Given this as our counter proposal, starting today we will follow this, giving you an opportunity to suggest changes. We are concerned with Management's indication of what the LPNs have expressed to them regarding their likes or dislikes. We need to be clear that the Federation represents the LPNs and Management's discussions with the membership and then Management saying what LPNs want at this table is inappropriate. If Management has a different opinion they should keep it to themselves. WFSE is not the sole representative of the staff.
Management has the right and the responsibility to represent the staff and the organization.
We are responsible for presenting what our members think at this table. We feel it is not Management's responsibility and we feel it interferes with what our responsibility is. You do not speak on the part of the membership. We believe it is Management's right to gather information and act on that information. We will take this back to our members.