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Ecology Bargaining Unit: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Meeting July 23, re ES Series Changes. There will be a teleconference call about this topic on July 23 at Noon in Lacey, Building Room 1s-16/17. For the teleconference phone number if you plan to participate. By Debbie Brookman, WFSE/AFSCME Labor Advocate. On 6/21/12, I sent out to all of you a notice from Ecology of their intent to make changes to the Environmental Specialist Series. To date, none of you have responded with any concerns related to the proposed changes. 8226; HQ/S...
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Ecology Bargaining Unit: 2013-2015 Contract - Bargaining Update
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012. 2013-2015 Contract - Bargaining Update. July 11, 2012 UPDATE. The General Government Bargaining Team negotiated Tuesday, July 10th and Wednesday, July 11th and sent a number of proposals and counterproposals to the management side of the table. In the end, the parties reached tentative agreement on three more articles and an appendix. That means 32 of the 54 articles have been wrapped up – an amazing accomplishment at this early stage of negotiations. 8226; During the legislati...
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Ecology Bargaining Unit: August 2012
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012. 2013-2015 Contract - Bargaining Update. July 11, 2012 UPDATE. The General Government Bargaining Team negotiated Tuesday, July 10th and Wednesday, July 11th and sent a number of proposals and counterproposals to the management side of the table. In the end, the parties reached tentative agreement on three more articles and an appendix. That means 32 of the 54 articles have been wrapped up – an amazing accomplishment at this early stage of negotiations. Stewards have been grappli...
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Ecology Bargaining Unit: October 2011
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Saturday, October 1, 2011. An engineer grapples with TSR – what do you expect? It’s about math and numbers…. Union leaders and staff think this is a pain in the neck, and Ecology management seems to agree. However the State Office of Labor Relations won’t budge. So we are working with the union to ask for a special side-agreement to let TSRL be used with AL just like it’s used for SL. If this moves forward, we’ll let you know. Another quirk is that TSRL is reported to 1/100th of an hour (36 seconds!
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Ecology Bargaining Unit: May 2012
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Thursday, May 3, 2012. Attend Lunch and Learn on May 22. An information sharing event with members of the Lacey City Council: Mayor Virgil Clarkson, Cynthia Pratt, and Andy Ryder. What’s on your mind? Tuesday, May 22. Noon to 1 PM. Ecology HQ Library (3rd Floor). Snacks will be provided. HQ-MEL Communication Committee Starts Work. By Mariann Cook Andrews. We are the Union part of your Ecology Headquarters-Manchester Environmental Laboratory Union Management Communications Committee. We are here to co...
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Ecology Bargaining Unit: June 2012
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Friday, June 8, 2012. Our own Ecology Local is approved. Last fall a group of Ecology union members petitioned AFSCME for our own Local. Last month Ecology WFSE members got exciting news. We received a letter from AFSCME International President Gerald McEntee, who told us “the Department of Ecology request is granted.”. There are several issues with the Constitution that need resolution:. How many members constitute a quorum at a Local meeting? What Executive Committee officers will we have? We need to d...
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Ecology Bargaining Unit: HQ/SWRO Local Update - Building a Foundation
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012. HQ/SWRO Local Update - Building a Foundation. A group of members from HQ and SWRO have been working hard to build a foundation for the newly approved Ecology local…but there is still a lot to be done. One of the most important building blocks of a new local is the election of officers. Are you interested in sharing your skills with the new local and want to run for an office? Would you be interested in volunteering for a few hours to help run the election? 8226; Parking Lot for...
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Ecology Bargaining Unit: October 2012
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Friday, October 12, 2012. General Government contract has been ratified. The results of online voting are Accept – 2,421 and Reject - 169. SUMMARY OF THE TENTATIVE MASTER AGREEMENT
. For more details, please refer to the Tentative Agreement online at WFSE.org. MAJOR GOALS OF THE NEW CONTRACT. The Federation’s General Government tentative agreement on the 2013-2015 contract achieves several major goals and continues the fight to hold the line on health care costs:. Personal Leave Days (one in each year) r...
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