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YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDEDWe need your support as a member so we can continue our fight to defend Goddard workers and our rights in the workplace!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is membership automatic? Who can join?
Membership is voluntary, not automatic. If you are a federal employee at the GSFC we encourage you to become a member of GESTA, your professional association. Only managers and SES are unable to join given their management responsibilities. Contact us if you have any questions.
Membership is voluntary, not automatic. If you are a federal employee at the GSFC we encourage you to become a member of GESTA, your professional association. Only managers and SES are unable to join given their management responsibilities. Contact us if you have any questions.
How much involvement is required as member?
As much or little as you want. Some members take on leadership roles, act as mentors, conduct research, and serve on committees. The volunteers who to take up these duties are critical in running our union, but we also understand not all members have the time, energy, or interest. Simply being a dues paying member can be more than enough to show your support and interest in improving the GSFC. All we ask is that our members try their best to stay informed by reading our emails, responding to surveys, and attend our annual membership meeting
As much or little as you want. Some members take on leadership roles, act as mentors, conduct research, and serve on committees. The volunteers who to take up these duties are critical in running our union, but we also understand not all members have the time, energy, or interest. Simply being a dues paying member can be more than enough to show your support and interest in improving the GSFC. All we ask is that our members try their best to stay informed by reading our emails, responding to surveys, and attend our annual membership meeting
Can being a member advance my career?
Yes. Our ability to promote improvements and fairness, as well as collaborate with management over changes that impact your work, is influenced by our colleagues willing to join their union. Simply put, the more members, the more resources and impact we have as a group in the eyes of managers and legislators, which benefits you and your career at NASA.
Members also gain greater insight on their rights and government processes that will affect them throughout their career, as well as have access to training opportunities.
Yes. Our ability to promote improvements and fairness, as well as collaborate with management over changes that impact your work, is influenced by our colleagues willing to join their union. Simply put, the more members, the more resources and impact we have as a group in the eyes of managers and legislators, which benefits you and your career at NASA.
Members also gain greater insight on their rights and government processes that will affect them throughout their career, as well as have access to training opportunities.
What is the purpose of GESTA?
As an employee based organization at GSFC, our purpose is to meaningfully engage with NASA Management and federal government policy markers and leaders to address issues relevant to our careers, working conditions, NASA's mission, and the critical service we provide to tax payers.
Working together we have, and can continue to, with your support:
As an employee based organization at GSFC, our purpose is to meaningfully engage with NASA Management and federal government policy markers and leaders to address issues relevant to our careers, working conditions, NASA's mission, and the critical service we provide to tax payers.
Working together we have, and can continue to, with your support:
- partner with Management to achieve success and resolve issues that impede organizational goals;
- support fair, equitable and objective evaluations;
- negotiate improvements over our working conditions;
- advocate for training and professional development;
- ensure no one has to compromise safety and their professional integrity over politics or favoritism;
- enforce and continue to improve our contract with Management that spells out our rights and conditions of employment while ensuring flexibility and professional discretion to get our work done; and
- advocate for or against legislation that currently or will impact GSFC, NASA at large, and our professions.
