Talk:Gerald McEntee

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Gerald McEntee was an elected representative

President Gerald McEntee was not a union executive during his tenure at AFSCME, he was an elected representative. McEntee was elected president by the 1.4 million members of AFSCME.^[1]. I have corrected this miscategorization.

According to Wikipedia guidelines, [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons%7Cbiographies of living persons must adhere to three core content policies:]] Calling Gerald McEntee a 'union executive' is inaccurate and biased, therefore violating Wikipedia's NPOV policy.

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--Laborhistory (talk) 01:35, 6 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what your point is here, LH. He was our elected president, albeit elected by representative delegates like myself rather than directly elected; that's not just a business agent or something. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:45, 6 November 2016 (UTC) (president, L. 91)[reply]

References

^ Meyerson, Harold (November 3, 2011). "McEntee, Head of AFSCME, to Retire". The American Prospect. The American Prospect. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[1] Meyerson, Harold (November 3, 2011). "McEntee, Head of AFSCME, to Retire". The American Prospect. The American Prospect. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

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