Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Demand set results

On May 20th, 2008 the local meeting was held and the following were the demands forwarded to the bargaining teams as our local top issues:

CENTRAL- classification grievance resolution, vacation entitlements, 10 emergency days, unclassified benefits, and improved pension language. There are also a number of lumped benefit improvement demands to improve coverage and remove fees for other coverage.

UNIFIED- wages, custodial responsibility allowance, and shift premiums.

CORRECTIONS- $75, 000 dollar base pay by the contract end, Factor 75 or early retirement improvements, time and a half weekend shift premium to existing premiums, overtime protocol in contract language, 1 year probationary period then classified status. As well a point system for uniform and dress uniforms was added and parity for recreation officers with correctional officers was tabled.

On June 7, 2008 the members elected at this meeting will attend the Delta Meadowvale to begin electing regional bargaining team members. The members as elected were:

DELEGATES- John Kesner, OPM/Tech; Jodi Wilson, OAD; Ingrid Ricketts, IHC; Ron Scane, unclassified rep; Emidio Casullo, COR; James Richards, COR; Dan Sidsworth, COR; and William Yole, COR.

ALTERNATES- Paul Kesner, OPM/Tech; Rick Sampson, IHC; Roger Guichelaar, unclassified; Shari Archdekin, COR; Fawad Dhami, COR; Phread Longstreet, COR; and Roger Lalonde, COR.

Many thanks to Laura Josephson for her hard work in collating and organizing the results for the Local. Please relay the thanks when you see her.

In solidarity, Emidio.

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