\n
Sai-Ly Acosta, a violinist for the film score orchestra, filed a federal unfair labor practice charge at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after union officials enforced an illegal policy requiring all musicians to be \u201cin good standing\u201d with the union in order to practice in a union-owned rehearsal facility used by their orchestra. Union officials informed Acosta, who is not a formal member of the AFM union, she and others would be arrested if they attended rehearsal tonight.<\/p>\n
Of course, musical groups require that all musicians, as a condition of employment, participate in certain rehearsals \u2013 many occurring in facilities owned by AFM Local 47. However, Acosta and several of her coworkers exercised their legal right to resign from formal union membership and pay a reduced fee to cover the cost of union bargaining. As a result, union officials are attempting to unlawfully prevent her from practicing with the orchestra. Union operatives have harassed and intimidated the dissenting musicians, calling them \u201cscabs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese thuggish actions by union officials are both despicable and illegal,\u201d said Stefan Gleason, vice president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. \u201cBut this union intimidation is all too common in states like California where there is no Right to Work law on the books.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under the Foundation-won Supreme Court decision in Communications Workers v. Beck and subsequent NLRB rulings, union officials cannot require formal union membership or the payment of union dues unrelated to collective bargaining as a condition of employment. Employees are also entitled to notice of their right to refrain from union membership, an independent audit of union expenditures, and notice of their right to object to paying for non-bargaining activities, such as union political activities.<\/p>\n
Because Acosta and other musicians exercised their legal rights under Beck, they have been unlawfully targeted for retaliation. The unfair labor practice charge will be reviewed by the NLRB’s Regional Director who will decide whether to take the union to trial before a federal labor judge.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one should be forced to pay dues to an unwanted union just to get or keep their job,\u201d continued Gleason.<\/p>\n
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation <\/p>\n
——————<\/p>\n
What has this Local\u2019s actions brought?,\u2026 federal charges from an aggressive, well-financed national organization. And a boatload of legal bills on the horizon. Why couldn’t we have found a more-nuanced and quieter (and more cost-effective)
\nsolution?<\/p>\n
Thanks, Mr. Espinosa. Nice strategy.<\/p>\n
=========================== <\/p>\n
II. a NEW Group?<\/p>\n
Did you receive an email from MUSICIANS FOR A BETTER ADMINISTRATION?
\nWe did and were saddened that those who need to safeguard the way things are
\nwould assume you members would be shallow enough to be influenced by it. It
\nwas also a pretty good laugh.<\/p>\n
This new \u201cgroup\u201d is misnamed, since if they really are for a better administration
\nthat means they don\u2019t like who\u2019s there. A more honest name would be \u201cCommittee
\nfor the Status Quo\u201d (“MSQ?\u201d nah, but more accurate.), \u201cMusicians for the Elite
\nPlayers Interests (MEPI), or the “Musicians for the Boot-licking Administration” (“MBA” [Perfect! Same initials!].) <\/p>\n
Obviously, the RMA has a role here. We\u2019ve heard from a couple of members
\nwho, having not worked with the “clique” for years, were magically called for
\nwork over the last few weeks. At the conclusion of the sessions, these players
\nwere told, \u201cWe expect you to attend the October 22nd meeting and vote for Leslie.\u201d <\/p>\n
We find it hard to believe that Leslie would want to win this election through
\n the coercion of others. Then again, we didn\u2019t think she\u2019d make the last Overture
\nbefore the special election into a \u201cLeslie Lashinsky Special\u201d either, with 3 articles,
\npictures and ads for her gigs. It might not have been technically against the bylaws,
\nsince it\u2019s a special election, but it does speak to her character and overwhelming
\nsense of entitlement to victory. It came off to us as rather shameless and arrogant.<\/p>\n
Please note that in this email, as with any email that attacks the COMMITTEE
\nFOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47, it\u2019s long on accusations but short
\non specifics. Compare that to OUR emails. We have a three-year track record
\nof getting very specific (with concrete examples) AND in most cases telling
\nyou where we got the info.<\/p>\n
In case you didn\u2019t get it, their ridiculous mailing is reprinted below, with our reactions
\nin Parenthesis ()\u2026.<\/p>\n
—————-<\/p>\n
Maintain Stability at Local 47 \u2013
\nElect Leslie Lashinsky
\nLocal 47, Monday, Oct. 22, 7:00 PM<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been all receiving emails from a committee who claims to be responsible,
\nwhile inferring that those in office at Local 47 are not.
