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April 22, 2009
Eliot Seide, Executive Director
AFSCME, Council No. 5, AFL-CIO
300 Hardman Avenue South
Suite 3
South St. Paul, MN 55075-2470
Dear Eliot:
During the 2009-2011 round of Coalition insurance negotiations, the Coalition brought to the
bargaining table a proposal which was intended to clarify when bargaining unit representatives
would be considered on State time while attending and participating in Joint Labor-Management
(JLM) on Health Plan meetings. This letter is to confirm our understanding of how we will address
this matter for future JLM on HP meetings.
It was agreed that each bargaining unit will be entitled to have one state employee designated as
their unit representative for these meetings. The Employer requests that the Exclusive
Representatives will notify the State Negotiator’s office as to who has been designated for this
committee. In turn, the State Negotiator’s office will notify the respective agency to ensure the
designated union representative will be released from work in order to attend the meeting.
Generally, the JLM meetings have been scheduled for half days and it is our understanding that
the state-paid time will be limited to the half-day. In the event that we determine that a full day JLM
meeting is necessary, the designated bargaining unit representative will be allowed the additional
state paid hours.
It is our understanding that all communications with respect to the JLM matters will be sent to the
Exclusive Representatives and it is the responsibility of the Exclusive Representative to ensure
that their bargaining unit representatives are advised of JLM matters.
Sincerely,
Paul Larson
Assistant Commissioner
Labor Relations Division
(651) 259-3770
400 Centennial Building ● 658 Cedar Street ● St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Voice: (651) 201-8000 ● Fax: (651) 296-8685 ● TTY: MN Relay 711
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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