Transparent Hypocrisy

Here we go again, Hypocrisy, thy name is Mike Bilello and Bill Lebo.

At last night's delegate body meeting, EST Bilello and President Lebo, became unhinged, were foaming from the mouth, incited members of the delegate body against me, because they are uncomfortable with the speed of information posted (Free Speech) on this blog, and moved to file charges against me for violating the obligation.

I will have a lot more to say later, for now read the following excerpt from the letter that Bill Lebo sent to Judge Richard Berman, February 26, 2011.

"Lastly I want to convey to you the importance of transparency in the Councils governance. In the past, even after the “restructuring” we went through in 1998, there has been a distinct lack of information disseminated to the membership, and even to the delegates in regards to the Councils activities. The membership has not gotten any information on contract negotiations, corruption, by-law changes, or any other matters of import until these matters were over and done.

We need a system in place whereby the membership can take part in these matters of import. A system, whereby the delegates to the council, can bring back to the members of locals at monthly local union meeting, issues that need to be dealt with. Then the membership can debate said issues and vote on them, direct the delegates on how the membership wants them to vote, or have said delegates ask questions on these issues.

Even now, with the Council in trusteeship everything seems to be a secret. The UBC has kept the membership in the dark on issues of importance, ie., contract negotiations,(that we, not they will have to work under), the dissolution of locals, the full mobility issue, and more.

On February 23, 2011, the R.O. Dennis Walsh held a forum at the District council that all members were invited to. At this forum Mr. Walsh gave us more information than we have gotten since the onset of the trusteeship, in fact more than we’ve gotten in the past 12 years. I have to applaud Mr. Walsh for the professional way he handled himself at this forum, and for the extraordinary job he is doing. It is my opinion that his tenure should be extended for a long, long period after the Council is placed back into the hands of this membership. He has proved, at least to me, that, he actually cares about the rights and well being of the membership of the NYCDCC’s."

Respectfully submitted,
William S. Lebo