Michael1942's Blog

Under the guise of improving the quality of service within the organization and the programs it administers, a local non profit hired a Lawyer who had been investigated by The Hearing board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. While the results may not result in any fines or punishment, it is certainly not a good impression for the Non profit’s image.This person has no knowledge of how the agency operates and what its needs are but he apparently is useful as legal figurehead. The work put forth by this individual is more of a hatchet man than a useful adjunct to the agency. this brings me to this point: Illinois is an “at will State”, this means you work at the behest of the employer. This non profit has exhibited a mindset of walking on the backs of its workers and used this semi legal person to accomplish this in a semi legal fashion. In some states the workers do not need Unions because they are “right to work ” states. Right to work states pay better on average than at will states even though the cost of living is lower. This amounts to treating workers like human beings and not slaves. There will always be instances of companies literally enslaving their workers but most appreciate the work done and acknowledge on a daily basis. Locally in Lincoln land the plantation is alive and well.