Senority and CUPE Reps

I know I have touched on this subject before ; but, what do you think about reps. only doing a set number of years or putting them on contract or at least having some of the services contracted out. The present system does not work because once they are in, they accumulate
I know I have touched on this subject before ; but, what do you think about reps. only doing a set number of years or putting them on contract or at least having some of the services contracted out. The present system does not work because once they are in, they accumulate senority and they eventually become permanent and there is no way of disposing of them. The other problem is there is no real set framework for reps.around what their job entails. They do everything from filing grievances to adjudications to giving out papers and being door people at conferences. I think they should be confined to only dealing with grievances and assisting with negotiations. The adjudications should be performed by the lawyers; and if there are too many to be dealt with at a certain time, then have an outside lawyer to handle them. The other thing that should take place is : if you are hired as a secretary, you perform secretarial duties; not automatically become a rep. your last five years of work to beef up your pension settlement .the research and the media people should be all contracted out or given to members within that have the expertise and are willing to perform these duties for a specified period of time. I will close my thought today by stating in no circumstances should hired reps. be attending conferences and meetings where their main objective is to obtain a free coffee and a donut, promote propaganda, spy on the little people, and neglect the members they should be representing. It is high time members stepped up to the plate and demanded proper representation from the very people they pay. Watchdog annie.