An added aggravation to this is the way the recent downsizing is having an effect. In theory departments were supposed to identify work to be cut, not individuals. What's happened instead in many of the headquarters is that they have started identifying people and they'll sort out what work they're going to get rid of afterwards. This has put a huge chill on our members. I know of many headquarters in this town where people have been afraid to come forward with cases like this because of that, because it is well-known at the headquarters level that it's not the work that's being cut, it's the people who are being cut. They are scared to death to come forward. If that had been handled better and if departments had been forced to identify work, as the WFA, workforce adjustment, requirements indicate, instead of the individuals, it wouldn't have that chilling effect. It's very sad to see.
We're trying to figure out how to raise those issues on a more global and less personal level to try to protect some of these people. We have several complaints about the abuse of that process.