Salina, New York (WSYR-TV) - About 70 union members packed the Carpenters Union Hall in Salina Tuesday night. It was scheduled to be a regular union meeting, but members demanded answers to their questions about the money that was lost through the Bernie Madoff scandal. Tuesday evening, members told NewsChannel 9 that the union's executive board is under a gag order from the business manager Pat Morin, so members still don't know much about where their money is, or how much money has been lost. We've got to find out where we stand, says Dick Schneider, a carpenter of 29 years. All the other locals [affected by the scandal] know where theyre atwe have absolutely nothing were not being told anything, and guys are really starting to get upset -- myself included. Another meeting is scheduled for March 10 at 5:00 at the union hall in Salina. Carpenter's Union forms investigation committee Members of a local Carpenter's Union caught up in the Bernard Madoff investment scandal say their questions are going unanswered by leadership and they're growing frustrated. Our Giselle Phelps reports on how they plan to get the answers they're looking for. Members of the Carpenters Local 747 Union had their retirements robbed in Bernard mMadoff's alleged Ponzi scheme. Now a gag order prevents them from knowing what happens next. One month after carpenters in the local 747 union were told they'd finally get answers, all they got as they entered their union headquarters was a sign that read ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Gag Order for Carpenters Union Local 747 Members To Put on Legal Pressure
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Salina, New York (WSYR-TV) - About 70 union members packed the Carpenters Union Hall in Salina Tuesday night. It was scheduled to be a regular union meeting, but members demanded answers to their questions about the money that was lost through the Bernie Madoff scandal. Tuesday evening, members told NewsChannel 9 that the union's executive board is under a gag order from the business manager Pat Morin, so members still don't know much about where their money is, or how much money has been lost. We've got to find out where we stand, says Dick Schneider, a carpenter of 29 years. All the other locals [affected by the scandal] know where theyre atwe have absolutely nothing were not being told anything, and guys are really starting to get upset -- myself included. Another meeting is scheduled for March 10 at 5:00 at the union hall in Salina. Carpenter's Union forms investigation committee Members of a local Carpenter's Union caught up in the Bernard Madoff investment scandal say their questions are going unanswered by leadership and they're growing frustrated. Our Giselle Phelps reports on how they plan to get the answers they're looking for. Members of the Carpenters Local 747 Union had their retirements robbed in Bernard mMadoff's alleged Ponzi scheme. Now a gag order prevents them from knowing what happens next. One month after carpenters in the local 747 union were told they'd finally get answers, all they got as they entered their union headquarters was a sign that read ...
Salina, New York (WSYR-TV) - About 70 union members packed the Carpenters Union Hall in Salina Tuesday night. It was scheduled to be a regular union meeting, but members demanded answers to their questions about the money that was lost through the Bernie Madoff scandal. Tuesday evening, members told NewsChannel 9 that the union's executive board is under a gag order from the business manager Pat Morin, so members still don't know much about where their money is, or how much money has been lost. We've got to find out where we stand, says Dick Schneider, a carpenter of 29 years. All the other locals [affected by the scandal] know where theyre atwe have absolutely nothing were not being told anything, and guys are really starting to get upset -- myself included. Another meeting is scheduled for March 10 at 5:00 at the union hall in Salina. Carpenter's Union forms investigation committee Members of a local Carpenter's Union caught up in the Bernard Madoff investment scandal say their questions are going unanswered by leadership and they're growing frustrated. Our Giselle Phelps reports on how they plan to get the answers they're looking for. Members of the Carpenters Local 747 Union had their retirements robbed in Bernard mMadoff's alleged Ponzi scheme. Now a gag order prevents them from knowing what happens next. One month after carpenters in the local 747 union were told they'd finally get answers, all they got as they entered their union headquarters was a sign that read ...
