Cog in the machine...

For those who've seen the SPEEA Watch website, I think you'd agree that the greatest irony –- even greater than the anonymous cowards behind it calling others "gutless" -- is summed up on their Home page...

SPEEA is in a battle over its soul. On the one hand there are those who have embraced our principles of fair play, openness, and honesty. On the other hand there are those who have forgotten the reasons why Unions exist. Instead of working towards a common goal to the benefit of the employees whom they represent they have chosen to embrace the politics of hatred in order to further their own thirst for personal power.

... because if Mike, Jill, Bob and Dave are "embracing" Hatred, the guys behind the SPEEA Watch website are grabbing the back of Hatred's head, forcing their tongues down his throat, and dry-humping his leg.


-- Bill, who wonders what Charlie's been doing with all his free time...

CORRECTION: I had misidentified the Homepage quote as being from their "Our Principles" page, which I'll be discussing next...

UPDATE: My critique of the Pro-recall "SPEEA Watch" website and its arguments continues over here.

Shortly after tonight's Midwest Council meeting, one of the attendees took me aside and asked me if I thought the Board would be hiring from inside our union or looking externally for Charlie's replacement.

I had to honestly respond that I really didn't much care who it was; as long as the person we hired was the applicant who met most of the "Role, Responsibility, and Authority" characteristics that the Board-chartered 18-member hiring advisory committee recommended, I'd have no problem hiring Charlie's replacement from within SPEEA or without.

I then told my Inquisitioner that my only stipulation would be that the new ExecDir wouldn't be anybody who's served on the Board nor as a Council Officer for the last five years, because my observation of these friends of mine is that they all have faaaaaaar too much ownership in their factional political positions and allegiances to be the neutral leader we now need.


-- Bill, who hopes they might change...