Traci Hallstrom, a Federal whistleblower, also one of the six original EEO complainant’s and who is the only one left from the original EEO Class complaint who hasn’t backed out, quit, fired, or took another federal job elsewhere; is still getting reprised against for filing protected activity since May 9th, 2005.

Ms Halstrom had her EEOC Hearing during the week of April 24th, 2007 and has still not received a final decision from the Administrative Judge. The AJ had until October 19th, 2007 (180 days) to reach a decision. It has now been over 250 days and still no word. The Office of Special counsel closed Ms Hallstrom’s case because they said they do not get involved in EEO cases. If that is indeed the case then they should remove the clause on their website that they do investigate EEO cases of reprisal.

To: Deena Wilson, EEO Manager, CA BLM State Office
Louis Demas, Complainant’s attorney
CA BLM DOI Solicitor Kevin Mack
EEOC Administrative Judge Jeanne Player

From: Traci Hallstrom, EEO Complainant, BLM Redding, CA Field office

I am filing more EEO complaints with the basis of reprisal on the following:

1) On Monday November 26th, 2007 my supervisor Mike Hoffman emailed
myself and Admin Tech Cindy Person a memo on Workplace Conduct. I feel
this was focused on me because no one else in the office received the memo
and a memo of this kind has never been sent to me in my entire BLM career
and it also violated the Master Union Labor Agreement in which the Union
is filing an Unfair Labor Practice.

2) On Tuesday November 27th, 2007 my supervisor Mike Hoffman emailed
me a revised EPAP adding a Critical Element #5. He also added the same
word for word Critical Element #5 to Cindy Person the Admin Tech. Both of
our Critical Elements #5 were worded exactly the same, however our
Performance Standards were vastly different making my standards impossible
to achieve anything higher than Fully Successful.

******Please Note that in the early hours of November 28th, 2007 I was
seen in the ER at SMRC and then admitted for a mild heart attack due to
occupational stress.

3) On December 3rd, 2007 I filed the proper forms with the CA BLM
State Office HR to go on the voluntary leave share program. My request
was delayed by Mike Hoffman, Field manager Steve Anderson and Asst. field
manager Francis Berg from the Redding field office until December 12th,
2007 which created any chance of more donations that I could have
received.

4) During the week of December 10th, 2007, Assistant field Manager
Francis Berg wrote a memo to the State Office to have me removed from the
BLM system so I could no longer have access to any BLM computer, my work
emails, and all work programs from any BLM computer. This was
inappropriate. Mr. Berg also made copies and placed them in the General
filing box. This violated my privacy. I also should have received a copy
of this memo to my home address and I have not.

5) On December 3rd, 2007 I filed a CA-2 Claim #132183400 with Virginia
Horton the OWCP coordinator on the basis of occupational stress. To this
day, December 18th, 2007 I still have not received a signed copy from my
supervisor Mike Hoffman acknowledging that he received my CA2. He was
mailed a copy via USPS and also in the SMIS system and has never sent me
my receipt of acknowledgment.

6) During the week of December 3rd, 2007, Supervisor Bill Kuntz
removed my personal items from my desk (my plants) and Admin Tech Cindy
Person were laughing about my plants and moving them. They are no longer
at my desk. I am not sure what else of my personal belongings were
removed, but I was never notified.

I am also sending a copy of this email to BLM Solicitor Kevin Mack and
EEOC Administrative Judge Jeanne Player so that everyone is above board on
the events that have been taking place and no one is being left out of the
loop.

Thank you,

Traci Hallstrom

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