In a puzzling turn of events, the Printing Packaging Production Workers Union (PPPWU) has left workers in the dark regarding its “special” convention held in Las Vegas. The secrecy raises serious questions about the organization’s ability or desire to represent workers.

The convention had been touted as an opportunity to establish bylaws and chart the course for the union’s future. But what transpired during those closed-door meetings remains a closely guarded secret, leaving print industry workers to wonder what decisions were made that affect them.

What was voted on? What’s in the bylaws? Where is Kurt Freeman? There’s been no sign of the self-appointed PPPWU president who failed to get support in Vegas. Apparently, Freeman was forced out after a vote of no confidence. Not surprisingly, only 60 former GCIU reps attended this so-called “convention.”

Transparency is the cornerstone of any democratic organization, especially one that claims to advocate for workers’ rights. It’s clear that the PPPWU is nothing more than a front for former GCIU officers and their attorneys to maintain control and their inflated wages and fees.

Workers have a right to know what took place during the convention, what resolutions were passed, and how these decisions may impact their workplaces. What’s happening with the PPPWU is undermining trust and raising suspicions about what they’re hiding.

Who’s really running the PPPWU? It’s becoming increasingly clear that old union reps cobbled together this “organization” to continue fleecing former GCIU members. The PPPWU appears disconnected and unable to openly and adequately represent workers anywhere.

It’s time for the PPPWU to come clean about what transpired in Las Vegas.