Re: [ECOLOG-L] Government Shutdown: Who to contact
Thank you everyone for the great responses. I'll be writing my representatives over the weekend and calling during the week. Thank you, and best of luck to those of you affected by the shutdown. Ed On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 9:39 AM Ed Krynak wrote: > Dear ECOLOG members, > > I am a recent graduate looking for postdocs and jobs, mostly within the > federal government where I hope to establish a career. This government > shutdown puts the breaks on interviews, potential interviews (USAJOBS > referrals), and jobs from being posted. This poses an emotional and > financial burden on me and my family. I am sure there are other ECOLOG > members in the same boat, or similar due to the shutdown. I am for the most > part a political novice. My question to the more politically minded members > out there, who do I contact to let them know the burden the shutdown is > posing on citizens and to encourage them to work towards ending the > shutdown? I am currently living in Southern Michigan but looking for > jobs/postdocs across the US. > > Cheers, > Ed Krynak > > >
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Government Shutdown: Who to contact
Write to all your elected governmental representatives from the governor on up. Here's one site with suggestions about how to do that: http://www.ncte.org/action/write-legis I think the US Senate offices are still taking e-mail, as I wrote to my Colorado Senators a few days ago. You can also call their offices. I don't know whether the White House is accepting comments, but you can call or e-mail: https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/write-or-call/ You could also contact your professional organizations (e.g., the Ecological Society of America), tell them your story, and ask them to contact the President and Congress on behalf of members like yourself. Letters to the editor of the local newspapers can also be effective. David -- Dr. David W. Inouye Professor Emeritus Department of Biology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-4415 ino...@umd.edu Principal Investigator Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory PO Box 519 Crested Butte, CO 81224
[ECOLOG-L] Government Shutdown: Who to contact
Dear ECOLOG members, I am a recent graduate looking for postdocs and jobs, mostly within the federal government where I hope to establish a career. This government shutdown puts the breaks on interviews, potential interviews (USAJOBS referrals), and jobs from being posted. This poses an emotional and financial burden on me and my family. I am sure there are other ECOLOG members in the same boat, or similar due to the shutdown. I am for the most part a political novice. My question to the more politically minded members out there, who do I contact to let them know the burden the shutdown is posing on citizens and to encourage them to work towards ending the shutdown? I am currently living in Southern Michigan but looking for jobs/postdocs across the US. Cheers, Ed Krynak
