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<blockquote data-quote="wreckingball251" data-source="post: 1663964" data-attributes="member: 58547">The LM2 was amazing, with big cuts in bloated salaries from the previous admin. Debt was eliminated.&quot;By bloated salaries you mean going from 92-97k from&nbsp; the old to 127k now?&quot;&nbsp;The newsletter that just came in the mail gave some more insight on the strong financial reforms of 251. This last monthly financial report at the meeting was in the black, even with investments in building and office equipment.&nbsp; Last month was in the red an amount similar to downpayments on charity fund events. &quot;Yes, the totally unbiased local newsletter put out by the unbiased TDU was amazing. I love how there is always an excuse supplemented with the many negative months.&quot;&nbsp;If I recall the Local was in the red in typically low revenue months December and January. &quot;So now just add February, March and April to the list.&quot;Spending on the Hospital contract campaign was substantial. Paying for members to be at the bargaining table and for an extra union rep during the campaign isn&#039;t cheap.Addressing the needs of 2500 members is no small task and I appreciate the support of the Local with resources. &quot;So how much did it cost for Ostrach to negotiate for you? Why pay for a BA?&quot;I&#039;ve also noticed that arbitration expenses have&nbsp; been at least a couple thousand a month or more. While expensive, it means the Local is pushing issues and representing members.I&#039;m interested in seeing how finances are with the Hospital contract done.&quot;How many arbitration cases has 251 brought to the table?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wreckingball251, post: 1663964, member: 58547"] The LM2 was amazing, with big cuts in bloated salaries from the previous admin. Debt was eliminated. "By bloated salaries you mean going from 92-97k from the old to 127k now?" The newsletter that just came in the mail gave some more insight on the strong financial reforms of 251. This last monthly financial report at the meeting was in the black, even with investments in building and office equipment. Last month was in the red an amount similar to downpayments on charity fund events. "Yes, the totally unbiased local newsletter put out by the unbiased TDU was amazing. I love how there is always an excuse supplemented with the many negative months." If I recall the Local was in the red in typically low revenue months December and January. "So now just add February, March and April to the list." Spending on the Hospital contract campaign was substantial. Paying for members to be at the bargaining table and for an extra union rep during the campaign isn't cheap. Addressing the needs of 2500 members is no small task and I appreciate the support of the Local with resources. "So how much did it cost for Ostrach to negotiate for you? Why pay for a BA?" I've also noticed that arbitration expenses have been at least a couple thousand a month or more. While expensive, it means the Local is pushing issues and representing members. I'm interested in seeing how finances are with the Hospital contract done. "How many arbitration cases has 251 brought to the table?" [/QUOTE]

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