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Why would anyone in their right mind today get involved as a volunteer with cupe? The people who have got involved and have given an honest effort and cared about the rights of workers and the treatment of everyone in the workplace have got burned every time by some rep., regional director, or a national executive board member some time throughout their volunteer career ; if you can classify volunteering as a career. You are not told this when you take the initial training anymore. At one time, cupe had volunteers who knew what they were talking about and they had the knowledge base and the necessary experience and they would lay out the ground rules and the risks involved that come with being part of this organization. Today the majority of the people they can find who are interested in volunteering are those who want power or want to become reps. This is the trend and it is not going to change because this is the way for permanent control to continue and for the wool to be kept over the members’ eyes. Cupe is not about the members, it is about cupe. Do not get fooled by the statement ; cupe is the members. Saying this, cupe would not exist without the members and their monthly contributions. Watchdog annie