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Tompkins County group reports 62 attended allyship training; committee discusses workplace climate survey, equity indicators
Summary
The Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Committee heard a report that 62 county employees attended two effective-allyship sessions, discussed renaming and clarifying the county’s workplace climate survey, and reviewed plans for departmental equity indicators and related training scheduling.
Veronica Pillar, chair of the Tompkins County Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said the county held two sessions of an “effective allyship” training and that staff across departments attended.
Charlene Holmes, Tompkins County’s chief equity and diversity officer, told the committee that 62 people attended between the two sessions and that the county had aimed for 80. “This is the first run. We will do effective allyship later on this year in the fall,” Holmes said, adding the county will schedule additional sessions to reach employees who work nonstandard hours.
Why this matters: committee members said the training and the workforce climate survey are connected. Members voiced concerns that the phrase “climate survey” may be confusing for some employees and could discourage responses; the…
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