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From: Bosque Lover <>
Subject: Problem with non-resolution of Grievances
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:39:01 -0600


This is a very important issue for each one of us which.
Pllease feel free to disuss this here or write to your reps.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Haas Davenport [mailto:]
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:07 AM
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Subject: [ABChat] Problem with non-resolution of Grievances

The Project's by-laws assign certain duties to the AB. Article VI
(Duties of the Advisory Board), Section 3, lists one of the AB's
duties as: "advising and mediating, if necessary, any grievances
or appeals." http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml

Over the years, acting under this section of the by-laws the AB
has heard grievances and rendered recommendations to the parties
of a grievance. However, once the AB rendered its recommendations
it has been up to the parties of the grievance whether or not to
follow the AB's recommendations. The by-laws do not give the AB
the authority to enforce its recommendations. This situation has
resulted in frustration on both sides - the AB and the members.

This AB was recently involved in a grievance filed by a CC
against an SC over the delinking of the CC. The AB members
hearing this grievance rendered a set of recommendation, one of
which was for the SC to relink the CC. The SC declined to
implement the recommendations, citing past precedent that an SC
has the right to delink any CC they wish and there is no
requirement for grievance recommendations to be implemented.

The decision of the SC resulted in yet more grievances being
filed and e-mails from members demanding that the AB "do
something."

The AB has discussed this situation in Exec (the place to discuss
grievances) and after extensive discussion has decided to bring
this issue of non-resolution of grievances to open discussion to
try to find a workable solution to the problem.

A gentle reminder to everyone: As you discuss this issue please
be careful not to include any particulars of the grievances or
the parties involved.

Linda HD


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