four good things

super-swamped i am at the moment but here are four good things about today:

1. got my retroactive pay on the new collective agreement increases – two years of increase at one time – and it worked out to more than i expected.
2. got a letter from the department today informing me that i have won a distinction award in recognition of my work on our internet presence. apparently there is an awards ceremony in june and i get something official then.
3. a person who i represented recently in a job-loss situation (unfair layoff due to budgetary rather than performance considerations) came to see me first thing this morning because she has been started back at work and granted indeterminate (rather than temporary) status. she is extremely happy with the representation she received.
4. heard from another person i represented over a year ago in a case involving a head injury and return to work. management at that time had threatened him with demotion and layoff but backed off when we pulled up a human rights complaint. he just called to let me know he’s doing fine at work these days, is able to perform about 90% of what he could before the accident, and would like to assist other workers with disabilities if there is any way he can do so.

not bad for a day where i barely made it out of bed. unfortunately, i get worried when too many good things happen at one time – i mean, when the pendulum swings back the other way it’s going to be really messy…..

(and yes, i know that it is not super-compelling when all i post about is work and the union, but my life these days is mostly taken up by those things – i promise i will get more interesting once i start hiking and taking photos and playing music again…..)