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Date Posted: 06:51:38 06/14/03 Sat
Author: JFS (THE FARM)
Subject: CONSTITUTIONAL / CONTRACTUAL VIOLATIONS

I HAVE SENT THIS MESSAGE TO EVERY SITE I COULD FIND. FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DOWN TO THE ACLU. I FIND IT ODD THAT NO OTHER CORRECTIONAL SITE HAS COMPLAINED. IF IN FACT THIS IS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH, THIS IS NO LONGER AN IBCO VS. MCOFU ISSUE. IF WE ALLOW THE POWERS THAT BE TO CONTINUE TO VIOLATE NOT ONLY CONTRACT LANGUAGE BUT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS THEN WE MIGHT AS WELL GIVE UP AND HAVE NO REPRESENTATION. COME ON ALL YOU UNION STEWARDS AND DOC EMPLOYEES. THIS IS SERIOUS. DONT SIT ON YOUR HANDS WAITING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DO OUR JOB. I HAVE CONTACTED A LABOR ATTORNEY THAT IS MORE THAN WILLING TO TAKE UP THIS CASE AND HE ASSURES ME THAT THE COURTS WILL ISSUE AN INJUNCTION TO STOP MIKE AND RON FROM DOING THIS. CONTACT THE E-BOARD AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE NEED THIS DONE AND NOT BY DWYER AND ASSOCIATES.

"MESSAGE"

"I COME TO YOU WITH PROBLEMS REGARDING OUR RIGHTS NOT ONLY AS CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH BUT ALSO AS EMPLOYEES OF THE MASS. DEPT OF CORRECTION. ONCE AGAIN THE 5700+ MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CORRECTION OFFICERS FEDERATED UNION ARE IN NEED OF YOUR HELP. THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS(MICHAEL MALONEY) IS ALLOWING MANAGERS ACROSS THE STATE TO CENSOR OUR UNION BULLETIN BOARDS. WE BELIEVE THIS IS BEING DONE TO HELP IN A RAID ON OUR UNION BY ANOTHER UNION. OVER THE PAST MONTH THE COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED MANY OF OUR MEMO'S TO OUR MEMBERSHIP TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR BULLETIN BOARDS AT ALL CORRECTION SITES. OUR CONTRACT HAS VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE REGARDING THESE POSTINGS BUT THE COMMISSIONER WILL NOT LISTEN.
THE COMMISSIONER ALSO REFUSES TO PUT HIS ORDER IN WRITING AND IS RELYING ON THREATS OF DISCIPLINE TOWARDS UNION STEWARDS TO GET THE JOB DONE. IT IS THE UNIONS BELIEF THAT THIS MAY IN FACT COME STRAIGHT FROM THE GOVERNORS OFFICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP OR STALL ANY BARGAINING WITH REGARDS TO OUR CONTRACT WHICH IS UP IN JANUARY. IF ANOTHER UNION CAN GET ENOUGH SIGNITURES REQUESTING AN ELECTION THEN BARGAINING WILL BE STOPPED UNTIL AN ELECTION IS HELD. WHEN AND IF THIS HAPPENS THEN CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE WILL RULE AS TO ANY UNION POSTINGS. THE LAST TIME THIS TOOK PLACE IT WAS TWO YEARS BEFORE WE COULD NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT. THE MANAGEMENT HAS GONE SO FAR AS TO BREAK THE LOCKS ON THE UNION OWNED BULLETIN BOARD AT NORTHEASTERN CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN CONCORD AS RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY.
I HAVE CONTACTED THE ACLU AS WELL AS THE UNION LAWYERS BUT THESE STEPS COULD TAKE YEARS THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURERS.
I WILL SEND TO YOU COPIES OF THE LAST TWO MEMO'S REMOVED FROM THE UNION BOARD AS WELL AS THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FROM OUR PRESENT CONTRACT REGARDING BULLETIN BOARDS. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN FIND TIME TO READ THESE AND MAKE A CALL TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF PUPLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS TO STOP THIS INJUSTICE.
THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US WITH THIS MATTER."

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