AFSCME, LOCAL 390 MEETING MINUTES

Meeting Date: January 28^th, 2010

Attending: Sue Edwardh, Paula Goetzke, Sandy Hathaway, Char Villnow, David Ruth, Laurie Vicklund-Boylan, Maridy Nordlum, Cindy Yund, Wesly Wyrick, Carolyn Webber, Sara Cohen, Gladys McKenzie

Treasurer's Report:Accepted as written

Reading of minutes:Accepted as written

Committee Reports:

• Grievance Committee:
• Sitting in on investigations, client injury and also client restraint not involving a side hold.
• Won a first step on grievance where someone was not called for OE, OE was given to member.
• Fielding many calls regarding issues surronding the St. Cloud project.
• Christmas snow emergency issues.
• Grievance regarding a nightwatch shift being moved to days.
• Sitting in on investigations regarding client SIB.
• Sandy HAthaway to go to steward traiining in April, then willing to accept point person for METO stewards, for now Sue E. will take on this role to assist stewards.
• Paula G. is currently Chief Steward as well.


• Safety Committee:
• METO has very few H1N1 cases, state thinks good precautions are to credit.
• There is an increase of sick use on campus.
• Another lockdown will be done soon.
• Discussion on changing codes to request assitance.
• RPL may return to doing environment checklists.
• not yet licensed 2010, but no surveyers yet.
• Nurses concerns about lighting the pathways between homes at night, hard to see when doing rounds.
• Getting costs to enhance security of Admin building.
• Discussions of medical emergency practices.
• MSOCS to meet in February


• Social Services Health Care Committee:
• Discussed importance of legislative sessions.
• Getting people to DOTH.
• Lobbying.
• Next meeting in March 2010 Co.5.
• Cindy Yund and David Ruth are organizing to assist 700 workers in HCMC.

BA Report:

• Discussed organizing, funds are down and they want to apply for more money to help organize.
• Discussed lobby week in March.

Correspondence:

• Nellie Stone Johnson scholarship fund raising dinner, March 25^th
• Pediactric Brain Tumer Foundation donation request
• AFL-CIO Mn Citizens for Tax donatin request
• Co. 5 Board minutes from Nov 2009
• DOTH agenda
• AFSCME Co 5 per capita tax reports from 12/09
• 2010 AFL-CIO Scholarships and Martin Duffy Adult Learner Scholarships
• Mn State Retiree Co Fund raiser

Old Business:

• Audit had been done by Trustees and Treasurer, there is still a lost check not yet cashed.
• A discussion regarding benefits of AFSCME Visa card held.
• Also, an old grievance that was not yet made whole was discussed and is in the process of being pushed to be made whole.

New Business:

• Progressive Dues - need to change by next year, need to read and /or change constituition for better definition.
• On agenda for discussion at next months meeting.
• Motion made, seconded and carried to donate $50.00 to the AFL-CIO Mn Citizens tax, and motion made, seconded and carried to donate $50.00 to Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
• Motion made to increase E Board pay to $75.00 a month. Discussion held and friendly amendment to pay $60.00 a month was put on the table. Motion seconded and carried and E Board members will now recieve $60.00 a month pay.

Good and Welfare:

• Jani Mell's father passed away. The local sends their condolences.

Minutes written and submitted by: Sandy Hathaway
Secretary Local 390