After the job action at noon on April 9th to urge the Legislators to fund our health care, a CSC supervisor decided that her workers were lobbying on government time on government property. She requested that they fill out a form reporting this action to management.
We were on our lunch hour and actually on McDonald's property, with the building between us and the CSO. Not on even leased state property!!
The quick action of shop steward, Shelly Anderson (kudos!), nipped this right in the bud. She texted me quickly, knowing I was in a meeting with the top brass of DSHS and the Union (See 'HRSA saved' article).
WFSE Vice President Sue Hendrickson stopped that meeting and said "We have a situation going on right now at the Shelton CSO" and explained what was happening. Glen Christopherson, director of HR said "That's not right." and immediatly turned to Teri Beck of LRO and told her to take care of the issue as soon as we were done with this meeting.
WOW! Did it get taken care of!! The supervisor was called by her District Administrator, then she also called the worker and apologized stating the supervisor "didn't understand the form". End of that game!
The Green Machine in action! Do NOT be afraid to report retaliatory action or inappropriate requests. WE HAVE A VOICE!! Use it! Upper management has never been so open to direct line communication than they are at this time. They have acknowledged that WE are their subject experts and want to pool our knowledge to create an even better delivery system. We all know there are problems but they can be fixed with your input!
Speak up, my brothers and sisters! Speak up!!
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