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These Cuts Are Nuts!
– Page 4
Tentative State Agreement Reached!
ratification ongoing! –page 2-3
DCNR Members Honored - P5
Council 13 Next Wave Conference - P6
Members Act as First Responders in
Plane Crash - P7
May/June 2011
Vol. 40, Issue 3
ISSN: 0190-4957
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AFSCME COUNCIL 13 DIRECTORY
As we go to press...
A Message From Your Executive Directorl
Executive
Director’s
Message
David R. Fillman
Executive Director, AFSCME Council 13
After a final 3-day marathon of negotiating sessions, a tentative state agreement with
the Commonwealth was unanimously ratified by the 85-member negotiating team at
approximately 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22. From where we started to where
we ended up, it’s a stellar agreement – both fair for our members and fiscally
responsible for the Governor’s Office.
The agreement met with an overwhelming ‘yes’ at the First Level Policy Committee
meeting the following Friday as well as the 250 member Rank and File Policy
Committee Saturday. I’m beyond pleased with the outcome. It was tiresome, often
frustrating, and, yes, even good-humored at times. But as we got down to the end, and
contracts full of furlough days kept coming across the wire from other states, we knew
we were heading toward the finish line with a winning horse.
And something else happened. During caucuses we were able to hear directly from
the negotiating team on important issues on the table. We learned from you, and, in
turn, the Governor’s Office learned from you. And when it was all said and done we
reached an amicable agreement that made sense. We had an agreement that was
fiscally responsible, that
reflected the dire straits of
our economic situation – yet
we also had an agreement
that addressed and fixed
problems, an agreement that
working families could
accept with their dignity
intact.
Is it perfect? No. Is it
fair? Undeniably. And that’s
what negotiating is all about.
I’m sure I wasn’t the only
one sitting in that room
thinking about states like
Wisconsin and Ohio that
have lost this valuable and
effective process called
“collective bargaining”. For them the bargaining table has been kicked out from under
both sides. For them negotiating has been reduced to dictating. For them, their voice
is silenced, their democracy is diminished and their spirit is crushed.
I want to commend Governor Corbett and Secretary of Administration, Kelly Powell
Logan, for showing respect, not contempt, towards State employees during these
negotiations.
Right now, in workplaces all across this Commonwealth, our membership is voting
on a contract, a good and fair contract. Members are taking part in a democratic
process once taken for granted with a new sense of pride. We’ve been humbled by
those who’s rights have been stripped away. And in their honor we need to get this
done with heads held high.
Thank you, sisters and brothers, for your forthright input to this process, for your
faith in this union, and for all you do for this great state.
Yours in Unity,
Members congratulate Exec. Dir. Fillman after the final
14-hour negotiating session.
COUNCIL 13 — David R. Fillman, Executive Director
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DISTRICT COUNCIL 85 — J. David Henderson, Director
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DISTRICT COUNCIL 86 — Sharon Sober, Director
250 Commerce Park Drive, New Columbia, PA 17856
Phone: 570/568-1147; (toll free) 1-800-540-9401
DISTRICT COUNCIL 87 — David Antle, Director
McEntee-Keller Labor Center, 1258 O’Neill Hwy., Dunmore, PA 18512
Phone: 570/961-5394; (toll free) 1-800-551-5066
DISTRICT COUNCIL 88 — Tom Tosti, Director
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Building C, Suite 300, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Phone: 610/825-4944; (toll free) 1-800-478-4944
DISTRICT COUNCIL 89 — Michael Fox, Director
150 South 43rd Street, Suite 2, Harrisburg, PA 17111-5718
Phone: 717/564-7998; (toll free) 1-800-583-2376
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David R. Fillman
Executive Director
AFSCME Council 13
Vol. 40, Issue 3 May/June 2011
Todd Singer, President
Jane Beveridge, Secretary
Alan Redding, Treasurer
David R. Fillman, Executive Director
Patricia Bauer, Editor and
PR/Communications Director

Tentative State Contract Gets Green Light from
Policy Committee
On Saturday June 25 approximately 250 Local union leaders met at
AFSCME’s conference center to review tentative contract language
for a new 4-year state contract. Council 13 Executive Director
David R. Fillman, along with his Chief Negotiator Karen Momberger and
Council 13 Attorney Alaine Williams, went over the new agreement with
the committee article by article. A presentation of State-By-State Contract
Summaries kicked off the meeting showing the dismal contracts other states
were forced to accept under current anti-union administrations.
