More on WEAC's Layoffs

Mike Antonucci

here are still some open questions in the aftermath of the WEAC layoffs - which the union appears reluctant to answer. WEAC executive director Dan Burkhalter wouldn't tell the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about membership levels, saying it was "internal information," and a WEAC spokeswoman "refused an on-camera interview with WISC-TV Monday, and a conference call later that day was cut short after only two reporters had asked questions."

Most media outlets have been reporting that the 42 pink-slipped staffers constitute 40 percent of the union's workforce, but there must be some detail missing. The union's 2008-09 filings show 151 employees, and I can guarantee you WEAC was not servicing 98,000 members with 105 staffers.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 19, 2011 1:27 AM
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