[nfbmi-talk] the real reason behind boone firing

[joe harcz Comcast]

This is right from the arbitration ruling. The real reason behind the Boone firing was that she was complying with the RSA monitoring requirements. M
CB Director Cannon as well documented in the final monitoring report was not and moreover, the agency had substantively been violating key aspects of the
Rehab Act for years (not uncommon of such agencies by the way especially after Bush w cut federal monitoring in half).  But, the Michigan Commission for
the Blind was one of the worst violators. Regardless hacks like Cannon deal with secrecacy, intimidation and spin. This is just the tip of the iceberg
for I will now under the Freedom of Information Act get all the transcripts, depositions, and so on . By the way this doesn't have one darned thing to
do with a "bb gun marksmanship program" really. It just doesn't. That was just the shaky excuse used to fire Boone. Here's the quote:
"

Regardless of her better than satisfactory performance, the relationship between

Mr. Cannon and Ms. Boone was not tension-free. Mr. Cannon was annoyed with

Ms. Boone over comments in a draft monitoring report from the Federal

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). Cannon sent an email to

Department of Energy Labor & Economic Growth ("DELEG") Human Relations

Manager Patty Gamin asking how to respond to what Mr. Cannon considered

issues that should not have been raised with the RSA. In fact, as Mr. Cannon

acknowledged, Ms. Boone had a legal obligation to respond to questions from the

Christine Boone Page 18 of 36.

Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic GrowthAAA 54 390 00896 10; Termination of Employment / Christine Boone

RSA monitoring team. Ms. Boone testified that the she noticed a change in her

relationship with Mr. Cannon after the RSA monitoring team visited Michigan.

Mr. Cannon also was frustrated with Ms. Boone's perceived inability to smooth

the relationship between the Michigan Commission for the Blind and the National

Federation of the Blind's Michigan affiliate. He told several members of the NFB

that he hired Christine Boone so she could "settle down" the NFB of Michigan

and that she had failed in that task. As Mr. Posont testified, the relationship

between the MCB in general, and Mr. Cannon in particular, and the NFB had

grown bad. "

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