Pennsylvania neighbors New York, New Jersey, Ohio and other states
throughout the country are being hit with wage reductions, years of wage
freezes, anti-collective bargaining legislation and 8,10, 24 - up to 30-days of
Policy Committee members presented questions to C13 Exec. Dir. Fillman
after being briefed on new contract language.
Greg Trombetta Local 2105 Beaver Co. Trades & Labor (L); and Adam Sipe
Local 1816 Lawrence Co. Trades & Labor speak with reporters after the
policy committee meeting.
unpaid furlough days (rolling furloughs). The committee cheered when
Fillman announced, “I’m proud to say, brothers and sisters, your contract has
absolutely no furlough days!”
Other contract highlights include: 10.75% pay increase for the life of the
contract; sick leave reduction from 13 days to 11 days (however, if an
employee does not use any sick leave in a calendar year, they will receive an
additional personal day); option to use 2 personal days as “Preferred Personal
Days” requiring no scheduling approval or documentation; due to no COLA
increases for the past 8 years, health care contributions for Retirees will be
capped at 3% (or 1.5% for Medicare eligible) for the duration of the
agreement; and for employees enrolled in Get Healthy, employee payroll
contribution for health care will only increase one half of one percent in the
final year of the contract.
The new contract was overwhelmingly accepted by the committee. Gregg
Trombetta Local 2105 told a news reporter after the meeting, “We’re
showing the nation that labor and management can work together to nail
down an agreement.”
Committee members are scheduling ratification votes with their
membership and the process should be completed by July 15, 2011. For
details contact your District Council.
Photo credit: Mike Rodgers L1050
Workers Memorial Day 2011
On April 28, the 40th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), unions across
Pennsylvania and across the country once again observed Workers Memorial Day. This year is also
the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire where 146 workers – most of them
young immigrant women – were trapped behind locked doors when the fire started. Those who didn’t perish
in the fire, jumped to their deaths from the factory windows 10 stories above the street. It was just last year
that 11 workers were killed when the Deepwater/Horizon drilling platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
The BP well then begin spewing 206 million gallons
of oil—the worst environmental and economic
disaster ever in the Gulf Coast. Last year in
Pennsylvania we lost four of our own Council 13
members on the job. Thomas R. Allen Local 2157
Lebanon Co. Trades & Labor; Richie Bentel Local
1816 Lawrence Co. Trades & Labor; Jack Griffin Local
2116 McKean Co. Trades & Labor; and Gary Chapin
Local 1050 members held a memorial at Polk Center.
Kneeling (L-R): Maggie Ahrens, John Emert Standing:
Ricky Truesdell, Lin Baker, Teresa Turk, Sue Buckley,
Lisa Brannon. (not pictured) Mike Rodgers.
Local 2643 Crawford Co. Correctional Facility.
than 100 employees of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
have lost their lives while working
on Pennsylvania highways.
The first Workers Memorial Day
was observed in 1989. Every year,
people in hundreds of communities
and at worksites recognize workers
who have been killed or injured on
the job. Trade unionists around the
world now mark April 28 as an
International Day of Mourning.
Thank you to all Council 13
members who honored fallen
workers in Workers Memorial Day
events.
More
Joyce Vandersloot Local 1485 York Co.
Courthouse gave the invocation and
benediction at the 22nd annual Workers
Memorial Day observance sponsored by
the York-Adams Central Labor Council.
Council 13 members joined other Harrisburg area unions at the
annual Harrisburg Region Central Labor Council’s memorial
service held at Labor’s Grove in Harrisburg. Pictured speaker is
George Hartwick, Dauphin Co. Commissioner.
