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I repeat, can he see the NAG archives if he's not a member? 

David McFarlane writes: 

> For the record, here is the request that I just put to our APA President. 
> 
> Subject:  Comparison table of union dues 
> 
> Maury, 
> 
> I don't know if you have tuned in to the discussion about APA dues on the 
> MSUNAG mailing list.  Throughout this discussion, I have requested one 
> little thing in order to give me some perspective.  I just want to see a 
> table that lists *all* the bargaining units on campus, along with what the 
> monthly dues would be for an imagined member earning, say, $50,000/year 
> (even if no one in fact earns that much).  I would not mind if it also 
> came with explanatory footnotes, as I suspect such a table may not 
> represent the true complexity of matters, but I insist on this as a start 
> to my thinking. 
> 
> Now folks on the MSUNAG list seem to think that if I want such a table 
> then I should do the research and prepare it myself.  I beg to differ.  I 
> am not yet a partisan in this matter, so this is not my job.  Rather, I am 
> still the proverbial "undecided" member whom others wish to recruit to 
> their view.  And if these partisans want to recruit me, then it is *their* 
> job to provide the needed facts in a form suitable to *me*.  Until then I 
> suspect the partisans to be more driven by ideology than fact, and I 
> remain firmly on the sidelines.  (Or perhaps that is where they all prefer 
> me to stay?) 
> 
> Anyway, it might be appropriate for an APA staff member or officer to 
> compile the figures I need here.  Any chance that you could provide any 
> help? 
> 
> Thanks,
> -- dkm 
>