January 7, 2008
Dear Brothers & Sisters:
Enclosed herewith you will find the E-mail and U. S. Mail addresses
of the seven (7) members of the current UTU Board of Directors. These
individuals are the ones responsible for the form letter that appears on the
UTU web site telling the new President M. B. Futhey to establish a position
at the federal court hearing in Akron, Ohio to "support the merger of UTU
and SMWIA" as mandated by the former UTU Board of Directors.
That hearing has come and gone. The President of the United
Transportation Union, Brother M. B. "Mike" Futhey has steadfastly maintained
that the Members Rights, the UTU Constitution and federal law must be
observed and protected.
Why don't these newly elected Officers feel the same? Are they so
blinded by the unrelenting attempts of National Legislative Director James
Brunkenhoefer and retired UTU President Paul Thompson acting in concert with
SMWIA Michael Sullivan to give our Union away?
Don't they have any loyalty to you, the Members who have
here-to-fore supported them in various elected positions? Can they be so
easily led that they can be talked into ignoring both federal law and your
rights as a Member? And to what end are they taking this action? So that all
of you who are Members of UTU, a democratic Organization can be turned into
mere chattel and placed under the control of a handful of Officers in SMWIA?
They are willing to take away your money, your rights and your Union.
My purpose is for you as Members, Officers, General Chairman, State
Directors, and Committee Persons refute their nefarious attempts to harm you
by contacting them personally and telling them just what you think of their
action. Tell those seven Officers that you support President Futhey's
actions to protect you and the best interest of the United Transportation
Union. Tell them you question their motives and the attempts that they are
making to unreasonably control your future.
Please copy the President, Assistant President and GS&T. Thank you
for your attention to this most urgent matter.
The Seven Officers are:
304 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
Telephone: (202) 543-7714
Fax: (202) 543-0015
719 E. Meadow Ln
Palatine, IL 60074
Office: (847) 991-9471
Fax: (847) 991-9472
14600 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44107
Office: (216) 228-9400
Fax: (216) 228-5755
2211 Brentfield Rd W
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Office: (904) 646-1645
Fax: (904) 646-3467
14600 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44107
Office: (216) 228-9400
Fax: (216) 228-5755
15707 N. E. Boutelle Road
Battle Ground, WA. 98604
(360) 687-3292
57 Acres Dr
Ridley Park, PA 19078
Office: (610) 534-7717
Fax: (610) 534-7748
Fraternally,
D.M. Murphy, Chairman
United Transportation Union Local 982
Rochester & Syracuse, N. Y.