March 5, 1998

Barbara Easterling, Secretary-Treasurer
501 Third Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-2797

Dear Ms. Easterling,

Pursuant to the CWA Constitution Article XIX, Section 1 (c), (d), and (1), we wish to file charges against Mike Drake, GTE Unit Vice-President. The background for these charges is as follows (see attachments):

1. February 4, 1997 Grievance filed against Mike Drake for typing correspondence OPEIU work.
2. September 24, 1997 Grievance filed against Mike Drake continuing to type official union correspondence.
3. October 8, 1997 Grievance filed against Mike Drake Continues to disregard the jurisdiction of OPEIU work.
4. October 22, 1997 Executive Board meeting clearly defines official union business.
5. November 18, 1997 Executive Board meeting again defines OPEIU work and directs Mike Drake to cease performing OPEIU bargaining work.

At the December 2, 1997 membership meting, a motion was made, duly seconded and passed by the membership directing Mike Drake not to perform OPEIU bargaining work. To the amazement of many that night, Mike Drake stood up and said, "You can make as many motions as you want. I am going to do what I want to do."

On January 26, 1998, the local was presented with yet another grievance from Opal, Local 537. The issue was, after repeated directions not to do so, GTE Unit Vice-President Mike Drake has continued to perform Opal work. This is the latest in a series of incidents which has caused Local 9510 the embarrassment of being grieved by its employees.

Beginning in February 1997 and continuing through to this latest incident, Mike Drake has persisted in performing OPEIU bargaining unit work. Mr. Drake has had OPEIU work precisely defined for him and willfully defies directions from the Executive Board, as well as the Membership, and the Local President. The fact that a union officer would so blatantly violate rights of another union's members brings the local's very reason for existence into question.

Therefore, we are filing this charge. We are charging Mr. Drake with willful violation of Membership action, Executive Board direction and direction given by the Local President.

As resolution we request that Mike Drake be suspended from CWA for not less than five (5) years.

We file these charges in good faith and swear that they are true and correct to the best of our knowledge.

Look behind this door for an explanation of the "crimes against humanity"