[Magdalen] Prayers, please.

[Roger Stokes]

Mike,

Bullies need to be confronted. They are trying to bolster there own ego 
and need to be reminded of the truth that they are actually weak and 
cowards. In the end they will not prevail so strengthen your yourself 
with this truth. You have the union on your side and SCOTUS said nothing 
about the right of workers to be part of a trade union. Their decision, 
as I read it, was solely about whether those who choose not to be part 
of the union have to pay a fee to be able to work in that organization 
and are not allowed to negotiate directly with the employer. Good luck 
to them if they want to take on the employer on their own rather than 
accepting the benefits the union has won for the workers corporately. 
(Incidentally, has anybody else noticed that the petitioner in this case 
is called Janus, the same name as the two-face Roman god?)

It may well be that when you return to work your supervisor realises 
that she needs your input to keep the show on the road. Don't expect her 
to be effusive in thankfulnerss that you have returned but be prepared, 
with your union's backing, to file a grievance if necessary if she does 
not reapect your professionalism.

Roger

On 01/07/2018 21:32, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
> I haven't spoken about it much at all, but I've been on leave from work for what on this coming Thursday will have been four months.  I did mention a while back it was strictly supervisor-related.  In a word, this time home, which should have been relaxing (and it was to a large degree, don't get me wrong), was fraught with turmoil, trying to get my head around both what had led up to the leave (2.5 years of abuse from my supervisor, and, more importantly, my letting it happen), and how and what to face and do about the future.  I spent the entire month of April believing I was going to retire and get supplementary work for the rest of my life, which belief was eventually dispelled by both myself and my Union.  I return to work Friday, with anything but a clear idea of what to expect.  The most cogent account of her during all this time from friends on the inside is that she has no idea that has been all about her.  Somehow, hopefully in a pleasant way, that has got to be part of our initial communications, for no other reason than the fact that the old days of things getter better and me just hoping they stay that way, are over.  Done.  I will not be treated like shit anymore.  I've been working with my Union (and yes, middle finger to the SCOTUS), and we definitely have a plan.  When that plan will be implemented is still up in the air, as I'm not back yet.  But we definitely have a plan.
>
> My biggest regret about this extended time away from work is that I've literally gotten nothing done around the apartment.  But, I wasn't exactly "on vacation".
>
> Thanks for listening.
>
> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>