AFSCME, LOCAL 390 MEETING MINUTES

Meeting Date: May 27^th, 2009

Attending: Paula Goetzke, David Ruth, Char Villnow, Krista Bayne, Cindy Yund, Cassandra Hathaway, Matt Johnson, Sara Cohen, Dana Schumann, Dawn Noga

Minutes from last meeting approved as amended

Treasurer's Report: Accepted as written

Committee Reports:

• Constitution Committee:
• Looking at two Chief Stewards, will present next meeting, interim: Paula Goetzke, Chief Steward for MSOCS - David Ruth Chief Steward for METO
• Article 5 - Officers required to be at all monthly meetings, missing no more than 2 in a year
• Article 4 - E Board required to be at all Labor management, METO and MSOCS
• Article 6 - 1 METO and 1 MSOCS E-Board will be elected each year to serve a two year term
• Amend Non VP Chief Steward to be Appointed by E-board, not elected
• Drop Impeachment article


• Grievance Committee:
• Lots of CRS changes at MSOCS
• harassment investigation
• 3rd steps
• some grievances


• Safety Committee:
• On job injury, transferred to DHS forms
• Check if doing safety check list
• Infection control, more accountability
• Looking at workers comp closer


• Health Care Social Services Committee: NA

Correspondence:

BA Report:

• Early retirement, need 15 years. Agencies shouldn't be able to opt-out, hoping to be for all classes across all agencies, still working on what classes, can fill in behind, Does not apply to corrections plan! Can not retire at 53
• Congratulate local on unbelievable fight to slow SOS redesign correspondence (great achievement)
• Remember to vote cards given out, return to council 5, they will do postage, in order to increase voter turn out

Old Business:

• Election committee continues to work on constitution

New Business:

• Save the date - 08/21/2010, Austin MN 25^th anniversary of the Hormel strike

Good and Welfare:

• Motion made, seconded and carried to donate $50.00 to Hawgs for dogs - seeing eye dog program
• Mark McAffee passed away
• $50.00 donated to wildlife rehabilitation fund
• Sue Edwarhd's presented with gift card
• David - get people activated for governor's race, it is an important election year
• David Ruth sworn in

Respectfully Submitted by: Krista Bayne