CS 02 (11)Jennifer L. Hall
From:
Heather Fuller
Sent:
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:08 PM
To:
Public Comment
Subject:
Comment on October 26th closed session item
The work that Management and Confidential staff do directly impacts the residents and business owners of Anaheim. By
refusing to treat us fairly with, among other things, regular cost of living raises, you eventually impact the quality of
services your constituents receive. When I first started working directly with residents in 2007 1 was surprised by how
grateful people were when we responded promptly to their needs. On several occasions the resident or property
manager told me that other cities were rarely as efficient or friendly. It made me proud to be part of such a fantastic and
caring group of people. Even when the recession came and staff levels were reduced and our pay was cut, everyone
made an effort to maintain the high quality of our service. People didn't leave, they struggled on. My co-workers are still
working hard to maintain services, but that is becoming increasingly difficult. And many of them are choosing to leave,
not to retire, but to work at other agencies who demonstrate that they value the work that staff do by paying them
adequately.
We have been trying to get an MOU since September 2018 and in that time our workload has only increased and the
money we do earn is less and less able to cover the daily cost of living. You all consistently and repeatedly say how much
you appreciate city staff and the work we do, but then you refuse to give Management and Confidential staff any cost of
living raises, even when you give them to every other working group in the city. Actions speak louder than words, you
are demonstrating how you really feel about the people who do the work to make the city run every time you refuse our
MOU requests.
Heather Fuller
Confidential representative on the AFSCME negotiating team