Anonymously contributed:
LLNL has announced that it will make a large corporate donation to this years HOME charity campaign. I am a strong supporter of the HOME campaign and have made personal contributions, along with thousands of other employees, yearly over my 30-year career. A corporate donation seems particularly inappropriate this year.
This year the lab has downsized the workforce by about 2000 people including involuntary layoffs. Lab retirees have been notified that many older than 65 will loose the safety net of their group medical plan. After being told that ongoing staff and benefit reductions are necessary because of funding shortfalls, it seems totally irresponsible for management to make a donation up to $1 million of taxpayers money to outside agencies particularly when dedicated employees and retirees are suffering from these cuts. Selection of elderly retirees to be the first group to loose group medical coverage also seems particularly mean-spirited and disrespectful.
In my opinion, the lab contains talented, dedicated individuals with irreplaceable knowledge critical to our national security. They deserve to be treated with respect, not the bureaucratic humiliations described above.
LLNL has announced that it will make a large corporate donation to this years HOME charity campaign. I am a strong supporter of the HOME campaign and have made personal contributions, along with thousands of other employees, yearly over my 30-year career. A corporate donation seems particularly inappropriate this year.
This year the lab has downsized the workforce by about 2000 people including involuntary layoffs. Lab retirees have been notified that many older than 65 will loose the safety net of their group medical plan. After being told that ongoing staff and benefit reductions are necessary because of funding shortfalls, it seems totally irresponsible for management to make a donation up to $1 million of taxpayers money to outside agencies particularly when dedicated employees and retirees are suffering from these cuts. Selection of elderly retirees to be the first group to loose group medical coverage also seems particularly mean-spirited and disrespectful.
In my opinion, the lab contains talented, dedicated individuals with irreplaceable knowledge critical to our national security. They deserve to be treated with respect, not the bureaucratic humiliations described above.
Comments
Before I would ever consider any sort of donation from my rapidly dwindling income I think LLNS should consider giving a helping hand to the 2000 former employees the kicked out the gate. That would be a refreshing start to the home campaign wouldn't it?
One more thought I would like to express to management and the home campaign in general..feed on my shorts.
Thank you.
Individuals should know there are many ways to give time and money within the local community without having to do it through LLNS.
and ULM has certainly helped themselves.
Roll up your sleeves and do the charity work yourself. That way there is zero overhead cost, you get to know the people you help, and get to poke a finger in GM's eye to boot.
"Why are you people still working for tyrants? Either rise up and boot them all out or cast your vote with your feet by leaving the lab."
Good question. I did......I left before the whole mess started. Why you stay is your fault and problem. Easier to complain and whine than do something about it, I suppose.