CALL for DEMOCRACY and SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE APA, PACIFIC
DIVISION
Whereas the Pacific Division Executive Committee (PDEC) failed to inform APA members that the workers at their conference hotel for 2005 (the Westin St. Francis) had called for a boycott of the hotel months before the meeting,
Whereas by not informing APA members about the hotel situation, the PDEC did not provide members the opportunity to give input to their officers about what the APA should do,
Whereas the PDEC made its decision by conducting a secret survey of some select group of program participants, so that members generally do not know what information they provided to those surveyed or how the sample was defined,
Whereas by not informing APA members in advance about the hotel situation, the PDEC did not allow members to make their own moral decision about whether to attend the meeting, or to plan appropriately about hotel and travel arrangements,
Whereas the members of the PDEC failed to facilitate alternative meeting sites, leaving it to APA members to take on these tasks at the last moment, and to other philosophical societies to pay for alternative space,
Whereas PDEC members have placed blame for their failures on those APA members who tried to inform members of the situation and help the organization make appropriate plans,
Whereas the PDEC failed to move their annual business meeting on March 24 out of the boycotted hotel, after they were requested to do so, so that those members who are honoring the boycott could attend,
Whereas the PDEC continued to hold the Division’s annual elections of officers at this business meeting despite the fact that many APA members who were honoring the boycott could not attend,
Whereas the PDEC at the annual business meeting would not allow those in attendance to raise their voices in dissent and has effectively has shielded itself from public criticism,
Therefore, be it resolved that the election of officers held
on
Be it also resolved that, as part of the annual audit of the APA and its divisions, the auditors investigate how the Pacific Division negotiates hotel contracts for its annual meetings in order to determine whether the officers are handling their responsibilities in a manner that best serves the organization,
Be it further resolved that the officers of the Pacific Division be accountable for fostering democracy within the organization by holding genuine elections for its officers. This entails that the nominating committee announce to the members in advance of each election how nominations for offices can be submitted, and that the nominating committee nominate at least two people for each office.
(To sign this resolution, add your name (and divisional affiliation) to the petitions available at the alternate meeting site at USF, or email your name to Laurie Shrage at ljshrage@csupomona.edu Please forward this resolution to any APA members that you think would be interested in signing.)
Name Divisional Affiliation
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1.
Christopher Pynes |
Eastern |
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2.
Darrell Moore |
Eastern |
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3.
Ronald Sundstrom |
Pacific |
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4.
Kyoo Lee |
Eastern |
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5.
David H. Kim |
Pacific |
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6.
Elizabeth Brake |
Canada
APA member |
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7.
David Stump |
Pacific |
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8.
Alexa Schriempf |
Eastern |
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9.
Herminia Reyes |
Pacific |
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10.
Janet D. Stemwedel |
Pacific |
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11.
Thomas M. Jeannot |
Pacific |
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12.
Anatole Anton |
Pacific |
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13.
Avery Kolers |
Central |
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14.
Colleen Akai |
SFSU
alumni |
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15.
Bill Graves |
Pacific |
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16.
Falguni Sheth |
Eastern |
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17.
Debra Jackson |
Pacific |
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18.
Ken Shockly |
Eastern |
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19.
Charles Crittenden |
Pacific |
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20.
Shelley Tremain |
Pacific |
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21.
Joan Callahan |
Eastern |
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22.
Licia Carlson |
Pacific |
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23.
|
Eastern |
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24.
Ann Garry |
Pacific |
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25.
Margaret Walker |
Pacific |
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26.
Hilde Lindemann |
Eastern |
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27.
Robin Dillon |
Eastern |
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28.
Jeffrey Paris |
Pacific |
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29.
Debra Satz |
Pacific |
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30.
Monica Greenwell Janzen |
Central |
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31.
Sally Markowitz |
Pacific |
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32.
Ramona Ilea |
Central |
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33.
Steve Martinot |
Pacific |
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34.
James Anderson |
Pacific |
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35.
Eduardo Mendieta |
Eastern |
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36.
|
Eastern |
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37.
Tommie Shelby |
Eastern |
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38.
Benjamin Hale |
Eastern |
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39.
Jeffrey Gauthier |
Pacific |
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40.
B. Prins |
( |
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41.
Marleen Rozemond |
Eastern |
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42.
Phil Gasper |
Pacific |
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43.
Naomi Zack |
Pacific |
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44.
Laurie Shrage |
Pacific |
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45. Mechthild Nagel |
Eastern |
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46.
Richard A. Jones |
Eastern |
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47.
David Schweikart |
Central |
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48.
Nicholas F. Gier |
Pacific |
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49.
Alison
Jaggar |
Central |
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50.
Rita Manning |
Pacific |
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51.
Georges Rey |
Eastern |
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52.
Alfred Frankowski III |
Graduate
Student |
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53.
Thomas Nail |
Pacific |
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54.
