AFS PEP News - July Aug 07 - AFSCME Council 13

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2 Union Brothers and Sisters, Here it comes again. The Capitol Standoff. Government Gridlock. And back from the dead, Payless Paydays. The annual budget stalemate becomes a ‘statemate’ as state workers prepare for the worst. On May 13 Gov. Rendell sent a letter to state employees to introduce Payless Paydays. He wanted to give advance notice so employees could “begin planning for this potential disruption.” Aside from bullhorns and signs, just how do the least paid Commonwealth employees prepare? Put off the family vacation to the Greek islands? Give up the summer home in the Hamptons? Cancel the country club membership? Sell the yacht? Many state employees already work 2 or 3 jobs to pay the bills. Many already do the job of 3 or 4 people since the hiring freeze. The only preparation the administration can hope for is that by June 30 workers will have cooled off from that letter; and that the familiarity of this annual event will create complacency. Fortunately, Senate Bill 850, the Senate Republican version of the state budget, was killed in the Appropriations Committee on June 8. Yet, legislators continue to ignore cost-saving proposals AFSCME brought to the table. For instance, keeping private contractors while cutting public service makes no economic sense. Right now, Pennsylvania awards private contractors thousands of contracts that cost tax payers millions of dollars. Private contractors don’t undergo background checks. They don’t take tests to prove they’re qualified for the job. Many don’t even pay workers a living wage or provide health care benefits. Some don’t even pay their share of state or city taxes because their headquarters are out of state! This year they can blame the recession. This year “un-essential” has become “Payless Paydays.” But one thing remains the same. State employees will be caught in the middle. AFSCME has attacked this issue over the years through a variety of law suits. We currently have the issue on Appeal to the PA Supreme Court and are waiting for a response. (check www.afscme13.org for details). Alaine Williams, Esq. of Willig, Williams & Davidson serves as General Counsel for AFSCME Council 13 and has been on top of this through every legal avenue. She is confident the Court will overturn the decision because it is contrary to established decisions of the United States Supreme Court. So keep the fires burning. Keep the phones ringing. Keep whining, screaming and hollering. June 30 is the deadline to enact a budget. If legislators followed the rules – if they did their job, state employees could finally be free to do theirs. As evidenced above, the courts are crucial to our very existence. So is the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). During our convention I received word that President Obama had nominated 2 labor-friendly candidates to the NLRB. Craig Becker, Associate General Counsel to both SEIU and AFL-CIO, who was once a lawyer for AFSCME International. And Mark Pearce, a union side labor lawyer throughout his career. And now the nomination of federal appeals judge, Sonia Sotomayor, to the Supreme Court would put another friend in our corner. If confirmed, Sotomayor would make history as the first Hispanic justice, and would be only the third woman to make it to the Supreme Court. But her rise from poverty to the highest court in the nation is the story union folks like to hear. Her father was a