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Thanks for Linda Losik's attempt at discrediting APA Union members' attempt to hold the APA Union's Executive Board accountable for their actions. Her mention of "all the lawsuits" can be corrected to read "started the lawsuit (singular)" that challenged the Executive Board's refusal to follow the Constitution & Bylaws regarding the 2007 CBA. The MEA said it was okay for the Board to ignore the C&B, but the members and the court have not done so. For the record, though, Judge Manderfield DID reverse herself after receiving at least $15,000 from the MEA for her ongoing campaign <http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/cfr/idr/302834.html>, but that issue of "not having jurisdiction" is being challenged in the Court of Appeals. The MEA has used APA dues money to hire "outside" lawyers to keep the courts out of the fray; they do not want the Courts to tell them Unions have to follow their own rules. For more on the MEA's woes with other union members, visit <http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008810070367>, <http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008810070313>, and <http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008810070372>. Nobody that I know of is "anti-union," but is, instead "union reform minded" to ensure that union members are adequately and properly represented in ways that benefit them and not a parent union, and that union leaders follow the rules, regulations, and constitution that are currently in place.