Friday, August 04, 2006
Carr Wreck – Update
We’ve learned a bit more about the controller sentiment that resulted in John Carr failing his bid for re-election as president of NATCA.
It appears that indeed Mr. Carr’s abrasive style was irritating those he was representing. Mr. Forrey made this a centerpiece of his challenge.
We also learned that there was dissatisfaction with Mr. Carr’s financial management of union funds. A great deal of money was spent on consultants that wrote speeches fro Mr. Carr, but produced no results on the labor-management front (we’ve heard figures ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000). Also a box suite at RFK stadium seemed to make it into the union’s budget.
Mr. Forrey has a campaign web site here.
It appears that indeed Mr. Carr’s abrasive style was irritating those he was representing. Mr. Forrey made this a centerpiece of his challenge.
We also learned that there was dissatisfaction with Mr. Carr’s financial management of union funds. A great deal of money was spent on consultants that wrote speeches fro Mr. Carr, but produced no results on the labor-management front (we’ve heard figures ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000). Also a box suite at RFK stadium seemed to make it into the union’s budget.
Mr. Forrey has a campaign web site here.
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