Employee Meeting - NRC

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because, first of all, as adults, we all know that our behavior matters.
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Even my fourth-grader knows that his behavior matters.
Yet, bad
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behavior continues. NTEU believes that change is always possible,
but everyone at every level needs to be held accountable.
One of our Administration's main goals was to increase
our Chapter's strength, as there is strength in numbers. To that end,
we have appointed two Co-Chairs of our Membership Committee, Ms.
Serita Sanders and Stephen Monarque. I'm pleased to report that we
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have recruited well over 100 members in just our first year.
And
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because of this large increase in membership, we received a 2013
NTEU National Membership Recognition Award at the National
Convention this August. Stephen and Serita continue to work on this
effort, and our strength continues to increase.
In the interest of time, I will eliminate my comments on
the sequestration, building lease issues, the recent government
shutdown, although we do have additional information and insights, and
I invite anyone who has concerns to contact us directly or through their
partnership.
I know I have covered a lot here in a limited time. In
closing, I would like to thank the bargaining unit, all of the Union
members, and then, many non-bargaining unit Union supporters, and
NRC management for the warm reception and all of the help in getting
our new Administration up-to-speed.
I was so flattered on behalf of our new team when at a
recent Office All Hands Meeting a manager, commenting on my
appraisal advice, encouraged employees to seek advice from the Union