Anonymous says.....

Two out of three (Locals 509 and 888) Massachusetts SEIU public sector locals now have decent democratically elected officers who are committed to rank and file democracy. These locals are going in a very different direction from NAGE, which in my opinion continues to be run almost as a fiefdom. Holway's salary is as much of an embarassment to NAGE members as it is an outrage.

8 years ago NAGE's assets were well over 13 million dollars and liabilities just over $400,000 resulting in net assets of almost $13 million. Today NAGE's assets are just $7.2 million and liabilities have ballooned to $6.9 million resulting in meager net assets of just over $300,000.

Meanwhile Holway is drawing down a salary of over $220,000/year. No other officer of a comparably sized local union (40,000 members) in SEIU is paid even half that amount. In the last four years Holway has paid himself over a million dollars of our dues while, some say mismanaging the union's program, staff, and finances. We have lost bargaining units to other unions (soem say nearly 100), arguably because of ineffective representation and Holway is increasingly seen by some as a pathetic, tired, old-school, washed up joke at the State House.

If we don't start acting to make a change now, by next year our union's assets will be fully depleted and we'll be in a deep fiscal hole. Which means Holway's next move will be to either cut staff, resulting in even poorer representation, or raise dues. Neither is acceptable. Lets follow the example of the reform slate at Local 888 and send Holway to the unemployment line where his s.o. Segat is waiting for him.

Holway's significant other just lost her re-election bid for a second term as president of SEIU Local 888. A rank and file reform slate swept out the Segat slate. One of the outrages they campaigned around was her bloated salary -- which is only half of Holway's. If they can do it at 888, why can't we at NAGE? Check out www.change888.org for more info... and be on the lookout for Segat to get a soft landing on Burgin Parkway!