I'll tell you where the mission $3 million went. Junkets and legal fees. Why are the members paying for George Doubts legal fees against Lila Hacket and Sherryl Anderson? They have to pay their own legal fees. Sherryl was awarded costs in her decision but it was a long road to get there. She had to come up with $63,000.00 out of her own pocket to fight them. That is why many fold like a cheap tent and why this corporate tactic is normally so effective at crushing human rights. Thankfully, Sherryl and Lila did not fold.
Where is the Unions financial breakdown of the costs associated with suing it's own members? How much has it and will it cost to continue stalling off Mimi Williams, Sherryl Anderson and Lila Hacket's cases? That's a lot of money spent on legal fees against it's own members that could be better spent on something else.
Lila's case is against George Doubt. Yet the members are footing his legal bill. Not only his legal bill but his legal bill to dismiss her application as well as his application for a judicial review appealing the courts decision not to dismiss her application. This is a whole lot of money spent stalling things off without even dealing with the issues on the table.
In fact, I am of the understanding that the TWU has retained a very high priced corporate lawyer named Thomas Roper to argue the Judicial Review. If the regular priced lawyers aren't good enough for George Doubt then he should foot that bill out of his own pocket.
When I visited Lane Street in January of 2010, I also posted a resolution locals could submit calling upon the TWU Executive to cease and desist using Union dues to pay for lawyers to sue their own members. I'll have to find it and repost it. I understand now that some locals are talking about submitting resolutions to the Executive calling upon them to recoup the lost union dues already spent on legal fees against their own members. Stay tuned. The heat is on.
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