Date: Tuesday, July 8
Time: noon
Location: rooms 2370 and 2380, Andersen building, St. Paul, MN
Agenda:
· Thank you to the lunch committee - we are always looking for volunteers
· Welcome our new first time attendees
· Statewide Secretary Jamie Fitzpatrick will discuss MAPE financial issues - MAPE building payoff
· Chief Steward's update - Jude Rikala
· Board of Directors update - Paul Wehrmeister
· Business agent update - Sheila Pokorny
· Meet and Confer Update - Paul Wehrmeister
· Good and Welfare coordinators - Deb Raysor and Michelle Doheny
· MEMBERS' CONCERNS. (Members’ opportunity to speak up.)
· Door prizes 12:45 PM time certain. We will give away (2) $15 gift cards. Must be signed in and present to win.
· Visit the MAPE Web site regularly for information. http://mape.org/
- Applications for MAPE scholarships will be accepted through July 31. Scholarships, in amounts up to $1000, are for member career development. Details are posted on the MAPE Web site.
Members are needed to serve on MAPE Budget and Service Cuts Task Force
The recently concluded 2008 legislative session used a bandage approach to address the current budget deficit and left us headed toward a $2 billion (including inflation) state budget deficit for the next biennium. As a result, MAPE is preparing to head off potential layoffs and program reductions by forming the MAPE Budget and Service Cuts Task Force. The group will scrutinize state agencies for areas where agency dollars can be saved.
MAPE Statewide President Chet Jorgenson will be naming the task force members soon. MAPE members who wish to serve on this very important task force should contact Patty Fadden via e-mail at pfadden@mape.org by Tuesday, July 15.
Additional information is posted on the MAPE website (www.mape.org). The direct link is: www.mape.org/currentnews/budgettaskforce07208.asp
· June 24 Labor/Management Meet and Confer
- Budget Update – Not much is known yet. Meetings will be held during the next couple of weeks and more will be known by mid-July (including any staff reductions).
- HealthMatch – They are in “recovery” mode on this project and determining what their next steps are. There is a “Project Assessment Summary” available that summarizes what they found during the assessment of the project.
- Signage at Minnehaha – They’re working on it. They put a sign in the parking lot saying the lot is for DHS only.
- Air quality at Pine – Have done a lot of work on improving air quality. They believe they have fixed the problem. They have also checked for mold from roof leakage last year and have not found any problems with that.
- Flex time/telecommuting – Will be an issue that upper management will be looking at in the future.
- RNC – More info will be posted as it becomes available, as far as what roads will be closed, etc., during the convention.
- Mileage/hours worked questions – HR will discuss this issue with other agencies to see if there is a written policy that answers some of the questions employees have about how to record time/mileage when working out of the office. There may be a training session offered to management and employees on this issue.
- Temporary unclassified positions – HR will provide more info about this to us by the next meeting.
Local 2101 meets monthly on the second Tuesday.
