NO representation

Acknowledging that there ever was a light bulb, not to mention that it could be " not working", would be to commit and admit to the fact that a problem exists.
Many executive board members and representatives of council 24 and local 171 would rather walk around in the dark pretending they can see, than do anything to address or correct the real situation.
                Experience the truth!



afscme
May 10th 2007______________________________________________

I asked and asked that some effort be made to determine the truth in this situation.

No real effort was ever made by anyone connected to AFSCME - why because they were all protecting each other. All gutless in respect to their so called "solemn obligation" when it came to approaching these proceedings in which there were so many lies told, it may be impossible to count them all. I was lied about by management, and lied to by AFSCME.
The result being, a very poor quality management was not only, not questioned by the union, it was aided and supported. This leaves many more union members in a worse position than before. ( talk to them, I have )( I believe there is sufficient printed material to verify this )
My disappointment in the actions or non-actions taken by various members of afscme is hard to relate after eighteen and a half years of otherwise enjoyable employment at the University of Wisconsin. I believe afscme owes me and my family the truth about this period of time, both for the time I worked and
their own integrity and self respect.

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NO EFFORT MADE

The person bringing the original grievance about, was the same person presiding over the grievance meeting.
The complaint was based on what one person supposedly told another person who supposedly told the supervisor. ( third hand )
The same supervisor was the direct supervisor of my supposed union steward.
Would any reasonable person really believe that this supervisor making the accusation was going to find against himself ?

I have journal pages containing statements of hate made by those involved - a result of open records request - from the state...

On top of that my steward, said nothing. This was after "meeting with me to devise his approach." ( or as I certainly believe, report directly to his supervisor to gain favor.)
This entire farce was too extreme to be anything but planned. At the end of one grievance meeting in which my steward said not a word, after the other parties left the room, He said to me

"You are being railroaded"                                          ("solemn obligation" ) what a joke

Is this steward talk for anything good ?

Add to this the fact that my steward had never attended one other grievance meeting as a steward period, a fact that no one would verify to me for about one year, and the fact that for months He told me daily as I asked, that He had filed an appeal to the first meeting outcome-
an action that had never been taken. ( this was an out and out lie to keep me from filling for an appeal myself )
As well, this fact was stated to be a known lie by " the previous steward in a conversation with me while I was at the local 171 office doing research.
Also as I have stated elsewhere I have never received proof that my steward ever attended steward training. ( to this day ) I know He only attended ONE local 171 meeting because I went to the office asked for all the minutes of a years local meetings and scanned the roll call for those present.

He attended a TOTAL of ONE meeting - where he was proclaimed a steward. ( not much interest or enthusiasm ) on his part.

This is but a drop in the "agenda" bucket on someone's part. And only a small part of the mishandling and non-representation I received over a matter as serious as my employment after eighteen and a half years.

To say:
I received NO representation
Would be a gross understatement…
I received NO representation deliberately from afscme -

And found myself vs. management and local171 reps. That were lying directly to me.
These people are responsible for taking my employment and my families insurance.
I was un represented.

I want the truth
Dave W

The person bringing the original grievance about, was the same person presiding over the grievance meeting.
The complaint was based on what one person supposedly told another person who supposedly told the supervisor . ( third hand )
The same supervisor was the direct supervisor of my supposed union steward.
Would any reasonable person really believe that this supervisor making the accusation was going to find against himself ?

Ignoring this situation by afscme in no way removes any dishonor, repairs their self respect, or promotes union ideals...
afscme as I have experienced it IS A JOKE !