To the Editor:
This letter is written at the request of City of Arcata OE3 Union members. We are extremely disappointed that those of us with the most recent day-to-day work place interactions with Mr. Hauser were not heeded when fellow Union representatives decided to endorse Dan Hauser for Humboldt Bay Harbor District Commissioner.
City of Arcata members of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 Public Employee Division voted unanimously, with one abstention, AGAINST an endorsement of Mr. Hauser. The Arcata member’s lack of support is based on his five year tenure as Arcata’s city manager. During the 2002 contract negotiations, OE3 members were told there was no money available for salary increases while management received huge raises. As City Manager Mr. Hauser was also retaliatory and manipulative to the point several OE3 members feared for their jobs.
City of Arcata OE3 members are dedicated to providing the highest level of service to the residents and businesses of Arcata. City of Arcata OE3 members urge the Arcata community not to support Mr. Hauser for Harbor District.
Sincerely,
City of Arcata -OE3 Public Employee Division Stewards
Loretta Arbuckle, Dennis Houghton, Scott Lackey, Julie Neander, Dutch Sullivan
This article appears in Reform!?.
OK, that was 2002, this is 2009. Is there a better union person to put on the board? I think not. Are we to always condemn a person for the past?
Cap: That is the weirdest and most self-defeating defense I’ve ever heard. It know it’s not intended as snark, but damned if it doesn’t read that way.
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"Are we to always condemn a person for the past?"
Uhh, well, most of the time, yes. Political candidates say anything and everything. Judge them by their record.
Mr. Hauser tried to pave over the Vets Memorial spot behind BofA when he was City Manager, for a parking lot.
Nevermind that it is hallowed ground, and at the time, the USA was at war, it took a trip to Thompsons office to get word to him to quit.
Mr. Hausers past needs a closer examination to his successes.
Shall we judge people by their future?
In Diamond Dans career as a public servant he has managed to spend billions of public dollars for no apparent benefit to the public. Oh wait a minute, Diamond Dan knows who’s important to Diamond Dan. He’s walked away with retirement checks from all his positions as a public servant. As long as he gets his, thats all that’s important. Please let the cull stay home and deny him another public teet to suck off of.