AFSCME LOCAL 2728
AFSCME LOCAL 2728
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AFSCME Local 2728 Union Meeting Minutes
March 19th,
2008
Meeting Called to order at the Centennial Fire Station at 4:00 PM. Officers Present:
President
Henderson, Secretary Score, Treasurer Pierre, and Business Agent Helseth
Number of Members Present:
30
Meeting Re-Convened at the Centennial Fire Station at 9:15 PM. Officers Present: President
Henderson, Vice-President Bunnell, and Treasurer Pierre
Number of Members Present: 8
Meeting Re-Convened at the
Centennial Fire Station at 10:50 PM.
Officers Present: President Henderson, Vice-President Bunnell, and Treasurer Pierre
Number of Members Present: 10
The following is a
consolidation of the items from the
March
2008
meetings: @ Corrections to the
Last Union Meeting Minutes: None
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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
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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:
*Sat in on several investigations. *Presented two Step 3 Grievances
after attending the Labor Management Meeting. *Attended the two-day Health
Conference in Bloomington. We sent
16 delegates and we learned about the new AFSCME Council 5 movement "The 5%
Solution". It's basic premise
is that no one in Minnesota (and hopefully Nation-wide) should pay more then 5%
of their yearly income to Health Insurance. * The annual Day-on-the-Hill will
be April 1st and 2nd, 2008, 3 members will be attending on Tuesday, April 1st,
2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Riverfront, 11 E. Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul, MN
and the Minnesota State Capitol on April 1st. *Most of the sweatshirts and hats
are gone (mainly from the huge number of member turnouts at the union meetings).
New sweatshirt and hat styles will be ordered soon. Feel free to give
President Henderson some suggestions.
If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, please contact: Tim HendersonPresident Work: (651)717-6100 Cell Phone: (612)669-9035 Work Hours: 6:30 AM-3:00 PM (Weekdays) E-mail Work: thenders@LL.doc.state.mn.us þ
Vice President’s Report:
*The Labor Management Meeting was today and such
topics discussed were the following: Motorcycle Parking (Management
stated that there will be expanded motorcycle parking in the near future),
Officer Bid postings (can there be a back-up person in HR to ensure Officer bids
are posted in a timely manner?) Management stated that Sue Zustiak is the new HR
person in charge of bids and her back-up will be Kristine Wahlberg, first Watch
Squad duties: Salting and sanding sidewalks? (Management said that it is
everybody's duty to report and possibly salt/sand slick spots), refrigerators
needed at the truck gate and in the B-Building staff break room (Management said
that refridgerators will be added), and clarification regarding awarding Officer
bids (bids used to come down on Monday mornings but they will now go up on
Wednesdays (12:01 AM) and come down at 8:00 AM on Tuesday mornings to follow the
contract closer). *Sat in on several
investigations. *Presented two Step 3 Grievances
today (one 3-day suspension and one 5-day suspension) and we're awaiting
Management's decisions.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns,
please contact: 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:
There
has not been a decision made yet pertaining to Shift Exchanges for Officers.
It was presented to the Bureau of Mediation Services (BMS) on December
10, and 11, 2007 and concluded on January 28, 2008. There should be a final
decision made in April 2008. If you
would like to read the Employer's post-hearing briefs as well the Union's, the
following Officers have a copy of the briefings
that you can read: 1st watch:
Amy Score 2nd Watch:
Tim Henderson
Shannon Crittenden
Mark Rozak 3rd Watch:
Darby Bunnell
Kris Ringgold If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, please contact: Sid Helseth Business Agent-Council 5Sid.Helseth@afscmemn.orgWork: (651)287-0529 4
Committee Reports: The
Safety Committee has added several AFSCME members from Clerical, Maintenance,
and Officers.
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Old Business: We
voted on the members that will be attending the International Convention in San
Francisco, CA this summer. The
following members will be attending: Tim Henderson, Denise Pierre, Gary Krank,
and Rick Manzke. It's a 5-day
Convention and will include AFSCME members Nation-Wide.
The four delegates that are going to attend will represent our members
(approximately 580 members) in general elections and if there are any
resolutions presented. They will
return with a wealth of knowledge and members should feel free to seek them out
to learn pertinent information that was discussed at the International
Convention!
$ New Business:
It's Election time for our local! If you're interested in running, you have to either attend
the April 19, 2008 union meeting (4:00 PM at Central Office and 10:50 PM at
Centennial Fire Station in Lino Lakes) and self-nominate or have someone
nominate you at the meeting. If you
are nominated and are not present, we will seek you out and ask you if you
accept the nomination. The
following are the elected positions that we will vote on this year: President Vice-President/Chief Steward Secretary Treasurer 3 At-large Executive Board
Members (attend E-board meetings, Labor Management Meetings, and become a
Steward)
^ Discussion: None P Good and Welfare:
Blake D. -new baby
Meetings adjourned at
11:30 PM
at the Centennial Fire Station on
3/19/08
Minutes
Submitted by Amy Score ascore@LL.doc.state.mn.us Secretary
- AFSCME Local 2728 Work:
(651)717-6100 Work
Hours: 10:20 PM-6:50 AM The
Next Union Meetings will be on the following date and times:
April 16th,
2008
–Central Office, St. Paul, MN: 4:00 PM
April 16th,
2008
- Centennial Fire Station, Lino Lakes, MN: 10:50
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