tool-anddie maker and her mother was a nurse in a methadone clinic. Nothing was handed to Sonia Sotomayer. She understands labor, she understands dignity in all work, and she understands the struggle of working men and women. This change is happening because of you. Your voice is your most powerful weapon. So as legislators gear up for hunting season on the hill, don’t allow complacency to silence you. Don’t allow fear to discourage you. As they prepare to thin the herd from the bottom - demand they trim the fat at the top. Yours in Unity, David R. Fillman Executive Director AFSCME Council 13 Executive Director’s Message David R. Fillman Executive Director, AFSCME Council 13 AFSCME COUNCIL 13 DIRECTORY COUNCIL 13 — David R. Fillman, Executive Director 4031 Executive Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111-1507 Phone: 717/564-9312; (toll free) 1-800-5-AFSCME DISTRICT COUNCIL 83 — Dominic Sgro, Director 161 Patchway Road, Duncansville, PA 16635-8431 Phone: 814/696-0255; (toll free) 1-800-252-3785 DISTRICT COUNCIL 84 — Richard Caponi, Director 116 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: 412/471-1218; (toll free) 1-800-222-8847 DISTRICT COUNCIL 85 — J. David Henderson, Director 1276 Liberty St., Franklin, PA 16323 Phone: 814/437-7654; (toll free) 1-800-865-9652 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 — Bob Cooper, Director 3031 Walton Road, 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 DISTRICT COUNCIL 90 — Mary Schwanger, Director 4031 Executive Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111-1507 Phone: 717/564-5123 AFSCME COUNCIL 13 MEMBERS’ BENEFITS MEMBER ONLY BENEFITS 1-888-SVC-13-AFSCME or 1-888-782-1323 Call for more information about: Car Discounts * Car Insurance * Car Rentals * Cell Phones * Checks Computer Deals * Credit Card * Credit Counseling * Education Services Eldercare Services * Entertainment * Financial Planning Flower Service * Health Club Discounts * Mortgage Programs Moving Vans * Pet Services * Scholarships * Theme Parks Vacation Packages Legal Services 1-800-631-1233 or 1-888-294-2747 Workers' Comp. Hotline: 1-866-413-2667 HEALTH FUNDS PEBTF (State Workers) 717-561-4750 1-800-522-7279 AFSCME Health & Welfare Fund (Non-State Workers) 717-564-9338 1-800-692-7332 PRESCRIPTION PLANS Medco, Inc. 1-800-899-2674 (State Workers) ESI/Express Scripts – 1-866-841-2368 (Non-State Workers) DENTAL PLANS Concordia Dental - 1-888-320-3321 (State Workers) Delta Dental - 1-800-932-0783 (Non-State Workers) VISION PLANS NVA / National Vision Administrators 1-800-672-7723 Public Employee Press (ISSN 0190-4957) Published bi-monthly Jan./Feb., Mar./Apr., May/Jun., Jul./Aug., Sep./Oct., Nov./Dec., by Council 13, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, 4031 Executive Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111-1507. Second Class postage paid at Harrisburg, PA and additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: “Public Employee Press,” AFSCME Council 13, 4031 Executive Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111-1507. Vol. 38, No. 3 May/June 2009 Todd Singer, President David R. Fillman, Executive Director Phyllis Wingate, Secretary Patricia Bauer, Editor and Alan Redding, Treasurer Director of Public Relations
