WORKING  DOG  WONDERS       October edition 1999
NEW CONTROVERSY TO COMPLICATE COMING ELECTION  .      Our Local 559 of Tulare-Kings County , California, reports that requests  are coming in from various small breed canines  asking   admittance to the union on the basis that being a watch dog, even in a small apartment or mobile home park, should qualify them as working dogs.  This would seem to the finance committees a very sound notion, as many of these little fellows are well heeled and could always keep their dues paid up,  However, there is a flea in the mange salve, so to speak, as the ulterior motive for these petitions is to embroil the union in a concerted protest against managements that tend to evict for noisy night-time barking.  In fact one of these requests enclosed a management  bulletin with the following  words  "PLEASE do not let your dog bark and bother your neighbors....."

So it would seem that the union must decide whether or not to rake in extra revenue at the risk of battling property owners.  This could even develop into a duel between freedom-of-bark canines and freedom-to-sleep humanoids.  Well, well, let's see what develops.
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PLANS  PROCEED  FOR  HIDEBOUND  RALLY  IN  CEDAR  RAPIDS:  A date of October 8 has been set for the festive rally sponsored by the Hairy Hidebound campaign for president of the union.  Most hyped feature will be the Pretty Puppy Parade, a sort of juvenile beauty contest in which all entrants will get to  pose for pictures with Hairy and all will receive prizes.  Major pet food companies will supply goodies and Hairy will address potential voters.
 
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