I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover which came out weekly unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the 'Daily Pennsylvanian' and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page.
The union is much more than me and when you think the union is you and it's not about who you represent I think you've sort of lost your morals and focus and the purpose of your leadership.