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Staying safe during COVID-19

By Fred Timpner, MAP Executive Director

This country is facing a state of emergency like no previous generations of Americans have ever faced before. It is not the time for politics, blame or recriminations. If one wants to engage in that sort of thing, there will be plenty of time for that later. Now is the time that we all should band together to support the effort to combat this insidious disease.

As first responders and public employees, the very nature of our professions puts us in the forefront of the battle against the spread of COVID-19. Our work puts us in high risk of being exposed, if not infected with the virus.

As such we are advising everyone to put your safety and that of your family first. We are insisting for those of us who continue to work, the Employer provide the appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) recommended by the CDC and the medical profession. In other words, N95 or greater masks, disinfectant etc.

If the Employer balks at issuing appropriate PPE or refuses to follow CDC guidelines, then please notify your labor representative immediately so that we may bring pressure to force the Employer to comply. After all, isn’t it to their advantage to see to it that we are protected? We are of no use if we become sick or infected. We then become spreaders of the virus infecting others we come into contact with, including our Employer, co-workers and members of the public.

Read more: Message from the Executive Director

A headquarters building designed for efficiency

The location and the resource structure of a union's central office combine to have a direct and profound impact upon the organization's ability to serve its membership.The headquarters is centrally situated in order for staff to have rapid access to all members. Such headquarters are also in close proximity to the offices of the union's other service providers, such as its legal specialists. It has the capacity to host meetings, to house the modern hardware that is essential to a sophisticated business operation, and to provide the kinds of functional accessories that create a setting of which all members can be proud.

The MAP headquarters are located near a network of expressways interconnecting Michigan's cities. Therefore, the labor relations' staff is within driving range of points throughout Michigan. It has a comfortable, functionally attractive design of which members are proud. Importantly, it is kept working at peak efficiency by a highly qualified support staff.

The MAP headquarters aid staff in providing effective and efficient representation to members.