Harry van der Linden |
Eastern |
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55.
Eric Lewis |
Eastern
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56.
Ann Ferguson |
Eastern |
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57.
Lisa Yount |
Pacific |
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58.
Sally Haslanger |
Eastern |
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59.
Brenda Wirkus |
Central |
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60.
Christoph Cox |
Eastern |
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61.
Samantha Brennan |
Eastern |
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62.
Carol C. Gould |
Eastern |
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63.
Jennifer Benson |
Central |
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64.
Sharon Crasnow |
Pacific |
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65.
Jane Kneller |
Central |
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66.
Alison Wylie |
Eastern |
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67.
Inmaculada de Melo-Martin |
Eastern |
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68.
Ellen Feder |
Eastern |
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69.
Kathryn Norlock |
Eastern |
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70.
Dan C. Williamson |
Pacific |
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71.
Norman Brian Cubbage |
Eastern |
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72.
Philip J. Kain |
Pacific |
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73.
Mary Bloodsworth-Lugo |
Pacific |
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74.
Ranjoo Seodu Herr |
Eastern |
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75.
Sharyn Clough |
Pacific |
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76.
Jeanine Weekes Schroer |
Graduate
Student |
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77.
Lani Roberts |
Pacific |
|
78.
Dana Berthold |
Pacific |
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79.
Bat-Ami Bar On |
Eastern |
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80,
|
Eastern |
|
81.
Norah Martin |
Pacific |
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82.
Maurice Hamington |
Central |
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83.
Monique Roelofs |
Eastern |
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84.
Benjamin S. Pryor |
Eastern |
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85.
Daniel Garber |
Eastern |
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86.
Lisa Schwartzman |
Central |
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87.
Lisa Heldke |
Central |
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88.
Hartry Field |
Eastern |
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89.
Jana Sawicki |
Eastern |
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90. Saul Traiger |
Pacific |
|
91.
Alison Leigh Brown |
Pacific |
|
92.
Brian Leiter |
Central |
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93.
Nancy Daukas |
Eastern |
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94.
Melissa Zinkin |
Eastern |
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95.
Lisa J. McLeod |
Eastern |
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96.
Ron Mallon |
Pacific |
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97.
Allegra de Laurentiis |
Eastern |
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98.
Abby Wilkerson |
Eastern |
|
99.
Richard Tieszen |
Pacific |
|
100.
Peg O'Connor |
Central |
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101.
Rachel Hollenberg |
Pacific |
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102. David A. Truncellito |
Eastern |
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103.
Gaile Pohlhaus |
Eastern |
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104.
Diane Perpich |
Central |
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105.
Asher Seidel |
Central |
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106.
Louise Antony |
Central |
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107.
Rita Nolan |
Eastern |
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108.
Kym Maclaren |
Pacific |
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109.
Marilyn Friedman |
Central |
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110. Sara Ruddick |
Eastern |
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111.
Sander Lee |
Eastern |
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112.
Joseph Levine |
Central |
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113.
Sylvain Bromberger |
Eastern |
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114.
Craig Duncan |
Eastern |
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115.
Paul M. Hughes |
Central |
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116.
Tom Rockmore |
Eastern |
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117.
John Ongley |
Eastern |
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118.
Gregory Velazco y Trianosky |
Pacific |
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119.
Benjamin Hellie |
Eastern |
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120.
Christopher Meyers |
Pacific |
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121.
Lisa Wilkinson |
Eastern |
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122.
Susanna Siegel |
Eastern |
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123.
Milton Fisk |
Central |
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124.
Jim Maffie |
Pacific |
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125. Yoko Arisaka |
Pacific |
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126.
Darrell Moellendorf |
Pacific |
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127.
Robert Gooding-Williams |
Central |
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128.
Joseph Prabhu |
Pacific |
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129.
Scott Pratt |
Pacific |
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130.
Cynthia Willett |
Eastern |
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131.
Jose Medina |
Central |
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132.
Ashwini Prasad |
Pacific |
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133.
Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves |
Eastern |
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134.
Mark R. Wheeler |
Pacific |
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135.
Emanuela Bianchi |
Pacific |
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136.
Michael Root |
Central |
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137.
Shannon Winnubst |
Eastern |
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138.
Laurie Anne Whitt |
Central |
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139.
John R. Wright |
Eastern |
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140.
Nancy Simco |
Central |
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141.
Steve Barbone |
Pacific |
|
142.
Linda Alcoff |
Eastern |
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143.
Nathanael Vaprin |
Graduate
Student |
|
144.
Frank M. Kirkland |
Eastern |
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145.
Michael Losonsky |
Central |
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146.
Jacqueline Taylor |
Pacific |
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147.
Stephen Gallagher |
Graduate
Student |
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148.
Albert Mosley |
Eastern |
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149.
Nelson Maldonado-Torres |
Pacific |
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150.