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Thousands Hit Capitol
for Fair Budget
On May 3 over 5,000 union and community members joined
together at Harrisburg’s Capitol for a Rally for a Responsible
Budget put together by the Coalition for Labor Engagement and
Accountable Revenues (CLEAR). Council 13 Executive Director and
CLEAR Chairperson David R. Fillman emceed the event and introduced
11 speakers including Council 13 members Richard Jennings Local 2162
Dauphin Co. Trades & Labor and Alan Redding Local 2624 Hanover
Borough. Worker-friendly legislators including Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-
7), Rep. Kevin Murphy (D-113) and Rep. H. Scott Conklin (D-77) also
stood by the podium joining the crowd in chants of “We Are One” and
“These Cuts Are Nuts!”
The 2011 state budget proposal guts public education, creates a tax
shift to local communities resulting in higher property taxes, hikes tuition
for college students and will result in laying off thousands of middle-class
workers. Other devastating cuts to programs like emergency mortgage
help and worker training activities will increase the burden on working
families, while at the same time gas drillers and big business would enjoy
special tax loopholes that block tax dollars from being collected.
“Every poll taken since Governor Corbett introduced his budget shows
Pennsylvanians do not want to see their schools cancel kindergarten. We
don’t want our kids in overcrowded classrooms. We don’t want health
care cut for our seniors. We don’t want huge increases in tuition. We
don’t want to see our property taxes skyrocket,” Fillman told the crowd.
“And in Pennsylvania we don’t crown kings, we elect representatives.”
One issue that repeatedly received big cheers from the crowd was
enacting a drilling tax on companies coming into Pennsylvania to extract
Marcellus Shale. Redding told the crowd, “The Marcellus drillers are
here to stay - now it’s time for them to pay!”
Fillman also referenced the fact that revised revenue estimates now
show over $500 million
in surplus - a surplus
that the Corbett
administration has so far
refused to incorporate
into the budget to dilute
these devastating cuts.
The rally was one of
biggest crowds
Harrisburg had seen in
the past decade.
(To see a slideshow,
please visit
www.afscme13.org.)
“Pennsylvania, we’ve got a voice - they’ve got a choice!” said C13 Exec. Dir.
Fillman and CLEAR Chairperson who emceed the rally.
“Governor Corbett’s budget is not about ‘shared’ sacrifice, it’s about OUR
sacrifice,” said Richard Jennings Local 2162.
“Tax big oil and close loopholes before we cut school funding for my
daughter - and your children,” said Alan Redding Local 2624.
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Fourteen Council 13 Members
Honored at DCNR Event
Fortunately, the new Corbett administration has decided to continue the annual recognition of
Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) workers for their outstanding efforts and
achievements in conserving and sustaining Pennsylvania's natural resources. The 2011 DCNR
Employee Recognition Awards recently took place in Harrisburg at the Rachel Carson State Office Building
and 14 Council 13 members were among the honorees.
"In this department we do outstanding work," said Timothy Clapham, Director, Human Resources who
kicked off the event. Acting Secretary Richard Allan, on board with the new administration since March
24, handed out awards and lapel pins to all recipients. He said, "This is a wonderful tradition, recognizing
you all for your exceptional work." John Giordano, Deputy Secretary of Administration since April 4,
served as Master of Ceremony stating that he was "proud to be a part of the best agency in the
Commonwealth." The Earthtones, a singing group compiled of state employees, performed two songs.
Sinnemahoning State Park Staff with their Team
Excellence Award. (L-R) Jimmy Risley L2120
Cameron Co. Trades & Labor; Robert Shook
L2120; Steven Bajor L2120; Linda Cobb L2120; and
Brian Long L2120. Congratulations members!
Cindy Adams Dunn, Deputy Secretary for Conservation & Technical Services, closed the ceremony by recognizing national achievements that included
Conservation Landscape Initiative: New Bright Ideas Award and Estelle Ruppert's Congressional Award for her "Trail to Every Classroom" learning program.
