Journalists Union trying to get rid of elected positions?

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is considering rule changes that would see the abolition of all elected fulltime union officials. This is a radical idea and one that has hardly received any media coverage.

 

Can appointed staffers and a CEO really do a better job than people elected by the unions’ membership?

Recent article:
http://mediaround.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/meaa-pushing-to-get-rid-of-elected-officials/

Several leading journalists are not impressed and are asking other media professionals to fill in a survey about the proposal:

http://surveymonkey.com/s/5VW8TPN

The MEAA also represents Actors and those working in film and television.

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