At least she bothered to talk directly to the members thru letters to Unit managers & their deputies.
And she bothered to reply to my emails, which is more than I can say about another minister I contacted about another matter.
Couple things people need to remember
1) in the private sector your can't directly approach the director or the chairman of the board (they say you can but you can kiss your career goodbye if you do).
2)Things aren't as bleak as some make out.
3) With virtually every paid public servant pushing for pay rises & not being prepared to accept productivity increases & the community wanting everything -there is little fat left for us!
4) A lot of the issues individuals complain about lie within the respective services - there is a fair bit of "yes minister" and
5) some of our elected officers don't help matters!
And our associations need to consult ALL members, not just a select group!
Anyway I hope the new bloke does ok because there is massive change coming & if he is no good a great deal of harm could descend on you all!
cheers
