tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203481901177661359.post3840643222220652493..comments2023-08-01T05:00:57.857-05:00Comments on Minnesota Lawyer Blog: This looks like a prior Hatch purgeMark Cohen, editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119858489884538496noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203481901177661359.post-33029268333736487142007-04-29T22:39:00.000-05:002007-04-29T22:39:00.000-05:00Kari Ferguson, mentioned in several news articles,...Kari Ferguson, mentioned in several news articles, is an excellent example of why a labor union would be appropriate in the attorney general’s office. That young woman received a letter of commendation and a raise from the Attorney General no less than 3 weeks ago. Then, without warning, she was summoned to the capitol to be fired. She was not given a reason for this sudden turnaround. Had there honestly been a performance issue, Ms. Ferguson could have been informed of the issues by her manager and given suggestions for improvement, been given a timeline in which the improvements needed to be made, been put on probation. But instead, she was cold-cocked and kicked to the curb in the blink of an eye. As this blog has observed, this technique is a well-known pattern. It’s not “natural” and it’s not fair. It’s heartless and abusive. A union of employees could negotiate a contract that made firing for cause the practice at the attorney general’s office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com