Vets need more
It's pretty funny how a person in a quasi-powerful
powerful can influence so many people.
When one side can't seem to be heard, they
turn to someone in a higher position.
That is how the Cal State Long Beach Veterans
Group finally got the attention of the Department of Labor.
The group had filed two complaints of non-compliance,
one in 1996 and one in 1998, with the Labor Department.
The department rejected the 1996 complaint
and its appeal.
But in 1998, the chairman of the communicative
disorders department, Walter Moore, filed a new complaint against the university
and finally the Labor Department took notice.
Just because the veterans are not in administrative
positions on the campus doesn't mean we can just ignore their complaints.
However, that is exactly what the Labor Department did.
The original 1996 complaint listed 12 plaintiffs,
only two of whom were professors.
The department did not think it was necessary
to investigate these complaints. At least, not until Moore--a chairman--filed
his own complaint.
That is when the Labor Department decided
to investigate both claims as one case.
It is unfortunate that the dip-wads at
the Labor Department would not take the word of lowly equipment technicians.
Maybe they don't really make that much
of a difference to the CSULB community. We can hire any old equipment technician.
They can't be that hard to find -- right?
Well that is a sorry excuse to screw over
the men and women who fought to defend our nation. We owe more to them
than just special benefits. |
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