URGENT: OD UNION SPECIAL AGM, TODAY THURSDAY 31 JULY AT 6PM. Dear ODs. As you have probably heard, either through the press or the rumour mills, there have been some issues of disagreement amongst the OD Union of late. As one of the longest-serving members of the ODU committee and being one of the few individuals furnished with the full set of facts on the matter, it has been heart-breaking and greatly distressing to me to see this drama played out publically. I have not been in a position to publically respond to allegations made against the committee, but the ODU committee recently sent out an email to the OD community fully explaining the situation. It is of tantamount importance that every OD read this correspondence in full. If you did not receive the mail please message me and I will forward it on to you. TODAY at 6pm there will be a special general meeting at the War Memorial Theatre called in which the ODU committee will seek to engage with all members of the OD Union on this matter. I would urge all ODs in the strongest manner possible to attend the meeting. I suspect that some amongst us are in the mood for a rabble-rabble-rabble (I doubt anybody over 35 will understand that reference), and some calm heads and voices of reason would be greatly appreciated. I apologise for the very late notice – for the past 48 hours I have been struggling to write an unemotional and neutral status on the matter, with little success. The meeting will be in a matter of hours, thus I ask that you please forward this information, as well as the ODU’s email on the matter, on to all fellow ODs. This is a matter of great importance and urgency. Pro fide et patria.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:40:24 +0000