Walk to Say No to Outsourcing city jobs
Posted on 27. Jun, 2010 by Steve Ryan in Community, News
Join fellow brothers and sisters in a walk to City Council to stop the out sourcing of city jobs. Show people that the best run city in the world is run by the best employees in the world!
Please be at 5th Street & Adams at 12:00 noon for a walk to the capitol building. Bring [...]
Paperless paychecks begin on July 2nd
Posted on 18. May, 2010 by Steve Ryan in Benefit
Beginning on July 2nd, the city payroll staff will no longer be issuing paper forms of your paycheck direct deposit statements. Instead, city employees will be asked to rely on the electronic statements found on e-CHRIS to serve as notifications of a successful deposit.
As a cost saving measure, the city is expected to save close [...]
Local 2960 Supports Children’s Burn Camp
Posted on 03. Apr, 2010 by Steve Ryan in Community
Last month as a part of the new business presented at the union meeting, the Local 2060 approved a motion to help send four fire department dispatchers to a burn camp for children this summer. The camp is known as Camp Courage and is sponsored by the Arizona Foundation for Burns and Trauma. The dispatchers [...]
City announces “holiday” from health care premimums
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Steve Ryan in Benefit
The following excerpted announcement was made today via city email. It is applicable to all city employees who pay health insurance benefits.
A medical coverage premium holiday will take place during April 2010 for employees and retirees. This premium holiday keeps medical coverage in full force while saving [...]
Weingarten Rights
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Steve Ryan in Rights
The US Supreme Court has ruled that The National Labor Relations Act gives workers the right to request union representation during investigatory interviews by supervisors, security personnel, and other managerial staff. These are called Weingarten Rights.
An investgatory interview occurs if
management questions you to obtain information, and
you have a reasonable apprehension that your answers could be [...]
FMLA Rights of Union Members
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Steve Ryan in Benefit
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) guarantees important rights to private and public sector employees. You are eligible for FMLA leave if you:
Work for an employee that has 50 or more employees
Have been employed for at least 12 months
Have worked 1250 or more hours in the previous 12 months, and
Work where at [...]
Trustee’s Report 2010
Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Steve Ryan in News
The following report was entered into the minutes of the regular meeting on Tuesday March 9th.
We, the trustees of Local 2960 have reviewed the books and records of the local for the period of July 2009 through December 2009 and aidited the petty cash for the period ending February 2010. The audit took place on [...]
FAQ – Contract Negotiations for 2010
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Steve Ryan in News
In late June, the new MOU for 2010 through 2012 will go into effect. Stewards and staff members from the Local 2960 have been busy answering as many questions and concerns as possible from the members in all of our departments. However, we discovered that many of you are asking the same things. We wanted [...]
New Contract Ratified
Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by Steve Ryan in News
With the final ballots counted, recounted and sealed, it is official. The proposed concession package has been ratified by the general membership of the Local 2960.
The final count was 85% in favor of the package and 15% opposed.
Approximately 40% of the 1008 registered union members showed up to cast their vote on Friday. It was [...]
Trustee Election Results
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Steve Ryan in News
An election for a three year Trustee position for AFSCME Local 2960 was held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Local 2960’s office. This was done in accordance with the AFSCME International Constitution.
By unanimous vote, Natasha Nimmer was reelected to her position as Trustee.
The Trustee Board consists of Natasha Nimmer, Mark Long and Karen Poe. [...]