\n(If anyone is continuing to receive our emails, it’s because they want to. Our
\ncommunity is the easiest one in town… to get out of. Anyone can easily
\nremove themselves from the list at any time.)<\/p>\n
This time out, their goal is to get David Schubach elected to yet a different
\noffice than the last two offices he has run for and lost.
\nThis committee sends out angry, divisive letters that promote an \u201cus against
\nthem\u201d strategy. Nothing could be worse for our union than riling people up
\nand feeding on their fears, yet this is exactly what Chuck Fernandez is doing.
\n(This from the people who wrote the manual on “us against them” and “riling
\npeople up feeding on fears.” Are they KIDDING? <\/p>\n
The \u201cresponsible\u201d committee emails are full of erroneous statements and
\nmade up statistics. Every one of their claims should be examined and
\nquestioned.
\n(They have been examined, carefully examined, for years and have told you
\nourselves not to take our word for what we say, to check it out yourselves…
\nWe didn’t get our large and loyal readership by shoveling crapola. <\/p>\n
A careful read of each of those emails reveal a constant theme. That is, that
\nRMA and their supporters are not \u201crank and file\u201d members, but the
\ncommittee members are. Not rank and file? Not deserving of a voice in this
\nLocal? Less deserving of the representation of their choice? And all this
\ndespite the fact that both Chuck Fernandez and David Schubach are dues
\npaying RMA members every year.
\nIs that responsible?
\n(Since the non-elite, ever-dreaming rank-and-file of the RMA have their
\ncareers (and votes) held captive by their leaders, elite, and contractors, our
\neditorial judgments are never aimed at them. And “representation of their
\nchoice” is a cynical contradiction in terms when that choice is, usually,
\ncoerced.<\/p>\n
The committee vilifies the 1000 plus musicians working in film by the
\ncontract, while glorifying the group who exercised their Beck rights to
\n do non-union scoring.
\nIs that responsible?
\n(As the term “working in film by the contract” is meaningless without
\nknowing how often it happens for how many musicians, numbers like
\n“1000-plus” are also meaningless. If there were that many opportunities
\nin making, and not just waiting for, meaningful livings in recording, there
\nwouldn’t BE any fi-core musicians. We’ve repeatedly advocated against
\nadopting that status. However, our first objective is truth and clarity,
\nimpossible if we only dispense facts that are popular.) <\/p>\n
They\u2019ve riled up the membership. They\u2019ve disrupted the flow of business
\nat Local 47 and attacked staff, the board and the officers, including Serena
\nWilliams. They\u2019ve created chaos and relentlessly threatened the harmony
\nand workflow at Local 47.
\nIs that responsible?
\n(“Riled up the membership?” The same thing has been said of Thomas
\nJefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, and Samuel and John Adams.
\nThere is a huge difference between officers\/board members, who are
\nelected, and staff employees, who have never been attacked. Except
\nfor an illegally-employed office manager, whose ex-felon status was
\nexposed, forcing his firing. And if “harmony and workflow at Local 47”
\nis only achieved by trampling on the members’ rights, perhaps it should
\nbe threatened occasionally.)<\/p>\n
Now, they want you to vote for David Schubach for Secretary\/Treasurer.
\nSchubach has now run for every office at Local 47. He lost the last two
\nelections for VP and President. During Schubach\u2019s term as VP he worked
\nby himself and ignored the team. He got along poorly with other officers
\nand staff. He was reprimanded for very serious behavioral issues towards
\nfemales and was assigned mandatory counseling. People rarely change.
\n(Once again, “ignored the team” and “got along poorly with other officers”
\nare meaningless without context. A hell of a good case could be made that
\nthe “team” and “other officers,” by virtue of powerful and coercive re-election
\nforces, felt secure enough to “ignore” and “not get along” with HIM. One
\nperson’s malcontent is another person’s visionary. David can certainly defend
\nhimself effectively. And if “people rarely change,” then Locals rarely change
\neither, especially when they get the same incumbents and clones over and over.)<\/p>\n
The current staff and elected officers are very much against a return of Schubach,
\nhis work ethic and his behavior. He can only create discord and disunity at
\nLocal 47.
