IMPORTANT VOTE
Monday August 9, 2010 4-6 P.M.
Full share only.EREA Building 555 Railroad Drive NW, Elk River (just off Hwy. 10 and Main ST)
The bumping process will begin in mid August. Our negotiation team is proposing a vote specific to the bumping process. We discussed changing the full time status for bumping down to 6 hours per day. The employer is willing to implement this system, but we need an official vote from the membership.
We must have a quorum of votes or the system will stay exactly as it was implemented last year. One of the major concerns last year was that people who were below 7 hours had their hours severely reduced. We are hoping this change will fix this problem and be a better seniority list for all members.
Before you vote, you will be able to look at our current seniority list and a proposed seniority list to help you make your decision. Board and negotiation team members will be available at the vote to answer your questions.
Members will be making phone calls to you starting Thursday, July 29th 2010 to notify you of this meeting.
Encourage your co-workers to come and vote.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions! I hope to see you at the vote.
Perry Ottney, President of Local 3331email me at president3331@hotmail.com
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Primary is August 10th
Please remember to vote in the primary on August 10th, 2010.
Your council, AFSCME Council 65, has endorsed Margaret Anderson-Kelliher in the race for Governor.
Margaret Anderson-Kelliher received AFSCME Council 65's endorsement after a screening with your executive board made up of AFSCME members. Each candidate was given 30 minutes to talk about their experience and plans for Minnesota. Voting records were also reviewed to ensure that the candidates votes supported our issues in the past.
After this screening, the AFSCME Council 65 Executive Board chose Ms. Anderson-Kelliher as the candidate that most closely matched the positions we support related to LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYEE issues.
We realize voting is a personal issue. AFSCME Council 65 encourages all Union members to exercise their vote in the primary regardless of whether you are voting for the endorsed candidate.
***AFSCME Council 65 endorses candidates and monitors legislative activity in order to ensure we are supporting candidates who support our issues...and we pass that information on to members. Current issues we are watching closely which are related to your work include: school funding, PERA Retirement, changes to the Minnesota Public Employees Labor Relations Act, 4 day school week and the impact on our members, and many more.***
****Please also remember your Union does have a Political Action Committee, called PEOPLE...Public Employees Organizing for Political & Legislative Equality. This is a voluntary program where members can donate to ensure legislative & political action by your union. We will have information regarding PEOPLE available at future meetings. Please note, many of the political mailings you receive come from these voluntary donations.***
Your council, AFSCME Council 65, has endorsed Margaret Anderson-Kelliher in the race for Governor.
Margaret Anderson-Kelliher received AFSCME Council 65's endorsement after a screening with your executive board made up of AFSCME members. Each candidate was given 30 minutes to talk about their experience and plans for Minnesota. Voting records were also reviewed to ensure that the candidates votes supported our issues in the past.
After this screening, the AFSCME Council 65 Executive Board chose Ms. Anderson-Kelliher as the candidate that most closely matched the positions we support related to LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYEE issues.
We realize voting is a personal issue. AFSCME Council 65 encourages all Union members to exercise their vote in the primary regardless of whether you are voting for the endorsed candidate.
***AFSCME Council 65 endorses candidates and monitors legislative activity in order to ensure we are supporting candidates who support our issues...and we pass that information on to members. Current issues we are watching closely which are related to your work include: school funding, PERA Retirement, changes to the Minnesota Public Employees Labor Relations Act, 4 day school week and the impact on our members, and many more.***
****Please also remember your Union does have a Political Action Committee, called PEOPLE...Public Employees Organizing for Political & Legislative Equality. This is a voluntary program where members can donate to ensure legislative & political action by your union. We will have information regarding PEOPLE available at future meetings. Please note, many of the political mailings you receive come from these voluntary donations.***
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Negotiations update
Our team has a meeting with the district on July 28th. No other news to pass along.
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