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Calls emerge for MIA Board to resign
Can the current MIA board still carry on? It’s hard not to wonder if the MIA’s recent backflip was to avoid facing an embarrassing outcome at the EGM. In calling off the motion and the EGM just days before the vote, the Board has acknowledged the ‘need for a more comprehensive process to ensure wider consultation’.
It remains baffling how such an ill-conceived motion came to be tabled in the first place, and subsequently defended with equally flawed logic. Contributors to the Migration Alliance blog have lashed out at the MIA board with some now calling for the entire Board to resign.
“This was always headed for disaster. I had intended to fly from Queensland to oppose the proposal which was based on spurious arguments relating to other non-comparable organisations across the world. Whoever wrote that should be sacked” wrote Peter Tully, who asserts that, “The board should resign so that fresh blood can be injected into the MIA.”
All this embarrassing and damaging publicity which forced the back-flip are scars that are going to remain and begs the question: has the current board lost its credibility with the members to such an extent that they should now consider inviting new faces with fresh ideas to steer the MIA henceforth.
The publicity drummed up by the Migration Alliance and the selfless efforts of many members who offered to personally attend the EGM and act as proxies for those who couldn’t was effectively a revolt. No one was going to let the Board sneak in such a major change through an EGM announced on such short notice. And to save itself from the embarrassment of a romp at the EGM, the Board has made a tactical retreat to rescind the motion and cancel the EGM.
The MIA now needs to appoint a CEO to get its house in order and prevent the National Board from making a mockery of the organisation again.
“The decision not to appoint an independent, professional CEO after the departure of Maureen Horder has led to what is in effect an anomaly that is a President acting through a former member of staff, namely Kevin Lane” notes Liana Allan. This cannot continue. At least, now the current MIA board should know where it stands with its members. And yes, we told you so.
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Monday, 16 February 2015MIA members should vote with their feet and not renew their memberships, which is what I have now done.
As for the MIA purchasing its building, I suggest members ask the National President, for details of the economic model on which the purchase was based, and whether or not the vendor is, or was, "known" to the National President, and/or what the relationship between the vendor and the National President was at the time of entering into the contract of sale, and whether or not this was declared prior to the purchase?
Regarding the COO, members need to ask the basis upon which he was appointed. Attending "talk fests" with the DIBP which achieve nothing, and being totally non responsive to member's emails is hardly worthy of a paid position. A total review of all personnel, and a clean out of all "dead wood" is the only option. -
Monday, 16 February 2015
JUST A BUNCH OF RAT BAGS THE LOT OF RM
PUT EM IN A BAG HIT IT HARD ALWAYS GET THE RIGHT ONE
HAVE A NICE DAY -
Monday, 16 February 2015
FedUp, are you saying that the MIA either was or is going to purchase its own premises?
I haven't been an MIA member for years, I got totally fed up with the regular creation of awards to try to make itself relevant. The best thing about the the MIA was its forum, from which I was bared from several times because I was critical and outspoken. The fellowship thing was, for me, the last straw. -
Monday, 16 February 2015
Has purchased - done and dusted
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Monday, 16 February 2015
40% Commission for Training Bench Mark B
Thanks Fed Up (me also)
On a different topic sorry to post it here, maybe Liana can move it to somewhere more appropriate.
I don't mind sharing fees when I make a valid contribution to another agent's work. But this is, in my view, scandalous, 40% commission simply for a referral to More Learning, this is why I never refer to such offers. -
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
"The MIA now needs to appoint a CEO to get its house in order and prevent the National Board from making a mockery of the organisation again."
Not now. The Board is still dominated by the National President and unlike the EGM motion, members will have no say in the selection process.
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"Calls emerge" is fairly vague. Why not poll the MA members who are MIA members and see whether a majority agree that the MIA Board has outlived its usefulness. A simple Yes/No ballot would suffice. I am sure that a straightforward question can be worded by Jerry-Gomez or one of the MA officers.