[nfbmi-talk] the real reason behind boone firing

[Fred wurtzel]

Hello,

Thank you Joe.  I'm a little behind because of my trip to Florida where I am
writing this from.  Sorry about bragging like this (smile)

I am certainly glad that an objective third party is finally confirming what
we always knew about what is happening.  I cannot express my relief that
someone is listening.  This does not even come close to unraveling all the
mess at MCB but it certainly yanks at the knot holding it together.  

I am experienced enough to know that we are not out of the woods, yet.  The
system is uncanny in its ability to cover up and obfuscate.  After all, I am
still naïve enough to believe that truth will win out in the long run,
however long that is.

Thanks, again for publishing this excerpt.

Warm Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Joe harcz Comcast
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 6:25 PM
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Cc: lydia schuck; Jo Anne Pilarski MCB, Chair; Craig.McManus at ed.gov; Lynnae
Ruttledge RSA Commissioner; John Scott MCB, Commissioner
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] the real reason behind boone firing

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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