\n(That\u2019s not the story we\u2019re hearing. One employee even calls Leslie, \u201cTHE
\nBROAD\u201d. The employees we\u2019ve spoken to find her condescending, rude and
\nhaughty. But let\u2019s be serious, with this administration\u2019s record of retaliation,
\ndoes anyone with over half a brain think these employees are going to answer
\nhonestly with their jobs on the line? Please\u2026)<\/p>\n
Leslie Lashinsky is currently acting as Secretary\/Treasurer at Local 47.
\n\u2022 Leslie has impeccable credentials as a successful musician.
\n(What’s that got to do with her responsibilities as an information, data,
\nand correspondence manager? <\/p>\n
\u2022 All current officers including Serena Williams endorse Leslie
\n(We’re shocked, shocked to find out that they\u2019ve endorsed their hand-
\npicked successor!)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Leslie is well liked by the staff, and she is qualified in every way.
\n(They, and we, can’t ethically give on-the-record evidence of the staff’s
\nfeelings one way or the other, so this statement is pure sheepdip.)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Leslie will maintain the necessary peace and balance at the Local .
\n(That\u2019s true, if peace and balance means fighting info for the members
\nand doing everything for the RMA leadership through our compromised
\nofficers.) <\/p>\n
\u2022 Leslie has served Local 47 in multiple capacities for 8 years
\n(With an 8 year track record, why can they not point to a single
\naccomplishment?)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Leslie is a dedicated long term AFM member of 4 Locals
\n(Uh-huh.)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Leslie has served on several Orchestra Negotiating committees.
\n(Skills neither used or needed as Secretary-Treasurer)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Leslie already has the training and several months of experience.
\n(And a growing reputation for blocking mandated member access
\nto Local financials, teeing off employees, and verbally abusing
\nmembers.) <\/p>\n
\u2022 Leslie brings continuity; she is already doing a great job!
\n(We defy you to name ONE instance where her interim performance
\nhas improved the office’s record for failure to provide on-demand
\naccess (under the by-laws) to Local financial information.<\/p>\n
Establishing and maintaining a career as a musician is hard enough,
\nwithout hate-based internal fighting. Show up at Local 47 Monday
\nnight at 7 p.m. to vote. You must be present at the meeting to vote.
\nThere is no absentee voting.
\n(Yes, it is difficult maintaining a career as a musician, especially
\nwith near monopolies in place. What they\u2019re really saying is
\n\u201cShut up and let us have our way.\u201d Sorry folks, the Local is far, far
\nbigger than just you, and this administration needs to finally, finally
\n get that.)<\/p>\n
Help send a real message of responsibility. Let\u2019s return Local 47 to a
\nstable, peaceful and professional existence.
\n(In others words, ethical, substantial dissent is a bitch. Let’s make it
\ngo away.)<\/p>\n
————-<\/p>\n
COLLEAGUES,<\/p>\n
The stakes on Monday are clear. We can continue the reform or fall
\nbehind. Don’t worry; no one will see how each of you votes. The only
\nintimidation you should feel when you vote is your own good conscience.
\nAnd if enough (many hundreds!) of us turn out, the voice of the Local will
\nbe an honest one, beyond intimidation by any minority. But if your vote
\nturns out to be the one that could have made a difference, but was absent,
\ndon’t complain to us if you don’t like the result. Whichever way it goes,
\nwe will continue our work to accurately evaluate job performance so you
\ncan make an informed choice at the bi-annual election.<\/p>\n
THE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n
III. READER COMMENTS<\/p>\n
The comments below are the views of the contributors and not
\nnecessarily those of the COMMITTEE.<\/p>\n
————-<\/p>\n
All right, enough’s ENOUGH! Even the government has a statute of
\nlimitations on crimes just shy of murder. How long will Schubach have
\nto pay for the one accusation of coffee-ordering from a female subordinate?
\nAnd how long will some of you keep holding a grudge against him beyond
\nall reason for a botched negotiation that was dumped on him at the eleventh
\nhour by Espinosa? Are we to be deprived of his skills forever? GET REAL,
\n FOLKS. Most of the time, you get to vote for one out of TWO candidates.
