CAROLSOMERFLECK

Telepbone No.: (671) 477-9802E-mail: carolsomerfleck@gmail.com

August 23,2010

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Executive Council MembersGUAM FEDERATION OF TEACHERSP.O. Box 2301Hagatna, Guam 96932

Re: GFT Standing Committees Letter of July 12, 2010

Dear Council Members:

As of this writing I have received no response to my concerns regarding the Executive Council's failureto ensure that GFT's Constitution is followed. On July 12,2010 I expressed my concerns regarding GFT'sstanding committees (see attached letter). Specifically my concerns were related to their chairs and members,minutes of meetings, and most importantly the committees' mandatory actions required by July 1,2010 aspursuant to Article IX A 2(b), 3(a) and (b), and 4(b). More than a month has past and I have received noresponse to my concerns including those directly asked during the Executive Council meetings' open forumwhich followed.

I am further disappointed that efforts to ensure a transparent union have yet to be realized. Under thecurrent management the minutes for the Executive Council meetings have yet to be updated since they wereposted in May 2010. This is clearly contrary to our constitution which requires the filing within ninety-sixhours of the meeting at which they were approved. Finally, I would continue my request; as has now beenoffered in the media, to review credit card account and check registry of GFT for the past four years.

Carol T. SomerfleckGFT Member in Good Standing

cc: Ms. Pearl MoenabeleSenior InvestigatorU.S. Department of LaborOffice of Labor Management Standards300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 5-121P.O. Box 50204Honolulu, Hawaii 96850

Mr. Sol SmithWestern Regional Office DirectorAmerican Federation of Teachers650 East Hospitality Lane, Suite 360San Bernadino, CA 92408

Mr. David 1. StromGeneral CounselAmerican Federation of Teachers555 New Jersey Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20001

CAROL SOMERFLECK

Telephone No.: (671) 477-9802Email: carolsomerfleck@gmail.com

July 12, 2010

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Executive Council MembersGUAM FEDERATION OF TEACHERSP.O. Box 2301Hagatna, Guam 96932

Re: GFT Standing Committees

Dear Council Members,

I was initially disappointed when the Election Committee nor the Executive Councilresponded to my concerns expressed in my letter of June 25, 2010 regarding the election ofdelegates to the 2010 AFT Convention. I can only assume that because OFT has never publishedthe results of the delegate election that it believes it has no obligation to respond to concernsregarding elections as provided in Article VI (8)(0). I was further disheartened when I asked atthe Executive Council meeting of June 29,2010 when no one could even identify the membersof the Election Committees past and present.

Inasmuch as it is the duty of the Executive Council to ensure that GFT's constitution isfollowed and GFT's President has represented to the membership his dedication to the followingof our constitution, I am gravely concerned regarding the status of our standing committees. Irequest that I be provided the reports provided by each of these committees at the last fourgeneral membership meetings, as well as, their reports since the beginning of their term of officefollowing the recognition dinner/general membership meeting. Please also confirm by providingme the required documents that the following actions have occurred: that the MembershipActivities Committee has delivered to the OFT Vice President an annual calendar of committeeevents including all relevant dates, times, places and titles of events; that the Election Committeecreated a time schedule of all relevant dates, times, and places and delivered it to the CalendarCommittee and prepared an annual budget and delivered it to the Budget Committee; and that theOrganizing Committee has formulated a plan of action to organize new unions and prepared anannual budget and delivered it to the Budget Committee. A list of whom the members and chairsare of each of these committees and what actions the Executive Council has taken to ensure the

timely performance of these constitutional mandates. Should these documents not exist, please'explain why these constitutionally mandated requirements have not been met. Please also notethat all of the requested documents and materials were to have been completed prior to July 1,2010. I would hope that these documents could be available at the upcoming ExecutiveCommittee meeting of July 13,2010.

Sincerely,

Carol T. Somerfleck,Member in Good Standing

cc: Ms. Pearl MoenaheleSenior InvestigatorU.S. Department of LaborOffice of Labor Management Standards300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 5-121P.O.Box 50204Honolulu, Hawaii 96850

Mr. Sol SmithWestern Regional Office DirectorAmerican Federation of Teachers650 East Hospitality Lane, Suite 360San Bernadino, California 92408

Mr. David J. StromGeneral CounselAmerican Federation of Teachers555 New Jersey Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20001