Council 13 honorees receiving DCNR Exceptional Support Awards included Patricia Sibert-Kline L2580 Cambria Co. Clericals, Bureau of State Parks;
Tammy Marks L1976 Inspection Non-Prof. & State Prof. Dist 2, Bureau of Forestry; and from Loyalsock State Forest Maintenance, Joseph Saldukas L2148
Sullivan Co. Trades and Labor; Brian Farr L2369 State Supervisory Dist. 3; and Brian Ammon L2148 Sullivan Co. Trades and Labor.
David Hartzell L2130 Cameron Co. Trades & Labor, Bureau of State Parks and Elinor Greenaway L1976 Inspection Non-Prof. & State Prof. Dist 2,
Bureau of Forestry received DCNR Excellence Awards. And Gloria Strawser L2523 Aging/DEP/DCNR/Env. Hearing Board, Elk Country Visitors Center
Team and Steven Rossman L2368 State Supervisory Dist. 2, Nature Inn at Bald Eagle Project Team received Secretary's Achievement Awards.
Fillman Appoints New Assistant – Subcontracting Manager
Jesse Newcomer has been promoted to
Assistant to the Executive Director, replacing
Joe Kleman who recently retired after 38 Jesse Newcomer
years of service. Newcomer will take on the
role as liaison to the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF).
He has served as Operating Manager of the non-state AFSCME Health
and Welfare Fund since 1987, and he will continue to oversee the Fund.
Starting his union career with AFSCME International in 1977,
Newcomer worked on organizing campaigns in Missouri, Florida and
New Jersey before settling in Pennsylvania in 1984 as a District Council
86 Staff Representative.
“I am extremely excited to have this opportunity to apply my
knowledge and experience in support of Executive Director Fillman and
Council 13 members. Under Chairman Fillman’s leadership we have been
providing an exceptional level of service to our non-State AFSCME Health
and Welfare Fund members and I look forward to helping him address the
health care needs of our State employee members and families as well.”
Margaret (Peggy) Hoak has been promoted
to the Subcontracting Manager for Council
13’s Grievance and Arbitration Department. Peggy Hoak
The Subcontracting Division was recently set
up to better track and reduce the growing number of subcontracting
efforts taking place across the Commonwealth.
Hoak came on board with Council 13 in 1992 serving as a Staff
Representative in District Council 85. In 1999 she received her Bachelor
of Arts, Labor Studies from the National Labor College and moved on to
Council 13’s Grievance and Arbitration Department in 2006 where she
has been involved in many successful arbitrations and classification issues.
“I’m thrilled to be taking on this new opportunity to serve the
membership of Council 13. It is the goal of the Subcontracting Division
to ensure that as much work stays “in-house” as possible. I’m looking
forward to meeting with members all across the Commonwealth in order
to develop ways to work better and cheaper to prevent the outsourcing of
our bargaining unit work.”
Update – Gracedale
Nursing Home to Stay!
After a long, arduous campaign to save Gracedale Nursing Home, Local
1435 members celebrated an outstanding victory on Primary Election
Day. Northampton County voters overwhelmingly voted YES! on a
ballot initiative to prevent the sale of Gracedale Nursing Home for a period of
5 years. It was a 3 to 1 margin victory with 75% of the votes.
From gathering petitions to exhausting litigation Local 1435 members and
Northampton County citizens refused to give up on a facility that has been
part of their community for generations. “We went door to door and worked
phone banks to make everybody aware of what was going on,” said Ellen
Weiss, Local 1435 President. “I think it’s awesome that we made history in
the county and the state.”
"This is a stunning victory for Gracedale employees who fought battles
from the County Commissioners in every direction," said C13 Exec. Dir.
David Fillman.
Local 1435 Gracedale Nursing Home Northampton Co. employees, family,
friends and Council 13 staff hit the polls in force on Primary Election Day to
help save Gracedale.
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AFSCME Intl. Sec./Treas. Lee
Saunders takes a question
during the Town Hall Meeting.
