Please note everyone: Danny is the one who keeps starting all the lawsuits, thus wasting everyone's (read OUR) money and time. He appears to be very anti-union because he is supported by anti-union groups I am uneasy with anything that he says mostly because he would have made an excellent politician (this is NOT a compliment), so I suggest that you get a large amount of salt and add it to anything that he says... ________________________________ From: MSU Network Administrators Group on behalf of Danny Layne Sent: Wed 10/8/2008 10:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] APA Union Info The APA Executive Board's antics and the looming 11% dues increase are old news. Check out <www.apawatchgroup.org>. These people have been raising the alarm for more than 18 months, including the fact that the APA Union will go broke if the Board continued to deduct extra money to pay for everyone's dues supplements, MEA office space rental, and all of the Board members' dues. The 1-day notice for Dues discussions is absurd and the 1-week notice about the Annual Membership Meeting is not only ludicrous, but it also violates the Union's Constitution & Bylaws. This is especially true since there are MANY MANY APA Union members who did not get the latest newsletter or receive any notification about the scheduled Annual Meeting. The Constitution & Bylaws also require a 30-day notice for the annal membership meeting (ARTICLE II: Meetings Section 1. A general membership meeting of the Association shall be conducted in the fall of each year. The specific date, time and location shall be designated by the Executive Board and communicated to the membership at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the meeting.) Remember, though... the Union Constitution & Bylaws say MEMBERS ARE IN CHARGE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, NOT THE BOARD (ARTICLE IV: Officers and Executive Board Section 1. The Executive Board shall be the governing body of the Association except when meetings of the membership are in session).