AFSCME Bargaining

June 9th – 3:30-6:30pmMESD: Heyke Nickerson, MargoLalich, Karla Hobbs, Cara Olsen-

SawyerAFSCME – Judy Lumm, James

Barnett, Tajha Isom, Leslie Smith,Karen Finch, Marcia Spradlin

Note Taker: Cheryl Wolf

Caucus by AFSCME

• Began at 3:30pm• Ended at 3:47

AFSCME and MESD opening discussions

• MESD has two articles to open– 13 and one additional regarding building closure

(which most closely relates to Article 15)• AFSCME has all articles they will be opening

(for the time being)– 13, 15, 17, 18, 24, 27, and one additional

regarding performance evals (to become new Article 26)

AFSCME/MESD agreed Caucus

• Discussion regarding all open articles and what can be accomplished this evening

• Began at 3:53pm• Ended at 4:42pm

Performance Evaluations• MESD began conversations – would like to

change evals to happen every 2 years instead of every year as proposed in section A.

• Where to put in agreement? • Added to agreement after Article 25 –

Reclassification, remaining articles move down (26-29 become 27-30)

• *NEW Article 26* • T/A reached at 6:17 – signed by MESD and

AFSCME

Article 13

• Agreed to match the request for PTO and the decision to approve or deny within 7 calendar days

• Agreed to look at “adding PTO days to holiday time” issue by Supervisor approval rather than automatically denying requests (as has been past practice due to necessity of too many staff taking the same day off).

• T/A reached at 6:17pm – signed by MESD and AFSCME

Article 15

• MESD’s Building Closure proposal and AFSCME’s Art. 15 proposal are similar – discussions are surrounding “essential duties” for employees who do not want to use PTO during building closure time – would like to work at that time.

• MESD would like to revisit Article 15 at next meeting – Heyke would like to discuss topics with Cabinet members

Article 17

• MESD will need to present compensation article to Business Office and Cabinet before any discussion or agreement on compensation can be reached

• MESD brought up 17.2 B.1 – Flex schedule (i.e. ability to work 4 – 10 hr shifts, etc) would like members to be able to do this

• MESD brought up 17.16 – against labor laws (all employees must take meal) so will be changing verbiage

Article 18

• MESD will need to present insurance article to Business Office and Cabinet before any discussion or agreement on insurance can be reached

• MESD brought up opting out of insurance monies

Article 24• No changes to make except verbiage regarding

inviting rather than the expectation of attending – MESD agrees with giving AFSCME time during orientation – but they must be invited. MESD has no problem opening time during orientation but is concerned that if the union fails to attend during scheduled time, the new hire would lose another 30 minutes at a different time. AFSCME agreed.

• T’A reached at 6:17pm – signed by AFSCME and MESD

Article 27

• Duration of contract will be revisited during next meeting along with compensation and insurance discussions

Mutual Break @ 5:45pm

• MESD to prepare selected articles for T/A and signature– Article 13, 24, and newly created 26 (performance

evaluations) – T/A on Articles notated above, final copies

prepared– Meeting Adjourned @ 6:20pm– Next Meeting Planned for 6/30 @ 2:00pm