\nThat means you don’t ever, ever get perfection. These MBA yo-yo’s, a laundry
\nlist of the DeCrescent mob, sprang up to dump on David because they are
\nthreatened by ANY ideological turnover in our boardroom. GOD could run
\nagainst them and they’d dump on Him because of age. <\/p>\n
What, did you think we’d fix our Local and get all our work back from Seattle,
\nPrague, and Sandy by one quick, hail-Mary pass to the end zone? Are you
\nkidding? Short passes, folks. Lots of them. Openings like this one come
\nalong literally once in 20 years. Don’t blow it! If you vote for Leslie, you
\nare voting for Hal, Vince, and our do-nothing Board all over again, not to
\nmention the PMG. Look at the endorsements!<\/p>\n
————<\/p>\n
Dear Committee: <\/p>\n
Leslie Lashinsky is in office for one reason: she’s been a good soldier for the
\nRMA and their president, Hal. She’ll do what she’s told, she’ll keep the illegal
\npolicies of her predecessor Serena in place (like withholding the detailed audit
\nreports from members), and perhaps most importantly she’ll keep her mouth shut
\nwhile Hal, Vince and the RMA leadership continue the costly dismantling of
\nLocal 47’s services for everyone except the recording elite. People like Leslie
\nLashinsky are responsible for the gigantic rift between Local 47 and the AFM,
\na divide that only hurts Local 47 members. <\/p>\n
A vote for Leslie Lashinsky is a vote to give over Local 47 to the RMA and
\ntheir single-minded interests of maintaining their own “special payments” no
\nmatter how much work is driven out of town as a result. A vote for Leslie
\nLashinsky is a vote to continue the policies that resulted in the firings of
\nlongtime Local 47 employees Barbara Markay and Errol Henry for no
\napparent reason. A vote for Leslie Lashinsky is a vote for the politics of
\nbitterness, hate and division as so vividly was demonstrated by Hal Espinosa
\nduring the election this year, as they lost every single initiative they tried to
\nget passed at the Convention. The delegates there were able to see these people
\nand their self-centered politics for who they truly are. <\/p>\n
We need a balance to RMA\/Espinosa, not another RMA supporter who seeks to
\ndivide our local from the AFM instead of working together for the interests of
\nall musicians. The office of secretary-treasurer is simply too important to be
\nhanded over to person whose loyalties begin and end with the elite few among
\nus who only want to fatten their wallets further no matter who and how many
\nother musicians suffer as a result. <\/p>\n
We need an independent thinker at Local 47 who doesn’t surrender their
\nobjectivity and ethics at the door to be part of “Team Espinosa”. We need
\nan intelligent, thoughtful, and passionately independent unionist who will
\nlook out for the interests of ALL Local 47 members, not just the recording
\nelite. <\/p>\n
We need David Schubach. <\/p>\n
—————-<\/p>\n
I just got an email from the Bogus “Musicians for a Better Administration\u201d.
\nRMA by any other name.<\/p>\n
It’s against RMA’s charter to endorse any candidate, so they dreamed up yet
\na different organization to carry the flag.<\/p>\n
The RMA-Elite found a way to endorse Leslie Lashinsky.
\nRMA, PMG, “Musicians for a Better Administration” – you just couldn’t
\nabide by the rules yet again.<\/p>\n
Seems to me the Committee is a forum to avoid being blackballed for work
\nin this town. The Committee provides an even playing field. No activity is
\nhidden where everyone can speak his piece!<\/p>\n
– The RMA-Elite have repeatedly called “rank-and-file” members “hobbyists” \u2013
\nas if RMA is the only entity that can play their instruments.
\n– The RMA-Elite justification for their selfish attitude is “this Union is going
\ndownhill and will dissolve in three years.” – Except they’ve been repeating
\nthis mantra for at least 15 years.<\/p>\n
Sorry, guys, repeating it over and over doesn’t make it true. It just keeps the
\nsame old song droning on and on. Our Union is stronger than ever, NO
\nthanks to you!<\/p>\n
Just for the record, David Schubach WON election as Vice President of our
\nUnion – twice. And exposed a huge practice of mismanagement, corruption, etc.
