THE BURNING EMBER 5

THE AMAZING DISAPPEARING PRESIDENT

The July meetings are coming so get ready for it—the amazing disappearing president is about to put on another show. It is stunning—one minute he his there and the next minute he is gone. In the past our local President Greg Stinson has put on some amazing disappearing feats. Sometimes he bolts from meetings, usually when he is being taken to task for one of his repeated blunders. He even left a general membership meeting in the middle when things became to warm for him. Frequently he does not appear at all. He puts Casper the ghost to shame. With the July meetings coming up, and there are some hot issues that are heading his way, the odds are against Stinson showing again. One might think that this ghost act would be at odds with his promises in his campaign flyers, where he stated he would make sure that that the local officers would be more available. You might think that since he is a local officer that he would now be more available, think again. Just try to call the office or even e-mail him—chances are you would only get his voice mail. Given the amount of money that he is being paid you would think that he would be doing something, other than cozying up to management, but unless you are one of his “country club good ole boys” do not expect to get an answer. This alone is aggravating, but what really takes the cake is his lack of attendance at the required meetings. Our local constitution states that officers are required to attend certain meetings. The president is required to be at the executive board, executive council, and general membership meeting. Well I guess our president must be in the Casper mode at most of the meetings this year, because he has not been seen at least ten of the nineteen required meetings this year. Do not be surprised, this is just a continuation of his antics he pulled last year. Last month he failed to appear for any of the required meetings. He did send an e-mail to some of the members of the executive board saying he was in severe pain. He said he was taking medication, was going to see his surgeon, and that that coupled with some upcoming time off should help his condition. He also stated that he would be available by phone if he was needed. So when several members tried to call him during the meeting, he failed to answer their calls, there is a surprise. However, when one of his buddies called he picked up right away—must have been some good timing on his part to be able to get Stinson as he was coming out of his drug induced stupor. Now, most of the time I do not usually question people who say they are hurting, however Stinson was unable to come to a sit down meeting on Sunday, but he was able to go meet with his management pals on Monday. Let there be praises sung for it must have been a miracle. He was able to make meetings and skulk around the Plant the rest of the week. Of course the fact that he was going to feel some heat for his letter to management and for his mangling of the stewards list, which is also being used by management to the detriment of the members, would have nothing to do with his failure to appear again. I bet that if he had direct deposit he probably would not show up at all. Makes one wonder how much longer we can pay a president who plays Casper and fails to meet his constitutional obligations simply because he can not stand the heat.
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