▁change ▁came ▁slowly . ▁Many ▁on ▁the ▁A FT ▁executive ▁council ▁felt ▁they ▁ow ed ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Sh ank er , ▁not ▁Feld man , ▁and ▁they ▁b alk ed ▁at ▁even ▁increment al ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁union ' s ▁sp ending ▁prior ities . ▁While ▁the ▁union ' s ▁educational ▁research ▁and ▁organ izing ▁programs ▁remained ▁health y , ▁the ▁union ' s ▁serv icing ▁capabilities ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁her ▁ten ure . ▁The ▁union ' s ▁research ▁and ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁staff ▁remained ▁small ▁and ▁st agn ant ▁despite ▁strong ▁membership ▁growth , ▁the ▁union ▁lack ed ▁compreh ensive ▁membership ▁and ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁databases , ▁and ▁financial ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁local ▁un ions ▁was ▁incons istent ▁( a ▁situation ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁em be zz lement ▁sc and als ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida ▁and ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁also ▁saw ▁Feld man ▁undert ake ▁a ▁system atic ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁A FT ' s ▁organization ▁and ▁prior ities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁union ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁" F ut ures ▁Committee " ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁review , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁" F ut ures ▁II " ▁committee ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁" F ut ures ▁I " ▁report . ▁The ▁committee ' s