Meeting called to order at 12:48pm by President Kathy Chinander.
Roll call of Officers:
President: Kathy Chinander; attended 1245 and 1415 meeting
Vice President: Dan Gapinski; absent
Secretary: Sandy Olene; attended 1245 and 1415 meeting
Treasure: Matt Watrin; attended 1415 meeting
Executive Board: Eric Leigland attended 1245 meeting
Paul Gammel attended 1415 meeting
Nate Steinle: absent
President report:
Good and Welfare motion passed at the last meeting. Information to be posted on the union web site. (See attachment)
Sad news, Derek, the son of late Officer Craig Grabinski passed away, the wake/funeral will be on Friday, July 11th. Management is committed to relieve as many staff as possible to attend the funeral. Information will be on the Internet site at MCF-RC.
Reading of the proposed constitutional change, this is the 3rd reading; therefore it will be voted on at the August meeting. (See attachment)
Upcoming Dates: Negotiations assembly will be on November 21
and 22, 2008 and January 17, 2009. Fall Convention will be on September 25-27,
2008 in
Secretary position is open due to Patty Couch promoting to OSI (Congratulations Patty).
The executive board has placed Sandy Olene in that position for 60 days per constitution. Nominations will be open until August 1, 2008 and an election will take place at the August meeting. Term runs until June 30, 2009.
MMS: Nominate Sandy Olene for the secretary position,
FMLA issues: Staff have been asking questions regarding the form HR sent to staff who use intermittent FMLA and if the request is proper by asking for Dr. verification in regards to the days used. Currently we are waiting for information from the Department of Labor, Sid will follow up when the information becomes available. It is suggested that if you have any specific questions or concerns, contact a union steward.
Call in issues: Staff have been asking questions about why the supervisors are asking questions about sick calls when the information is available on Smart Staff. There is a new form out that is suppose to be used DOC statewide. The WC fills out the top part and the supervisor is to meet with the employee and fill out the lower part. The forms are in the process of being made in duplicate so the employee will also receive a copy. (See attachment).
Trades: Some issues regarding trades have been resolved. It should not take more than 1 (one) week to approve/disapprove a trade. If there is an emergency, the WC can approve a trade. There still continues to be discussion on resolving the overall issue and the guideline to how many can be approved without going to the next level for approval. Discussion regarding the new form being used and the amount of time it takes to obtain all the signatures and etc. In the mean time, continue to grieve any denied trades.
Lt. Dorsey wanted to remind staff that they need to complete their vacation request slips. All information needs to be filled out completely starting August 1, if not completed, they will be sent back to employee.
Reminder that volunteers are needed for the State Fair. The information will be posted in the Union Board at the staff entrance.
Treasures report:
Matt Watrin reported that he received the checkbook yesterday and that there was an audit conducted in May. Current balance is 24,326.48.
New Business:
At LM meeting last month, management requested feedback regarding shutting down programming for Christmas Eve, 3rd watch and New Years Eve, 3rd watch. Management is interested if staff would use the extra slots that would be available. Overall consensus was that the Union was in support of this.
Discussion regarding a Job Action in connection with the trade issue. Letter read and examples of what other locals are doing. Important to know that this would only work if the majority of staff supported this and it would be very effective. No action taken at this
time. Further discussion is needed.
Meeting recessed at 1345 by President Kathy Chinander
Meeting called back to order at 1415 by President Kathy Chinander
Meeting adjourned at 1438.
Next meeting: August 5, 2008 at 12:45pm and 2:15pm at the
Rush City Fire Hall.
Respectively Submitted:
Sandy Olene
Secretary Local 1539