Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:47:42 -0400
Subject: Re: C4C Special Notice: : Rep. Cummings Applauds Passage of Bill to Expand P...
funny...I went to mailbox today and found past year NO FEAR annual reports. (See pic)
It had been so long...I forgot I had asked for them via FOIA.
It had been so long...I forgot I had asked for them via FOIA.
I'll review after whistleblower Summit.
I was trying to see if they had them electronically on website...but a few of them appear to be missing. I did see NO FEAR Annual Report FY 2010.
We all know USDA is bad....I was just curious to see the kind of data they were reporting.
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Sent: 7/22/2015 10:51:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Re: C4C Special Notice: : Rep. Cummings Applauds Passage of Bill to Expand Protections for Federal Employees Against Discrimination
Congratulations on the passing 403-0! Thank you for all your hard work
On 7/22/15 5:05 AM, T W J wrote:C4C Family and Supporters,
Yesterday, Paulette Taylor (Civil Rights Chair) and I had the pleasure of watching the House members vote on measures to provide for better transparency and accountability in the EEO program. During the Congressman's reading of the bill on the House floor, he personally thanked C4C for standing up for whistleblowers who expose civil rights violation. The Congressman also discussed some of the measures within the pending bill.
Later, In meeting with the Rep. Cummings, we thanked him on behalf of our membership and all federal workers for incorporating recommendations we shared to better improve federal sector workplace culture. Rep. Elijah Cummings has truly been a champion in advocating better protections for civil servants who seek to uphold the public trust.
The bill passed 403-0 and now goes to the Senate.
C4C thanks the Make It Safe Coalition, which it is a member of, for its support of the Bill. We also recognize Mr. Leroy Warren and Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo for their paving the way early on with the original No FEAR Act of 2002.
In closing, we give -- All praise and honor to God, who makes all things possible. We shall continue, because we have much more to do until equality becomes a reality. However, today forward...we celebrate this VICTORY!
Tanya
Hear VIDEO https://youtu.be/IATLKiO7i5Y
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer WernerJuly 21, 2015 (202) 226-5181Cummings Applauds Passage of Bill to ExpandProtections for Federal Employees Against DiscriminationWashington, DC (July 21, 2015)—Today, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 403-0 a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to strengthen equal employment protections for federal workers. The bill, the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015, H.R. 1557, was cosponsored by Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, as well as Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton, James F. Sensenbrenner, and Sheila Jackson Lee."The Equal Employment Opportunity program is essential to ensuring that our federal workplaces uphold the guarantee of equal opportunity that is the right of every citizen in this nation," said Cummings. "This legislation takes critical steps to strengthen federal agencies' management of this process, as well as the accountability mechanisms that are central to the effectiveness of the process. I thank Chairman Chaffetz for co-sponsoring this bill and for working so closely with me to advance this bipartisan legislation through the Oversight Committee and the House of Representatives.""Too often dedicated public servants are unfairly discriminated against for reporting misconduct in the federal workplace," said Chaffetz. "This legislation strengthens transparency and accountability within the federal workforce and provides more protection for federal employees by reducing the opportunity for retaliation against them. I want to thank Mr. Cummings for his leadership and work on this important bill."In fiscal year 2012, federal employees and applicants for employment filed nearly 16,000 complaints alleging they had been the victims of discrimination. Although the vast majority of these complaints were handled in a timely and fair manner, some federal agencies still have not met the standards of a model program set forth by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).For example, in 2014, the EEOC issued a report finding that the Social Security Administration had failed to ensure efficient management of the various stages of the complaint process, provide uniform training to ensure equal opportunities, or implement effective and efficient anti-harassment policies and procedures.The Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015 would require each federal agency to ensure that the head of its Equal Employment Opportunity program reports directly to the agency head.The Act would also expand the notifications that agencies are required to provide when discrimination is found to have occurred, and it would require agencies to track and report whether such findings resulted in any disciplinary action.Finally, the Act would prohibit non-disclosure agreements that seek to prohibit or restrict a federal employee from disclosing to Congress, the Office of Special Counsel, or an Inspector General any information that relates to any violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or waste, fraud or abuse.H.R. 1557 passed the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by a voice vote on March 25, 2015.
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Tanya Ward Jordan, FounderThe Coalition For Change, Inc.(C4C) http://coalition4change.org/
"Exposing retaliation and race discrimination in federal employment and supporting employees who challenge workplace injustice." ---- The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C)
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The Coalition For Change, Inc.(C4C) http://coalition4change.org/
"Exposing retaliation and race discrimination in federal employment and supporting employees who challenge workplace injustice." ---- The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C)