The first-ever Council
13 Next Wave
conference took
place June 3-5 in Hershey.
It was a conference
designed for and by Council
13’s younger members with high-tech survey stations, powerful video presentations, electronic
town hall meetings and even a game-room reception. “It was such a good feeling to look
around the room and see so many young faces,” said Council 13 Education Director Carla
Insinga. “The energy here is something I haven’t seen in years.”
LuAnn Glaser of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service kicked things off Friday night
with her presentation, “Generational Divides in the Workplace.” Then Next Wavers
networked with fellow young workers from Council 13 and representatives from AFSCME
Maryland, Boston, New York City, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington D.C. and even
Ontario, Canada.
Council 13 Exec. Dir. David Fillman welcomed attendees on Saturday morning. “Just by
being here, you’ve shown everyone in this room that you care
about this union,” he said. “Just by being here,
you’ve proven that you’ve got what it takes to
lead. You dove in!” He gave young members
advice in becoming good union leaders, “If
you’re not active, get active. If you have
questions, ask them. And when you’re offered
an opportunity – take it.” He also
acknowledged seasoned AFSCME leaders noting
their presence “proves they love this union
enough to welcome new ideas, and proves
they’re honored to take on the role of mentor.”
Maryna Ya Local 3101 PSERS/
Banking/Education/SSHE
Council 13 Pres. Todd Singer
gets some high-fives.
AFSCME International Sec./Treas. Lee
Saunders gave the Keynote Address followed by
a question/answer session. He told the Next
C13’s Next Wave Committee with Exec. Dir. Fillman. Front Row (L-R): Amber Knauss
L1438 NHS; Casey Karns L1050 Polk Center; Zaid Elliott L1224 PHEAA; Exec. Dir. Fillman;
Beth Cooper L2345 West Chester Univ.; Dave Levine L2577 Allegheny Co. Back Row:
Tina Davis L1270 NHS; Bob Catalano L297 Pittsburgh Area Sch. Dist.; Terry Kramarz
L2361 Bloomsburg Univ.; Kendra Anderson L1147 Southeastern Veterans’ Center; Bill
Shutt L2157 Lebanon Co. Trades & Labor.
Wavers their energy, creativity and enthusiasm was inspiring. He also
recognized Council 13 as beginning the Next Wave concept which is now a
national movement. He called the recent attacks on workers a defining
moment in AFSCME’s history, comparing it to the defining moment in the
early 1970’s when Gerald W. McEntee led the fight to organize 70,000
Pennsylvania public employees. McEntee now holds the highest office in our
union as AFSCME International President.
Saunders talked about his experiences visiting states under the oppressive power-play rule of governors attempting to strip workers of their voice.
He
said, “All over this country we’re fighting back like never before. It’s not a fight about republican, democrat, or independent. It’s not a fight about liberal,
moderate, or conservative. It’s a fight about what’s right and wrong.”
Council 13 Pres. Todd Singer then introduced the Lead Facilitators for the Town Hall Meeting, Casey Karns and Dave Levine. Next Wavers were placed
at tables with staff members, union leader mentors and other young workers where timed questions and polls were conducted. Groups discussed young
member activism in their locals and
exchanged ideas on how to engage and
involve young members. The results of the
meeting were then wrapped up by Exec. Dir.
Fillman. The group then broke into
workshop sessions.
AFL-CIO Sec./Treas. Liz Shuler spoke at
Sunday’s Closing Session. “You are the ones
who are rebuilding and reshaping America’s
labor movement and the American
workplace,” she said. Shuler said the AFL-
CIO wants to have “young workers groups in
every state, every city and every local” and
she encouraged Next Wavers to attend the
Kenneth Royal Local 2163 York Co. Trades & Labor (L)
and Robert Campolong Local 2603 Tech Services Dist. 2.
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AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit September
29 – October 2 in Minneapolis.
(To see a slideshow, Town Hall meeting
results, videos and more, please visit
www.afscme13.org.)
