NAGE Signs Agreement to Provide Services to 3,000 Georgia Workers
September 12, 2007
A servicing agreement with SEIU Local 1985 could soon bring more than 3,000 new members into NAGE. The local, which represents Georgia state, county, and municipal employees, approached NAGE some months ago to request assistance with representational issues. With its long history in Georgia and its successful representation of city of Atlanta professionals, NAGE didn’t hesitate to help out.
According to local trustee Neneke Lee, it was the right decision to make.
“As a sister union, we went to NAGE to ask for assistance because of NAGE’s reputation for providing outstanding representational services and because of their dedication to their Georgia members,” she said. “Our experience with NAGE over the last few months has exceeded our highest expectations.”
NAGE showed its commitment to the members of Local 1985 early on. National President David J. Holway appointed Marc Lawson to act as executive director of the servicing efforts, and NAGE registered two lobbyists with the state to jumpstart legislative advocacy. Atlanta regional office staff Chip Warren and Kliff Grimes and attorneys Cicely Glover and Lance Tyler have also spent a considerable amount of time working with the local.
“We made a commitment to these members from day one,” said Holway. “They are a great group of hardworking people who deserve the best we have to offer. I know that Marc, and the entire Atlanta staff, are excited to be working with them and will do whatever it takes to continue to exceed their expectations.”