AFSCME Grievance Against Unilateral Changes to Our BenefitsHennepin County HR has made significant changes that could lessen the value of our benefits. On March 21, without prior consultation with our AFSCME Local Unions, HR Director Michael Rossman announced an end to the practice of using our Vacation/PTO right before retirement. On April 4 Kathy Krepsky of HR Benefits announced changes that severely limit the number of Vacation/PTO hours workers can cash out each year. This represents an attack on our benefits and a potential financial loss for us all. Due to severe staffing shortages, vacation requests are… more… | ||
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Local 2822 news
Bringing Our Libraries Back to the People!Hennepin County has been seeking a MN Statute change (HF2097 and SF2267) to remove the Master of Library Science degree requirement as they hire a new Hennepin County Library Director. AFSCME Local 2822 acknowledges this is a complicated issue with many perspectives. We respect the varied educations and experiences of all library workers. We respect the hard work we all do serving our library communities. We also acknowledge this is an unsettling time to work in the Library, with a Library and County Administration that is disconnected from the work we do. Their lack of support has… more… | ||
Fighting Discrimination at the Jails!Ali Fuhrman, President, Minneapolis Central Library Workers in the Central Records of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office achieved a major win in March when a manager who had harassed and intimidated workers for years was finally held ac-countable and removed her position there. This victory came after outrage over an email Captain Kathy Hughes, the head of Central Records, sent on February 11th entitled "Central Records Complaints and On-Going Issues." In this email she lay the blame for all the problems with discrimination and harassment in Central Records at the feet of… more… | ||
Southdale Library Fights Back!In December, Southdale Library workers learned that Library Administration, led by interim Library director Janet Mills, was completely eliminating their building security presence with no input from library staff. Faced with a unilateral decision that left many workers feeling unsafe and worried about patron safety in a large, multi-level building, they knew they needed to act. Southdale workers signed a petition, pushing for a meeting between Southdale staff and Library Administration to hold Administration accountable for their bad decision. In February, over 25 Southdale workers… more… | ||
Grievances and Building PowerOn February 8th, Arbitrator Stephen Befort ruled against AFSCME Hennepin County Locals in our class action grievance regarding performance pay. For those of you who were not aware, the County decided to carve out workers with a performance review from December 23rd to December 31st in 2018 and deny them their contractual right to a step increase. They argued that since the increase went into effect the next full pay period (in January 2019) that they would get the 3% increase under our new contract instead of their step. That means everyone else represented by our unions got their… more… | ||
National AFSCME News
- AFSCME California Members Strike Again to Protest Outsourcing by UC
- Council 31 Members Make Gains in the Fight for Workplace Safety
- Behavioral Health Workers Closer to Winning Full Funding of Student Loan Repayment Program
- In No Uncertain Terms
- Remembering AFSCME President Jerry Wurf on his 100th Birthday