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Linda's avatar

Thank you Arthur for your reporting on the going’s on at the DA. Very grateful for your unwavering support and RESPECT for paraprofessionals.

I agree with you 100% that the para shortage is a direct result of Mulgrew's inefficiency and incompetency.

He has never cared for nor respected paraprofessionals so it’s very hard to believe him or trust him.

The very fact that he had $450 million during the last contract negotiations to give us pensionable raises and he did nothing speaks for itself. Instead he concocted a scheme and to fool paras into voting for him during the last elections., telling us that we should take that $10,000 and go on vacation in June. Well, let me tell you I had to work during the summer as many paras had to ,I worked two jobs as most paras do and while any money in the pocket of paraprofessionals is welcomed. it is certainly not my definition of respect when you leave it up to the whims of the politicians, and when you step outside collective bargaining .

Very sorry your votes were not counted.

Arthur Goldstein's avatar

Thanks for your kind words, Linda. Despite the fact that I see this as a ploy, I voted for it and demonstrated for it. I'd like to see you get the money. I'm very sad that we, for the most part, fail to see what a cynical and exploitive move this is. As for my vote not being counted, that's just one more thing that Mulgrew screwed up somehow. Who knows how many more votes weren't counted?

Katherine  Goldberg's avatar

Your vote was not counted ??? How can that be ? Who would you or I speak to about that , should it happen to any one of us ?

Arthur Goldstein's avatar

I told LeRoy Barr, who said he'd look into it. Mostly, I guess if your vote is not counted, it's no biggie for Unity. Otherwise, why use a system where such things happen?

Katherine  Goldberg's avatar

And I’ve become suspicious of Unity. Sad

Arthur Goldstein's avatar

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. No one should be in charge of anything as long as they have.