AFSCME, LOCAL 390 MEETING MINUTES

Meeting Date: June 24^th 2010

Attending: Paula Goetzke Colleen Meehan, Sara Cohen, Maridy Nordlam, Krista Bayne, Matt Johnson, Sandy Hathaway, Robbin Noren-Mullins, Char Villnow, David Ruth, Nichole Lofton, Crystal Wyrick, Wes Wyrick, Laurie Vicklund-Boylan, Dana Schumann, Dawn Noga Gladys McKenzie

Absent: Cindy Yund

Minutes from last meeting: Approved as written

Treasurer's Report: Accepted as written

Constitution Committee:Next Meeting, not ready yet, does anyone need to make amendments?

Committee Reports:

• Constitution Committee:Next Meeting, not ready yet, does anyone need to make amendments?
• Grievance Committee:
• Investigations @ METO and MSOCS
• some grievances over client issues and staffing


• Safety Committee: NA


• Social Services-Health Care Committee: NA

BA Report:

• Early retirement – Forward guidelines, guidelines were suppose to have are plan. We are still waiting for guidelines. DHS wants to be very specific, possible MSOCS & DHS excluded and future layoffs
• Information given out on who we are supporting and why. Political Dept is coming out with new flyers to pass out
• Next election very important. Distribution of flyers
• We need to get Dayton to primary
• Stewards need to get flyers out

Correspondence:

• Solidarity picnic - labor day 9-6-2010 12 – 4 @ St. Cloud – open to members
• AFSCME picnic July 17t
• Request for MOU
• Pride Parade
• support our candidates in parades
• 25th anniversary for the Hormel strike
• Co 5 E-Board minutes
• AFL-CIO labor leadership grants

Old Business: Candy bars still for sale

New Business:

• Request from Gladys to raise some funds for the 25th anniversary of the Hormel Strike in Austin MN for Aug 2010 – part of labor history – important message to remember, Motion made to donate $50.00, seconded and carried. Gathering in Austin
• Motion made to change meeting times to: EBoard @ 3:00, Stewards @ 3:30, and General membership @ 4:15, seconded and carried
• International Constitution is online for all to look at, proposed to all locals – new dues, concerns of increase 2.2%, does anyone need to make amendments? Motion made to bring back #’s at Caps: $25.00 and $30.00: $27.00 seconded and carried
• . Motion made for bags to be paid for International convention, seconded and carried
• Laurie Vicklund-Boylan voted in as Secretary due to vacancy in that position
• Motion made to give Krista Bayne a $25.00 gift card for the work she did prior to being voted in as secretary, seconded and carried

Good and Welfare:

• Arlene Mitchell continues to be in hospital but has made phone contact to staff and is doing well. Is on the caring bridge website. Table until next month for donation
• Maridy reported the state is cutting vendor waiver budgets by 2.58%. All aspects of human services will be affected. Effective July 1
• State Agreement 2009-2011 passed

Motion made to adjourn, seconded and carried.

Respectfully Submitted by: Laurie Vicklund-Boylan Secretary local 390