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<br /> <br />Page 22 <br />1 <br />Board simply just does not have jurisdiction to act on <br />2 <br />Ms. Torres' appeal as it is filed and as it is before <br />3 <br />you at this time. <br />4 <br />CHAIR TULANG: Thank you. <br />5 <br />Final statement? <br />6 <br />MS. NOMURA: Again, I was a union agent. I'm <br />7 <br />not a union agent now; but I do know that this isn't <br />8 <br />right, and this isn't right in a merit-based system, so <br />9 <br />that's why we're appealing to you today. <br />10 <br />Granted, we have a grievance process. We can <br />11 <br />go through the grievance process for issues such as <br />12 <br />disciplinary actions, investigate -- that can be <br />13 <br />handled. We have the right to file on the procedural <br />14 <br />matters related to classification or on the recruitment <br />15 <br />tools that are used that are fair; but at the end of <br />16 <br />the day, the Employer makes that decision, and that's <br />17 <br />why I think recruitment exams are before this Board and <br />18 <br />classification is before this Board because it speaks <br />19 <br />to whether the Employer took into consideration the <br />20 <br />merit principle when they took those actions. <br />21 <br />And what we're coming before you with is that <br />22 <br />we really believe that somehow in this situation, that <br />23 <br />didn't happen; so we really hope that you could look at <br />24 <br />this matter. Thank you. <br />25 <br />CHAIR TULANG: Thank you both. <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />