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the following is from Local 1067 AFSCME president Chris Olsen;
Good Morning All,
Yesterday afternoon testimony concluded at the labor commission on the decertification of campus police.
Each side presented their case, the campus police trying to establish what they felt made them unique. We presented evidence that made each of us unique, in the positions we hold. I also believe we established a community of interest for everyone in this local.
We, the local and the council, tried to settle this issue by presenting to the BHE a proposal that the campus police be established as a separate unit ( Unit III ). Some of you might recall that the BHE had rejected that idea at the last contract negotiations. We reached an agreement with the BHE and they proposed the formation of the new unit to their attorney, Campus Police Officer Curtis and Campus Police Officer O'Connell, they rejected that offer. I was a bit curious that the officers rejected that offer without contacting the membership, since it was part of their initial request. I remain concerned about the possible contracting out of campus police duties should the decert be successful, but that'a another battle for another time
So here is where we are at now, the briefs from the attorneys will be sent to the Labor Commission by the 21st of April. Some time in the future, TBA, we will have an answer as to whether they will be able to vote to leave the local or not.
We continue to push for the opening of negotiations on our contract and the BHE continues to stall, I guess we will have to make some sort of decision on that very soon.
In Solidarity,
Christopher Olsen
President
AFSCME Local 1067
Any comments brothers and sisters? :-k
the following is from Local 1067 AFSCME president Chris Olsen;
Good Morning All,
Yesterday afternoon testimony concluded at the labor commission on the decertification of campus police.
Each side presented their case, the campus police trying to establish what they felt made them unique. We presented evidence that made each of us unique, in the positions we hold. I also believe we established a community of interest for everyone in this local.
We, the local and the council, tried to settle this issue by presenting to the BHE a proposal that the campus police be established as a separate unit ( Unit III ). Some of you might recall that the BHE had rejected that idea at the last contract negotiations. We reached an agreement with the BHE and they proposed the formation of the new unit to their attorney, Campus Police Officer Curtis and Campus Police Officer O'Connell, they rejected that offer. I was a bit curious that the officers rejected that offer without contacting the membership, since it was part of their initial request. I remain concerned about the possible contracting out of campus police duties should the decert be successful, but that'a another battle for another time
So here is where we are at now, the briefs from the attorneys will be sent to the Labor Commission by the 21st of April. Some time in the future, TBA, we will have an answer as to whether they will be able to vote to leave the local or not.
We continue to push for the opening of negotiations on our contract and the BHE continues to stall, I guess we will have to make some sort of decision on that very soon.
In Solidarity,
Christopher Olsen
President
AFSCME Local 1067
Any comments brothers and sisters? :-k