| Local 2822: Hennepin County Clerical and Related |
Because of conflicts with the AFSCME Council 5 Statewide Convention in Duluth, the Executive Board has moved the October Membership meeting to the second Wednesday in October, October 11 at 6:30PM. This meeting will be in the Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi Community Meeting Room on the second floor of Minneapolis Central Library. The November meeting will return to the first Wednesday of the month in the Doty Board Room. On August 11, 2017, AFSCME Local 2822 sent a copy of the Library Staffing Strategy Survey results to all of the Hennepin County Commissioners and the Library Board. Commissioner Callison replied on September 21, 2017 with an attached investigative report prepared by County Administration. The report continues to ignore the concerns raised by Library Workers. We will not ignore you! Join us at meetings with Commissioners, Meet and Confers, and at the Library Board. Read more >>> Lindsey Fenner, Executive Board-at-Large and Editor, Penn Lake Library, She has become a regular presence at union meetings, an indefatigable fighter and advocate. Tami doesn’t even need to be there. As an involuntarily terminated (fired) County employee, she is no longer even a union member. But Tami keeps showing up to stand up against the environment of discrimination, bullying, harassment, and retaliation at Hennepin County, actions that seem to target older, female workers of color. Read more >>>Sam Gutierrez, Co-Chief Steward, HSPHD In May 2017, Hennepin County Administrator David Hough presented the 2016 Workforce Data at his Countywide Manager and Supervisor Meeting. The data contained statistics broken down by generation, retirement eligibility, race, leaders, and Union membership. What was missing from this presentation were the termination data. We want the numbers. Why, when other workforce data was shared at the Supervisor/Manager meeting, weren't the termination statistics? What does the County have to hide? Based on our experience, we want to know if workers from certain groups are being targeted for discipline and termination. Where then does that leave our Union? What can we do? Read more >>>The September issue is ready! Read more about our continuing fight against bullying, discrimination, intimidation, and harassment in the workplace; learn about the upcoming Convention and more! Read more >>> The Strengths Committee If you work at the Library or any other location represented by 2822, you have been introduced to the Clifton Strengths assessment, a personality test owned and promoted by Gallup, Inc –the famous creator of public opinion polls. The test creates a profile of the taker, in terms of 34 characteristics, called “strengths,” or “talent themes” by the administrator. Each strength has a name (and each name a trademark by Gallup), and is described in positive terms. But wait, there's more! Read more >>>If you have experienced intimidation, harassment, retaliation, or discrimination by supervisors, you can do something about it! Both the law and Hennepin County Policy prohibit this in the workplace. It is important that we protect each other as coworkers and take care of each other. We have several resources to fight this behavior at Hennepin County. We are stronger together! Read more >>> The August issue is available now! There are updates on the Health Care bargaining happening now, anti-bullying and discrimination resources, letters from members, summer fun at the AFSCME Family Picnic and the Minnesota State Fair, and more! Read more >>> By Susan Rose, Recording Secretary and Steward, Franklin Library Last time, we covered dos and don’ts for new employees. This month, we will consider contradictory instructions and the need to document. Read more >>>The officers of AFSCME local 2822 were nominated at our February 2017 membership meeting. There were no contested elections.
Minneapolis Labor Federation Delegates: Ann Baird, Shane Clune, Sam Gutierrez, DJ Hooker, Brett Schlosser St. Paul Labor Federation Delegates: Rita Watson, Vacant Our contract for the years 2016 to 2018 is now available (click "read more" to find a pdf link). It's a long document which perhaps only a hardy few will read cover to cover. But if there's an issue you've been wondering about, like say "vacation time" or "severance pay" a quick Control + F search will take you to the relevant section. It's worth noting how much it means just to have a contract. Many non-union workers are employed "at will," meaning they can be fired at any time for any reason, or no reason. Working under a union contract gives us rights to due process, which means a big chunk of protection and quality of life for us and our families. Read more >>> |
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