[This model letter may be used when in requesting an appointment by phone you are asked to fax your request and explain the re

[This model letter may be used when in requesting an appointment by phone you are asked to fax your request and explain the reason for the meeting]

(Date)

The Honorable

United States Senate/ Congress

Washington, D.C. 20510

Via Facsimile: 202-

Dear Senator/ Congressman/ Congresswoman:

The purpose of my letter is to request an appointment to meet with you or the appropriate member of your staff on (give several dates that you will be available.)�� I live in ��.� I am an (job title/position)� in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission�s (name office)� Office, which serves (describe geographic area).� I am also (a member or officer) of Local ______ of the National Council of EEOC Locals, No. 216, AFGE.� Local ______ represents EEOC bargaining unit employees in the (name offices).

The National Council and our Local _____ are urging you to make sure Chair Cari Dominguez answers some tough questions about the Agency�s $5 million request for �Workforce Repositioning,� when she testifies at EEOC�s CJS House Appropriations Oversight Hearing, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on March 26, 2004, H-309 Capitol.� Specifically, the request, contained in the EEOC�s �FY 2005 Performance Budget,�encompasses funds for a National Contact Center, which will entrust the rights of your constituents to scripted �telemarketers.�� The request may also pay for Chair Dominguez to close or gut the offices that serve your constituents.� Finally, the request is intended to �implement management decisions� resulting from the February 2003 National Academy of Public Administration's (NAPA) report.� This report has been roundly criticized by stakeholders, EEOC managers and the Union, as well as the Senate�s CJS Appropriation�s Committee, which said of NAPA�s study: �the Committee has concerns about the impact this restructuring will have on the quality of service to the States.��

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We need your assistance in stripping this $5 million �repositioning� request from the EEOC�s budget.� Alternatively, the repositioning request should be itemized by project and subjected to additional oversight hearings.�� More information on these issues is outlined in our talking points, which are attached.�� Please contact me at (phone number) so we can confirm an appointment.� Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

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�� EEOC�s Restructuring Endangers Civil Rights - - Congress Must Step In!