AFSCME LOCAL 2728

  AFSCME Local 2728 Union Meeting Minutes

July 18^th, 2007

 

 

 

Meeting Called to order at the Centennial Fire Station at 4:00 PM.       Officers Present: President Henderson, Vice-President Bunnell, Secretary Score, Treasurer Pierre, BA Hesse, and new BA Grefe.

       Number of Members Present: 16

 

Meeting Re-Convened at the Centennial Fire Station at 10:50 PM.       Officers Present: Vice-President Bunnell, BA Hesse, and new BA Grefe.

       Number of Members Present: 10

 

The following is a consolidation of the items from the July 2007 meetings:

 

@ Corrections to the Last Union Meeting Minutes:

None

 

ž Last Month’s Minutes:

A motion was made and seconded to forego the reading of last months's minutes. The motion passed and the minutes were not read.

 

, Correspondence:

None

 

$$$  Treasurer’s Report:

Read and approved as submitted

Submitted by Treasurer Denise Pierre

Work: (651)717-6183

Work Hours: 6:30 AM-3:00 PM

E-mail: dpierre@LL.doc.state.mn.us

 

O President’s Report:

Recently returned from Washington D.C. to help the bill HR 980 pass: All states have the right to collectively bargain.  Right now, only a few states allow collective bargaining (negotiating a contract).  President Henderson met Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  Sat in on several investigations, two step 2 grievances are going to Step 3, conducting two step 3 grievances today, and a steward conducted a Loudermill Hearing today.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact:

Tim Henderson

President

Work: (651)717-6100

Cell Phone: (612)669-9035

Work Hours: 7:00 AM-3:00 PM (Weekdays)

E-mail Work: thenders@LL.doc.state.mn.us

 

                                                                                                                                                                           

 

 

þ Vice President’s Report:

Busy with investigations and filing grievances. The Labor Management Meeting was held today and the following were the issues discussed:

New Council 5 Business Agent:  Scott Grefe was introduced.  He will be the Local 2728 business agent after Steve Hesse retires.  He started with St. Peter Hospital as a security counselor 16 years ago.  In 2000, he began working (lost-time staff) with the union.  He also does business agent representative service for other agencies (county government).  He’ll begin as the rep for Local 2728 when Steve retires in August.

 

AFSCME Representatives Tour Lino:  Tim Henderson took Elliot Siede, Steve Hesse, and Scott Grefe on a tour of the facility today.

 

Uniform Ordering Deadline:  Can uniformed staff have at least 11 months to order instead of 10?

Why was there a change in the ordering deadline?  If they don’t use the allowance they lose the allowance.  The administration will check into this.

 

**Access to the New LRC Location:  There is only one key now to access the LRC.  Can we get a card-swipe system, punch key access or more keys available to access?  The new location when the construction is complete will have a card-swipe system.  In the mean time, the Captain will have a couple more keys made for A-Control.  Bob Loose is also located in South Operations and may be able to assist.  Capt. Free will further access this situation.

 

B-Building Break Room:  The break room is now located in the West Unit.  Can there be an alternate method for staff to enter this area rather than having the unit staff buzz them in through all the entrance doors?  Capt. Freer will check into this further.

 

Air Conditioning in Education:  Half of the air conditioning in the Education Building is not operating.  Does the administration know what’s going on with this?  The North side of the building does not have any air conditioning.  A compressor is on order.  If the unit contains 2 compressors, we’ll see whether we can run it at 50% capacity until the new compressor arrives.

 

Construction Update:

·           Demolition is still scheduled to begin on the F-1 and B buildings on July 30th. 

·           In the next two to three weeks the asphalt project will begin.  This project will be about a month long and will involve the resurfacing of the asphalt inside the facility and the A-Control parking lot.  

Minimum Ankle Bracelet Monitoring:  Construction to start August 15th.  There will be trenching around the facility.  On August 2nd, there will be a presentation by the company and we would like to get as many staff that will have operational access (watch commanders, B-Control and Minimum Unit staff) to attend this training.  Anita will follow-up with this.  Post orders, policies, and procedures will also need to be updated to include this new security device

Darby Bunnell

Vice-President/Chief Steward

Work: (651)717-6100 Extension 405

Cell Phone: (612)978-1645

E-Mail Work: dbunnell@LL.doc.state.mn.us

E-Mail Home: DNBUNNELL1@MSN.com

 

 

(  Business Agent’s Report:

We will vote on the contract on July 30, 2007 and the votes will be counted August 6^th and the results will be know shortly after that. The Council 5's position is to accept the contract with the 3.25 % and 3.25% raises and five cent shift differential increase and minimla increases to Health Insurance.  Business Agent Steve Hesse is retiring in September and Scott Grefe will replace him.

 

4 Committee Reports:

None

 

J Old Business:

None

 

$ New Business:

Presented the five $500.00 scholarships to Krista Stearly, Mike Manzke, Kyle Geyer, Teresa Brenberg, and Katie Krank who were in attendance with their parent(s).  We had subs, chips, pop, and cake to celebrate.  Each scholarship winner was asked to tell about their academic asperations.

We voted on the delegates and alternates who will be attending the Fall Union Convention in Duluth.  Those members will be notified via e-mail. 

 

^ Discussion:

None

 

P Good and Welfare:

Mike Frokjer

Meetings adjourned at 11:30 PM at the Centennial Fire Station on 7/18/07

 

Minutes Submitted by Amy Score ascore@LL.doc.state.mn.us

Secretary - AFSCME Local 2728

Work: (651)717-6100 x478

Work Hours: 2:40 PM-10:40 PM

 

The Next Union Meetings will be on the following dates and times:

 

August 15^th, 2007– Central Office, St. Paul, MN, 4:00 PM

August 15^th, 2007- Centennial Fire Station, Lino Lakes, MN 9:15 PM and 10:50 PM