Another waste of CUPE members Dollars

Hot off the press. Do you know what the new brain wave for the day is---cupe is going to hire diversity reps. for each province to do something about nothing. They refuse to help members who are harassed by other members or defamed through actions and gossip ; but , they are going to spend another $140,000. per year per diversity rep. to say they have specialty reps. who will educate you on diversity or talk to employers about diversity. Some reps., with out a doubt, do a fair amount of what they are supposed to do and others do as little as possible because they are both lazy and really do not know what they are doing. We need reps. who actually care about what they are doing and are willing to give the effort for the members ; not the machine. We also need a system that permits casual reps. not to be able to acquire senority because if you do the boss on a regular basis you will get the extra work; giving you the senority necessary to get the fulltime job. We all know what this means; not necessarily does the most qualified even get casual work nor does he or she end up with the permanent position. I think we need to open up their contract and straighten out a few things the big guys refuse to do; and if we want a specialty person, we will hire them under contract for the period of time we need them then kiss them good-bye. Out for now. Watchdog annie.