Officials of several unions, some of which sponsor Madison County FCU, said they have begun
Rick Muir, president of Anderson Federation of Teachers, one of the original sponsors of the credit union, formerly
"We've told them to pull their money until the contract dispute is settled. (But) We don't want to ruin the credit
One credit union director who did not want to be identified said he was aware of the move to drain funds from the
James Hensely, chief negotiator for the credit union's union, the Office and Professional Employees International
Negligible Amount
Cheryl Lohman, president of the credit union, conceded that some individuals have pulled their money from the
"There's no evidence that it's been wide scale," she said. "Maybe, like one person or two people, here or there. But
Hensely repeated charges that management and the board were engaging in union-busting tactics and want to see the
The union has begun a drive to oust members of the seven-member board and elect sympathetic directors to the three
"This thing's not going to be over when a new contract is done. It won't be over until we get a new board and new
But Lohman denied the charges. "I don't know why they say we're trying to break the union," she said. "Obviously,
The 27 members of the local returned to work two weeks ago after a four-week picket after agreeing to federal