\nThe only reason he lost his latest bids: RMA members were threatened with
\nbeing “blackballed” for work in Los Angeles if they didn’t show up and vote
\nagainst him.
\n(as opposed to everyone else, who showed up and voted because WE FEEL LIKE
\nIT.)<\/p>\n
“Every one of their claims should be examined and questioned.” \u2013 they\u2019ve asked
\nfor specifics from the critics several times. When the charges came from the RMA,
\nwhen they came from Serena, when they came from Leslie, even, if memory serves, when the critic was the other-side-of-the-coin-guy. To date, I\u2019ve never seen any of
\nthose critics respond.
\nThey never do it. Ask yourself why.<\/p>\n
YOU just shot yourselves in the foot… again. Because you won’t come forward
\nwith any proof at all – because the committee has been proven right!!<\/p>\n
The Committee has never “disrupted the flow of business” – just exposed the CORRUPTION of business and violations of Bylaws in this Administration.
\nAnd hopefully they will continue to do so.If you don’t like it, stop committing the
\ncrimes!<\/p>\n
David Schubach insisted that this Administration change and stop favoring one
\nsmall minority over another.<\/p>\n
He insisted on more transparency in our elected Officers. He exposed a lot of
\nactivities that others would prefer to be left in the dark. These are good things,
\nnot bad things.
\n“Didn’t get along with Officers and staff?” You mean wouldn’t GO ALONG
\nwith the status quo of the corruption in this Administration. And he still won’t.<\/p>\n
Readers, now you see the dark underbelly of this manipulation. Twenty Members
\nsigned this email below, including at least one of the founders of the PMG, the
\nRMA renegade organization.<\/p>\n
The rest of us each have one vote. Are you going to allow this minority to continue
\nto sabotage our Union?<\/p>\n
Fight back! Take back our Union! Vote for David Schubach for Secretary and
\nrestore accountability to the majority of the Membership!<\/p>\n
————-<\/p>\n
please spread the word – Lashinsky is part of the cartel – we have no chance if she gets in<\/p>\n
thanks<\/p>\n
————<\/p>\n
Hello ________,
\n Welcome to the bottom…Local 47 administration in LA, eat my shorts. The
\nreason New Era is having trouble is the same reason a contractor would have
\ntrouble if they belonged to the union. It’s because of the RMA & Local 47’s
\nsuccessful program of intimidation to keep work for the few. They see the end
\ncoming which is why they formed PMG. Many of the Seattle players are former
\nRMA members who have already bailed (betcha didn’t know that, did ya) Why
\nnot go after those nasty turncoats? Who first went to Seattle in the 90’s? Who first
\nwent to Prague in the 80’s? It’s all your own people, RMA aka PMG! And you want
\nme to trust you. It’s okay to do a dark date if the union agrees to turn a blind eye.
\nBut don’t do it on the up n’ up. It should be obvious to any intelligent life that most
\nBeck objectors would rather be union members if they thought it would do them
\nany good. Yes folks, let’s talk about loyalty and doing the right thing……and who
\nis breaking the law (moral or otherwise), and how that is justifiable. Lou Levy,
\n(this guy is making $) where are you? Come and join the forum. Go on record with
\nyour expert legal opinion. Or your opinion. You know, free speech and all that. We
\nare all waiting with baited breath.<\/p>\n
=============<\/p>\n
Colleagues,<\/p>\n
As was stated earlier., the stakes on Monday are clear. We can continue the reform or
\nfall behind. The only intimidation you should feel when you vote is your own good conscience. And if enough (many hundreds!) of us turn out, the voice of the Local
\nwill be an honest one, beyond intimidation by any minority. But if your vote turns
\nout to be the one that could have made a difference, but was absent, don’t complain
\nto us if you don’t like the result.<\/p>\n
SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT!<\/p>\n
THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I. DID YOU SEE LOCAL 47\u2019s LATEST EMAIL? II. a NEW group?? III. READER COMMENTS BROTHERS AND SISTERS!, Come early for jambalaya, salad and other goodies before the 7PM meeting! The food will be served at 5:30 PM, so come get a space before the parking lot is full, and before the food is gone!. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-committee-newsletters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}