453 SHOW UP AT RECORD MEETING!\/LESLIE LASHINSKY WINS THREE TO ONE<\/p>\n
Greetings Colleagues,<\/p>\n
The final numbers at last night meeting were:
\n453 in total attendance (Larger than last April)<\/p>\n
Leslie Lashinky \u2013 342
\nDavid Schubach \u2013104
\nSeven walked out without voting.<\/p>\n
Regardless of the outcome, Democracy was certainly alive at our Local last night. Over the last year we\u2019ve seen numbers unheard of in decades. The rank and file have made amazing strides, including at this meeting, which we detail below.<\/p>\n
The Election Board did a great job of making sure the election went off without a hitch. Bravo to the Election Board and their chair Michele Bryne.<\/p>\n
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They say people use negative campaigning because it works, and their Rovian tactics against David did their job.<\/p>\n
A majority of the RMA members ONLY cared about getting Leslie in. Once the vote was done, most of them left.<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t know why so many continue to vote against their own interest, but they came and used their vote. And it\u2019s who is there that counts.<\/p>\n
We congratulate Leslie on her win. She now has a year to show the entire membership that she can represent ALL MEMBERS and not be a lackey for the RMA administration. The board now knows people are watching and that what they do will get out to the membership. Hopefully it will make them think twice.<\/p>\n
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RANK AND FILE FMA MOTIONS PASSED<\/p>\n
The Referral service committee (Chair Lisa Haley, Marcy Vaj, Ed Vodicka and Kirk Smith) made four excellent motions, all of which passed! By then most of the RMA left, but the quorum was maintained. Below are the basics of their motions, this is NOT the final wording.<\/p>\n
Motion I<\/p>\n
1)\tMake Sam Chates (the Referral service employee) full time with benefits, and add an additional part time employee to help fulfill the passed motion from the July 23, 2007 meeting (to regain and then surpass the previous activity level of the Referral Service).
\nPASSED UNANYMOUSLY<\/p>\n
Motion II<\/p>\n
POINT ONE – Restore the advertising budget for the Referral Service, CD Sales Dept and Radio Airplay departments, adjusted to 2007 dollars to the highest budget level previously allocated.<\/p>\n
POINT TWO \u2013 Find effective advertising outlets into today\u2019s market to be established in order to receive the largest return on the advertising budget.<\/p>\n
POINT THREE \u2013 Analyze purpose of the new Local 47 website and it\u2019s interaction with existing means of advertising and its effectiveness in restoring the highest activity levels of the referral service department.
\nPASSED UNANYMOUSLY<\/p>\n
Motion III
\nCreate an ad hoc oversight committee to oversee the implementation of previous motions
\nPASSED UNANYMOUSLY<\/p>\n
Motion IV
\nObjectives of the referral service committee to be fully implemented by Local 47 officers by the April 2008 meeting, with a progress report in January, 2008.
\nPASSED UNANYMOUSLY<\/p>\n
Thank you to the people who stayed after the vote to continue the work that needed to be done. Though the smear tactics worked once again to deny us David Schubach\u2019s expertise, we made a HUGE leap forward in restoring our member services, one of the original reasons the COMMITTEE was created! The Board is being dragged kicking and screaming, but they\u2019re having to listen.<\/p>\n
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Brothers and Sisters,<\/p>\n
This meeting was a success for the rank and file in many ways, but we have much more to do to make this Local more open and accountable. We\u2019ll be here to praise what\u2019s good, expose what\u2019s bad, and make those who have lost faith in our Local care again.<\/p>\n
The relentlessness, shamelessness and venom of the personal attacks on those they believe are on the COMMITTEE shows we\u2019re making a real difference. If we weren\u2019t, they wouldn\u2019t bother.<\/p>\n
Until next time,<\/p>\n
THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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