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Question of the week
Q: I heard that my job at the workshop is going to change after Labor Day? Is that true?
A: CLI & Firelands Local LLC are making some changes to our Vocational Habilitation (VH) Schedule. If you are a Firelands Local employee who doesn't receive any CLI VH services to help you work at the workshop, Black & Decker, or one of Firelands Local's other worksite-- these changes will not affect you.
But-- if you are participating in CLI VH services, then yes there will be some schedule changes as CLI works to improve our compliance with the DODD mandate that we're actively helping people progress on their path to employment. We know that paid work is an important training tool, so there will still be plenty of good old-fashioned shift work. However, there will also be more educational and career exploration aspects to our Vocational Habilitation program, so we will be more aggressively coordinating paid work schedules with those other components so that the workshop functions like a more typical workplace.
If you want more working hours, CLI will help you negotiate with James Johnson of Firelands Local LLC. However, be prepared to talk about your productivity, your attendance, and your behavior in the workplace. Employers pay attention to both of those things.
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