EFTA00036754.pdf

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Good Morning All:
Following yesterdays incident, we are all under a microscope. The event is unfortunate and will have a lot of backlash
associated with it but I want to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you for doing the job that you do.
People don't understand how hard you all work and how you put your life at risk every day. Don't allow all of the criticism to
define who we are as people and employees because you all keep this building afloat in the most daunting times
and situations.
Below are a number of items to remember to protect yourselves:
1. As an employee, you can not speak to the media. Refrain from any remarks or statements. That is the duty of the Public
Information Officer,
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2. We have a lot of visitors in the institution. Have your credentials on you at all times. Additionally, if you're unsure of a
person's identity, you can request identification.
3. Maintain integrity in all forms of communication. Be honest, don't lie. It's the experience that dishonesty is disciplined
more severely than the actual offense.
4. There will be a lot of requests for memorandums. As a bargaining employee, you have a right to route your memorandum
through your Union prior to submitting it to the agency or it's representative, if YOU reasonably believe it can lead to
discipline.
4. If called for questioning by ANY representative of the agency (BOP, OIA, OIG); you are entitled to a representative as a
witness or subject if YOU reasonably believe it can lead to discipline.
5. The agency and or it's representative are REQUIRED by law to advise you of your right to have representative prior to
conducting any questioning. If they don't, please keep the Union informed. While they must inform you YOU have the
responsibility of invoking your Weingarten Rights and informing that you want a representative. By law, upon that
invockation, all questioning is to cease.
6. It is not a condition of employment to speak with O1G. If you find yourself in a r…

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