{"id":4294,"date":"2024-01-03T09:41:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T14:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2024-01-03T09:52:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T14:52:53","slug":"chalking-up-some-wins-against-toxic-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-1\/chalking-up-some-wins-against-toxic-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Chalking up some wins against toxic management\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4150 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast.jpg\" alt=\"Blast from the past\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Retaliation comes in many forms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1995 at the Department of State (DOS) in Albany, an employee lunchroom\/breakroom was converted to \u201cunion\u201d private offices and two leaders were relocated to the spaces. Those leaders and PEF didn\u2019t take kindly to the situation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to then PEF Field Representative Jim Hair, the union broke new ground in the lunchroom improper practice charge case. Part of PEF\u2019s argument involved the unprecedented assertion that management had retaliated against two active PEF leaders by creating the appearance of preferential treatment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHair contended that by singling the two union leaders out for an apparent favor, at the expense of a popular benefit, department managers sought to foster resentment among the pair\u2019s coworkers,\u201d the story in the February 1995 issue of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Communicator<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> stated. The settlement in the case called for removal of a dividing wall built during the conversion and restoration of the lunchroom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The story also chronicled the cases of a leader downstate who said he faced retaliation in the form of lower performance evaluations for filing grievances and a council leader who was demoted due to his union activism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/no-issue\/pef-to-dos-lets-end-retaliation\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check out the original story <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"ui-provider ed brb bem brc brd bre brf brg brh bri brj brk brl brm brn bro brp brq brr brs brt bru brv brw brx bry brz bsa bsb bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh\" dir=\"ltr\">Nearly 30 years later, PEF is once again at the forefront of the fight against retaliation and toxic workplaces<\/span> \u2013 most recently with the launch of a large-scale campaign to shine a light on what\u2019s happening in New York state agencies and to push for legislation to address workplace bullying and abusive conduct through education and training. PEF will continue to push for passage of the legislation in 2024 \u2013 it got through the Assembly last year, but stalled in the Senate &#8212; and is calling for the state to create uniform standards to define bullying and abusive conduct in the workplace.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">View &#8220;Toxic Tales\u201d videos from fellow members about the toxicity of their workplaces and learn more about the campaign <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/toxictales\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. If you have a toxic tale to share, please get in touch with us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Communicator@pef.org\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Communicator@pef.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. We will work with you to share your story in the most sensitive way and safeguard your identity if necessary.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retaliation comes in many forms.\u00a0 In 1995 at the Department of State (DOS) in Albany, an employee lunchroom\/breakroom was converted to \u201cunion\u201d private offices and two leaders were relocated to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"division":[],"allowed_regions":[],"allowed_divisions":[],"class_list":["post-4294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-42-no-1"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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