Rob Wilson |
Pacific |
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151.
Jeffrey Roland |
Central |
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152.
Lynne O. Fox |
Pacific |
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153.
Joanna Crosby |
Eastern |
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154.
Anika Mann |
Eastern |
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155.
Matthew N. Smith |
Eastern |
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156.
Idit Dobbs-Weinstein |
Eastern |
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157.
Mimi Marinucci |
Pacific |
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158.
Cheyney Ryan |
Pacific |
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159.
Shannon M. Mussett |
Pacific |
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160.
TM Reed |
Pacific |
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161.
Mariana Ortega |
Central |
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162.
Sahotra Sarkar |
Eastern |
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163.
Richard Schmitt |
Eastern |
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164.
Matthias Fritsch |
Canada
APA member |
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165.
J. Everet Green |
Eastern |
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166.
Georgia Warnke |
Pacific |
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167.
Nancy Hirschmann |
|
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168.
Martha J. Reineke |
Central |
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169.
Louisa Moon |
Pacific |
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170.
Deborah Achtenberg |
Pacific |
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171.
Richard Curtis |
Graduate
Student |
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172. Peter Higgins |
Graduate
Student |
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173.
Douglas Allen |
Eastern |
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174.
George Boger |
Eastern |
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175.
Ralph Forsberg |
Central |
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176.
Raymond S. Pfeiffer |
Central |
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177.
Erin McKenna |
Pacific |
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178.
Greg Johnson |
Pacific |
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179. |
|
|
180.
Robert Bernasconi |
Eastern |
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181.
Robert Pasnau |
Pacific |
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182.
Michael Peirce |
Central |
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183.
Michael F. Goodman |
Pacific |
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184.
Ian D. MacKinnon |
|
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185.
Dominic Murphy |
Pacific |
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186. Olufemi Taiwo |
Pacific |
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187.
Roberto Toledo |
Eastern |
|
188.
Mark McEvoy |
Eastern |
|
189.
Ivan Marquez |
Eastern |
|
190.
Janet Levin |
Pacific |
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191.
Michael Bray |
Eastern |
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192.
Agnes Curry |
Eastern |
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193.
Pierre Lamarche |
Central |
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194.
Peter Radcliff |
Pacific |
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195.
Jorge A. Munoz |
Eastern |
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196.
Thomas E. Wartenberg |
Eastern |
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197.
Christian Perring |
Eastern |
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198.
John M. Cogan |
Central |
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199.
Richard Sembera |
Eastern |
|
200.
Carol A. Keene |
Central |
|
201.
Richard Zach |
Pacific |
|
202.
Andrew Brook |
Eastern |
|
203.
Andrew Cutrofello |
Central |
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204.
Alan Richardson |
Pacific |
|
205.
David G. Stern |
Central |
|
206.
Roberta L. Millstein |
Pacific |
|
207.
Rob Loftis |
Eastern |
|
208.
David Brubaker |
Eastern |
|
209.
Nicoletta Ruane |
Graduate
Student |
|
210.
Elizabeth Schechter |
Eastern |
|
211.
Stacy Bautista |
Graduate
Student |
|
212.
John H. Brown |
Eastern |
|
213.
Jessica Wilson |
Central |
|
214.
Pekka Vayrynen |
Pacific |
|
215.
Michael Brown |
Central |
|
216.
Elinor Mason |
International |
|
217.
Darin S. McGinnis |
Graduate
Student |
|
218.
James Baillie |
Pacific |
|
219.
Sally J. Scholz |
Eastern |
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Members of the American Philosophical Association
Dear APA Members, Board of Directors and Staff,
On behalf of the 12,000 members of UNITEHERE
Local 2, I would like to thank those Philosophers who honored the boycott of
the Westin St Francis. By honoring this
boycott, Philosophers are sending a strong message to the hotel corporations
and to the academic community at large that you will not allow Starwood
Corporation to attack its workers. Even
more importantly, by honoring the boycott, these Philosophers were not
financially supporting Starwood in its efforts to cut our members’ healthcare,
deny us decent wages and hurt
I understand that there was an overwhelming
response from APA members in support of
Local 2’s boycott. Throughout our
campaign,
I also understand the difficult situation in
which you were put, as you had planned to give your panels and attend your colleagues’
panels before the labor dispute began.
I also understand that those philosophers who were doing the right thing
were not allowed to attend business meetings and vote on APA items because they
took place inside the boycotted hotel.
Despite this, members of the APA chose to stand with working people in
their struggle for what is fair and just.
At a time in history when corporations are working to drive down the
standards of living of working people, it is even more important that we stand
together. The employees at the Westin St
Francis, as well as the employees of the other MEG will get the contract they
deserve when the hotel realizes that customers will not support them in their
efforts to cut our healthcare.
We thank you for your support
of our efforts.
Sincerely,
Mike Casey
President, Unite HERE Local 2