I cannot afford a lawyer. (Obviously my employer has numerous lawyers.)
From the start there was probably no way to effectively challenge the chronic misbehavior of Alaskan Salvation Army directors. The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission seemed like they might at least look into it.
My initial complaint against the Alaska Salvation Army involved the denial of employee medical benefits to me, based on accusations by a Salvation Army director that were largely fabricated. [All of my personnel documents, as well as audio of the director commenting on them, are on the website.]
While I was being denied employee medical benefits, employees who used drugs and had sex with clients were not disciplined until management was forced to do something.
When I filed this complaint, I was told by Eric McGhee, the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission investigator, that coworkers would be interviewed and this website would be reviewed, and I would get a chance to present additional material.
From the start there was probably no way to effectively challenge the chronic misbehavior of Alaskan Salvation Army directors. The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission seemed like they might at least look into it.
My initial complaint against the Alaska Salvation Army involved the denial of employee medical benefits to me, based on accusations by a Salvation Army director that were largely fabricated. [All of my personnel documents, as well as audio of the director commenting on them, are on the website.]
While I was being denied employee medical benefits, employees who used drugs and had sex with clients were not disciplined until management was forced to do something. When I filed this complaint, I was told by Eric McGhee, the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission investigator, that coworkers would be interviewed and this website would be reviewed, and I would get a chance to present additional material.
- January 2009 the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission ruled that Clitheroe did not discriminate.
The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission investigator, Eric McGhee, took one year to investigate this case, but admits that he did not get a chance to look at this website (which was made specifically to address this complaint!), nor to interview any coworkers, (other than the directors against whom I filed the complaint!)
In fact, the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission did not get around to looking at this website until January 2009, after I complained that Mr. McGhee had made his decision without looking at the website or interviewing any witnesses.
[Mr McGhee made a second visit to the website on March 30, 2009. When he saw the log of his previous visit, he left. The man has little integrity, but he is not entirely asleep.]*
- A general employment timeline is here
The website focuses on employment issues, but fraud and other abuses are discussed as well.
As of February 2009 I have dropped the issue and the local Salvation Army is about to receive new state funds to open another Detox called the "Specialized Treatment Unit" or STU.
*The decision not to even reconsider the decision, despite the lack of an investigation by Mr. McGhee, was made by John M. Brower, Edie Bailey and Yronelly Sanchez.
Names (Eric McGhee, John M. Brower, Edie Bailey and Yronelly Sanchez) are used here because it offends me that they refuse do even do a token investigation. No names were used in the complaint against the salvation Army, except where a director is identified by signature or on audio.