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For members of Local 2748
For those of you who are not familiar with me, I am the Membership Secretary for Local 2748. My state job is at DWD, as an adjudicator in Milwaukee.
Apparently DOC administration has decided for all of us that we do not deserve the services provided by Local 2748 President Tom Corcoran, other elected officers, and stewards. Not content to restrict our representation in DOC, they have now impacted agencies outside of DOC.
The DOC administration has interfered with our rights to representation at DWD/PSS labor/management meetings in January and also the quarterly union presidents meeting with DWD Secretary Gassman in January.
Our president planned to attend a DWD meeting in Green Bay on 2/11/05 and was directed not to go by DOC administration. The members wanted Tom at that meeting because they are being faced with lay offs. Since Tom was not allowed to attend, our members were left without union representation during a very stressful and confusing time.
Further, DOC administration has directed Georgette Gehring not to attend the DHFS/BMCW labor management meetings. She was previously appointed as a team member in these meetings by our union.
Finally, DOC administration has tried to take control of our stewards, deciding if and when they can act as a grievance rep or a steward for disciplinary hearings involving members from every Department.
It should be noted that during the 12 weeks that we were not in office, the interim officers freely attended meetings at their own discretion without any interference from DOC.
From my perspective, this is clearly an attempt to control Local 2748, allowing it to operate only as DOC management wishes.
If any members have experiences to share regarding this, please contact me or any of the 2748 board members.
Thank you.
In solidarity,
Barbara Miller
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