AFL-CIO Sec./Treas. Liz Shuler (center) with NW committee
members Kendra Anderson (L) and Amber Knauss.
(L-R) Richard Beener, Krystal Thomas and James Copes
from Local 2348 Norristown St. Hospital.

Council 13 Members to the Rescue!
On May 11 five Council 13 members were first responders when a small plane carrying Burrell middle school students failed to take off and went
over an embankment. Eric Shingledecker Local 2100; Lawrence Hann Local 2127; Larry Patterson Local 2100; Bratton Williams Local 2110; and
Dwight Ashbaugh Local 2107 were in a training session at the Western PA Training Academy which is located near Rock Airport in West Deer
Township. “We heard the plane start roaring and we knew it was in trouble,” said training instructor Dwight Ashbaugh.
The members immediately rushed to the scene to help the injured and call for help. "None of us had to ask 'should we go'," said Ashbaugh. "It was a
mad rush to the scene." And to get to the crash, they had to scale a 6 foot fence. “I don’t think any of us could do that again,” he added.
Once on the scene, they found two of the occupants, including the pilot, with extensive injuries. They immediately peeled off their shirts to use on the
wounded to help stop the bleeding. Shingledecker, an EMT, was able to describe injuries in detail to the 9-1-1 dispatcher. When noticing leaking fuel,
Williams grabbed a fire extinguisher, but they were able to alert the injured pilot who hit a switch to stop the fuel leak.
All five members were honored with the governor's Star of Excellence on May 25 at the governor's mansion.
Photo credit: Eric Felack Valley News Dispatch
Council 13 members help emergency rescue team with injured plane crash victims.
Council 13 members who were first on the scene when a small
airplane failed to take off at Rock Airport. Kneeling (L-R)
Dwight Ashbaugh Local 2107 Allegheny Co. Trades & Labor
Dist. 11; Lawrence Hann Local 2127 Blair Co. Trades & Labor.
Back Row: Larry Patterson Local 2100 Erie Co. Trades & Labor;
Eric Shingledecker Local 2100; Bratton Williams
Local 2110 Westmoreland Co. Trades & Labor.
Local 2902 Bowls
for Kids
In April Local 2902 Lawrence County members volunteered
to Bowl for Kid’s Sake - an annual fundraiser for Lawrence
County Big Brothers Big Sisters. As sponsors of the event,
members helped raised over $1,000 for this year’s fundraiser.
Members bowled as two teams with Alicia Craig and Lisa
Alexander serving as team captains. This was the 17th year
the Human Services Center participated in this event.
Front row (L-R): Brenda Campbell, Kristin Smock
2nd row: Amy Rispoli, Alicia Craig, Thea Vitale
3rd row: Howard Thompson, Carla Bettross, Laurie Fisher,
Debbie Currie, Tom Alexander and Lisa Alexander.
Organizing Victory
On June 20, 72 Mid-Atlantic Youth Services,
Western PA Childcare, employees voted to join AFSCME
Council 13. The vote was 67 to 5, adding a total of 97
employees to the AFSCME ranks. The unit is located in Butler
County and includes Youth Service Specialists, Clinical Assistants,
Work Readiness Coordinator, Community Services Coordinator and
Clerical staff. Welcome to the AFSCME family!
2011 MDA Campaign
Council 13 is once again gearing up for the 2011 MDA
sponsorship campaign. Last year members in Harrisburg and
Pittsburgh helped raise over $1 million for MDA families in
Pennsylvania. This year’s
telethon will take place on
Sunday, September 4 in
Harrisburg and Scranton
areas. Harrisburg’s 12-week
campaign began in June with
a new 11-second TV spot
and weekly vignettes. Both
areas will be televising
Council 13’s 30-second TV
spot during the week before
Labor Day and throughout
the holiday weekend.
Council 13 Pres. Todd Singer holds up a
‘thank you’ banner made by MDA kids at the
2011 summer camp VIP event.
Any members wishing to volunteer to staff telethon phones at either
location on Sunday evening, should contact the PR Dept. at 1-888-782-
1323.
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