CUPE and thier "OWN" Union

What exactly is on the national board’s agenda that is of so much importance that they can not address the ongoing needs of the membership? One major issue; and there are numerous more, is having the regional directors out of the union the reps. are in. I have mentioned this before as to how ridiculous this is and I have been unable to find out how this was permitted to come about in the first place. One can only presume, the reps. got together and created this monster for their own benefit. Is a union sister or brother going to go against another union sister or brother ; especially if they are representing a union organization. The whole concept becomes a vicious circle; and who suffers is always the poor average member. If a rep. does not treat you properly or fairly or chooses to do nothing for you, you can complain to the national president if you choose and he or she will boot the problem down the line and the regional director will have to meet with the rep. and buy her/ him a coffee while he/she explains to her or him on how to properly do her/his job and to try and not let it happen again. It becomes just one big happy family covering up for one another and at the end of the day everything has been taken care of the cupe way. This collaborative union concept that exists with the reps. and their bosses has not and will not ever work to the benefit or well being of the membership. I think the regional directors should be non union management personelle. Someone has to be accountable in this organization at some point in time. It is time the national boards get down and do the parts of their job that require their immediate attention and will affect the members for years to come and forget about their personal agendas and images. Watchdog annie.