Shortest Post I Ever Wrote

So I drove home tonight trying to figure out just how I was going to tell you the results.............
















You have all been good sports through this ordeal so I felt that letting you know nice & easy would be best!!!!








Knowing this is not going to be the best posting I have done.........






Well being a HUGE fan of heavy metal I will just sum it up in some words from one of my favorite groups....I think they say it best.....'' FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE YOU!!!!!!"

Yes People you did it WE WON BY A LANDSLIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!
You pulled together as a team and WON!!!!





















You guys have waited a long time for this; you deserved this; I know you can't wait for it to go into effect-but the thing is it WILL!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

For Those About To Rock!!!!!

Yes People we had our June 12th meeting










And I think we agreed to a Sweet tentative agreement and I must admit after 2+ years I still don't know if I believe it!














So how does 5%, 5%, 4% & 4% sound?
We also have a tentative agreement on vacation time, overtime, we think we came to a good resolution on the conversion from twice monthly to bi-weekly pay and other good stuff!!!









Why do I say tentative because you all haven't seen the synopsis yet and you will have that opportunity next Thursday, June 21st. There will be a presentation of the contract at CA and you will all be notified of what times will be available.











After the presentation if you signed your green card you will be able to vote on the contract-yes people ratified it with your votes and put it into motion!!!!








You didn't sign a green card you will still have the ability to do that and vote on Thursday!













After you have spoken with your votes the contract will then need to go before the board to be signed off on-we are looking at it going on the table at the end of June. Of course this is a democratic vote (for members who have signed green cards) so the majority will rule!

Once it goes the full gamut you could see your retro check in September!!!!

So, people, we have promised you there would be time for celebration and the time is now!!!!!












Let's get ready to Rock & Roll!!!!











Comments, complaints, gossip, rumors feel free to post whatever!!!!

Rumor Has It!!!

There are all kinds of ridiculous rumors flying around and folks, rather than going to the sources that know what's going, are choosing to believe them. This is an attempt, once again, to clear the air!




First, hoping your listening, we have heard that we have agreed to anywhere between 3%-5%-well we sit at the table and we have not agreed to any percentage as yet! The Authority did propose, AGAIN, 3%, 3%, 3-1/2%-We Did Not Agree to this!








Second the Authority did propose that everyone in the bargaining unit would wear Authority issued polos. They would issue folks 5 shirts initially with no cost to them, outwear as well depending on a supervisor's approval. This is their initiative! This would not mean you are confined to the building you work out of and it is just the most ludicrous thing I ever heard! I feel silly even having to clarify this!!!!








Now the polo shirts have ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with economic package! In Lay Men's terms with or without the shirts the salary percentage that we finally agree to will not be effected by it!! They were not talked about in contract negotiations, they were discussed in a sub committee meeting.
















If you heard that there will not be any "Boot/Shoe Allowance"-you are correct! The Authority was not aware that anyone outside of the other bargaining units were receiving boot/shoe allowance. So based on their experience with the other units using the money as part of their salary rather than purchasing boots they said no, and after my own experience in the Money Room as well as Maintenance they are correct! Now they did say that if special boots were needed and justified they would not be opposed to addressing it and possibly issuing them.

Were job titles discussed in a sub committee in an attempt to adjust salaries and job grades-Yes! I would like to know which one of you would not like to see folks whose salaries needed to be looked at and folks who were doing work way out of their grade not be addressed? Yes we justified their titles and with that I mean we did a thorough investigation into what they did! Would it be Nice to get a boost in salary because you want to enhance your retirement or because you know others make more money or just because it is nice to have-Hell Yeah!-but that is not a justification! Does this mean that other titles cannot be addressed down the road? The answer would be NO we can when the time comes address other titles in a sub committee.

Are we talking bi-weekly paychecks-that proposal is on the table and nothing has been agreed to. Both sides are looking at methods of handling where it would not be egregious to folks. Not unlike a lot of you folks I live paycheck to paycheck as well, going without a check for a pay period or two is not acceptable.

Now I said this before many times this whole campaign has not been to benefit one or two people this is for 200 plus people! This should not be looked upon in any way shape or form as a personal endeavor-this has always been for a team!










It has been an attempt to get folks raises they haven't seen, secure benefits, some sense of job security-Fair Treatment! It boggles my mind when I hear people say that they hate the whole idea!

While I understand that there are some people that are just not happy unless they are complaining for one reason or another-get over it! You, unless I am mistaken, are all adults if you have questions, information or clarification you Do know who to go to. It doesn't have to be me it could be Vance Hultgren, Alex Leventis, Cindy Steger or our committee woman, Karmen. We have a newsletter going out, you have the blog-nothing is a secret! We do try to reach out to folks, but let's face it we can not spend the better part of our day going from desk to
desk-building to building talking to people!

For those of you who are obtaining green cards so you can sign them to vote no on a contract you clearly know nothing about I say Whatever!-Go For It!





And to those who are taking this to a completely personal level I think Black Eyed Peas sum up how I feel!










Our next contract meeting is June 12th after that there will be an informational meeting scheduled.
Feel free to post comments, questions, concerns and for those of you who can not help themselves feel free to post rumors!