Quality

UQN reviews 2005 results, moves forward

Jan. 17, 2006 - As the Union Quality Network (UQN) began the new year, the committee members looked back at the accomplishments of 2005.

The UQN is very dedicated to its monthly meeting schedule and works hard to move goals and objectives forward to meet the needs of OCSEA members who want to become more involved in quality within the agencies and workplaces.

Take a few minutes to review our results. If there is anything you want to know more about, contact Sandy Trout at 614-865-2614, toll free 1-800-969-4702 ext. 2614, or strout@ocsea.org.

Watch this website for a list of goals we will be working on in 2006.

1. Four Newsletters were published and distributed at OCSEA functions, via the OCSEA website, and through the Union Quality Network.

• February
• April
• July
• August

2. Convention

• Yellow bands stating that “Quality Rocks” were handed out to convention delegates.

• We asked delegates to complete a short survey providing us with valuable information - 214 surveys completed.

• 87 members who completed the surveys asked to be contacted.

• A letter and other quality information was mailed to them.
  
• Currently the Union Quality Network is in the process of personally calling survey respondents.

3. OCSEA hosts a Pathways Event – July 19, 2005

• Largest Pathways event EVER!
• 179 attendees were at the OCSEA Union Hall to attend workshops and listen to a keynote speaker.
• Rosemary Jamison, Union Quality Coordinator from Public Safety conducted a workshop.

4. John Vineyard Pathways – November 16, 2005

• Planned by the UQN. John Vineyard, an expert on the Malcolm Baldrige criteria spoke to over 30 attendees at the ODOT auditorium after work on November 16th. This was a very interactive presentation and gave the attendees an opportunity to ask questions pertinent to their agencies and worksites.

5. Increased membership in the UQN

• Janice Glenn – Industrial Commission
• Rebecca Dillow – Department of Education
• Joey Smith – Public Safety

6. The UQN had booths at the following conferences.
• MAC Conference
• Union Power Conference
• Convention

7. Union Bulletin Board Pieces (UBBN). The UQN wanted to get the quality message out to worksites in 2005 through the Union Bulletin Board network. Pieces were sent out in:

• March
• July
• August

8. UQN helped increase bargaining unit attendance at the Ohio Partnership for Excellence Conference and the High Performance Workplace Conference.

9. The three new Union Quality Coordinators; John Loomis, Larry Cremeens and Gretchen Genung worked with management and conducted a workshop at the High Performance Workplace Conference.

10. Union members attended international facilitators conference with the support of Workforce Development funds.

11. The Union Quality Coordinators began, and continue to work on, a facilitator certification training for state employees.

12. Increased sharing of quality resources between UQN members.

13. The OCSEA Quality Website got a face lift.