Employee Meeting - NRC

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However, there were some wins even in these losses,
such as the Agency has agreed to provide additional information on the
way performance awards are made.
But, honestly, the problems that I have seen in my 16
months as Union President have not been with the contract, but, rather,
with lack of fairness and equity, unequal treatment of similarly-situated
employees, lack of civility, and misuse of power.
Last year at this time, the Agency was starting the
implementation of TABS, which was delayed partly in response to
Union questions. This year we are moving forward with TABS, and
one of our new Stewards, Carl Konzman, is the new NTEU point of
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contact.
Carl has done an impressive job coming up-to-speed on
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NTEU's behalf, and he continues to monitor the progress for our
Chapter.
As a result of declining OIG safety culture scores as
well as a downward trend in the FEVS scores, the EDO last year
introduced the Behavior Matters Cafes. Yet, in spite of this, I hear daily
about managers who are not responsive to their employees, managers
who fail to provide clear expectations to their employees, and in some
cases managers who abuse their employees, overlooking the
importance of treating them with dignity or respect.
But, also, I have to say that there are some employees
treating other employees in, at a minimum, a less-than-professional
manner. Employees feel disheartened that, from their vantage point,
nothing seems to change, in spite of numerous new initiatives. I have
been asked more than once what the point of Behavior Matters was,