December 23, 1999

W. Douglas Gow, Inspector General LIUNA
P.O. Box 27416
Washington, D.C. 20038-7416

Dear Mr. Gow,

I am writing to ask you if the General Executive Board of LIUNA obtained your approval prior to the December 5, 1999 meeting making Arthur Coia President Emerituus and entering into a lifetime labor contract to pay Mr. Coia a salary of $250,000 a year.

Please respond in writing as soon as possible,