YSU union has money missing

YOUNGSTOWN

The president of the Association of Classified Employees union at Youngstown State University has informed his membership that as much as $17,000 may be missing from the union treasury.

Brian K. Brennan, in an email sent to the union membership Thursday, said the union treasurer discovered some major discrepancies in the financial records and union leadership has notified the Ohio Education Association of the problem.

The union, which reprsents administrative assistants, secretaries, computer center employees, maintenance workers and others, is an affiliate of the statetwide Ohio Education Association union.

An investigation is under way by the association, and a Mahoning County grand jury has subpoenaed union financial records in regards to the matter, Brennan said in his email.

Brennan couldn’t be reached to comment, and Charlene Yusko, union first vice president, referred calls to Atty. Ira Mirkin, who said he couldn’t comment on the matter.

Efforts to reach Paul Gains, Mahoning County prosecutor, were unsuccessful.