Corrections Member Honored Corrections Secretary Jeffrey A. Beard, Ph.D. with Susan K. Bryan ABSTAINED / LOCAL YES NO CHALLENGED DISTRICT COUNCIL 83 664 6 1 763 178 52 906 149 31 1982 18 2 1983 12 10 2047 145 57 2110 64 63 2121 73 35 2125 35 35 2127 14 2 2128 23 3 2130 34 4 2131 50 9 2133 25 2 2344 58 49 2365 30 16 2541 8 13 2579 20 10 2580 20 3 2583 20 4 2609 18 4 2611 25 17 3564 14 0 3864 67 36 Sub-Totals 1106 458 0 DISTRICT COUNCIL 84 819 63 4 1985 11 1 1986 12 4 2059 36 12 2104 48 35 2105 24 26 2106 26 21 2107 31 1 2108 14 9 2109 17 25 2111 23 23 2207 70 5 2266 11 3 2322 91 48 2350 10 0 2459 26 24 2576 19 5 2577 7 0 2578 31 2 2582 10 20 2612 25 14 2613 10 2 3739 22 0 Sub-Totals 637 284 0 DISTRICT COUNCIL 85 469 33 63 1050 117 18 1483 24 0 1816 17 11 1975 14 1 1976 21 4 2100 83 6 2101 62 61 1 2102 49 8 2103 40 24 4 2112 40 30 2113 27 4 2114 13 2 2115 34 27 2116 40 9 2117 13 9 2119 72 9 2120 15 0 2123 33 2 2326 75 25 2329 71 14 2352 85 8 2353 117 12 2450 19 11 2543 16 0 2581 14 0 2594 36 6 2595 14 0 2602 9 14 2603 4 11 3259 45 9 3266 14 2 3276 30 1 Sub-Totals 1296 401 5 DISTRICT COUNCIL 86 166 122 104 1513 23 8 1977 19 4 2118 13 6 2124 53 29 2129 30 29 2138 22 2 2139 15 3 2140 24 8 2141 22 1 2148 40 0 2151 53 21 2153 16 8 2164 33 30 2360 94 2 2361 39 8 2363 33 5 Photo credit Dept. of Corrections Susan K. Bryan, DC89, L2245; a Corrections Food Service Supervisor at Elizabethtown Training Academy, received an Outstanding Performance Award at the Employee Recognition Ceremony held at the academy on May 6. Praised as “a vital member of our team” Bryan began her career with the Dept. of Corrections Training Academy as an intern moving on to full time employment in 1994. She has enhanced food production and presentation, designed and directed the implementation of Café Tra for the students, and prepares inmate crews for food service careers. An active union member, Bryan currently serves as an AFSCME steward. She was commended for using her understanding of labor contracts “to educate as well as to address concerns before they become problems.” Congratulations! Master Agreement Ratification Votes to Avoid Rolling Furloughs: 2596 14 2 2604 14 0 3330 46 8 Sub-Totals 725 278 0 DISTRICT COUNCIL 87 1978 9 0 2126 46 50 2142 31 7 2143 66 26 2144 66 6 2145 50 5 2146 36 12 2147 75 6 2150 69 4 2152 17 13 2323 50 15 2327 94 8 2333 35 39 2334 72 14 2366 105 12 2453 20 3 2584 82 32 2585 27 14 2605 12 3 3126 15 3 Sub-Totals 977 272 0 DISTRICT COUNCIL 88 338 17 0 746 60 27 1003 82 24 1147 69 6 1422 5 0 1952 20 0 1979 6 2 1980 8 0 2061 61 8 2132 18 7 2149 23 9 2154 47 2 2155 15 2 2158 70 26 2159 21 2 2160 25 2 2234 30 19 2345 113 9 2347 54 1 2348 123 5 2455 24 3 2548 20 0 2586 31 4 2587 15 1 2588 16 0 2589 13 0 2590 15 1 2592 22 0 2593 17 1 2606 6 1 2607 3 0 3431 38 0 Sub-Totals 1087 162 1 DISTRICT COUNCIL 89 1347 8 1 1981 55 15 2122 9 36 2134 26 7 2135 50 26 2136 17 3 2137 16 2 2156 70 23 2157 14 9 2161 23 1 2163 65 29 2354 51 12 2355 44 7 2356 11 1 2421 95 24 2456 93 28 2521 12 0 2528 48 38 ABSTAINED / LOCAL YES NO CHALLENGED DISTRICT COUNCIL 83 2246 18 13 2247 37 5 DISTRICT COUNCIL 84 2248 12 1 2249 17 14 DISTRICT COUNCIL 85 2367 17 6 2368 22 1 2540 13 1 2591 32 2 2608 10 6 2915 19 0 Sub-Totals 781 271 0 DISTRICT COUNCIL 90 972 216 51 1 1022 89 10 1224 941 71 7 1420 58 1 2162 110 11 2518 30 0 2523 23 0 2524 59 7 2527 74 4 2534 392 13 2 2536 53 6 2545 300 29 3 3033 53 20 3101 37 1 3105 20 0 3130 69 3 1 3149 29 1 Sub-Totals 2553 228 14 TOTALS 9,162 2,354 20 MASTER MEMORANDUM RATIFICATION VOTES TO AVOID ROLLING FURLOUGHS. DISTRICT COUNCIL 86 2369 8 2 DISTRICT COUNCIL 87 2370 27 5 DISTRICT COUNCIL 88 2244 32 3 DISTRICT COUNCIL 89 2245 64 11 TOTALS 254 61 www.afscme13.org 3
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