AFSCME, LOCAL 390 MEETING MINUTES

Meeting Date: September 22^nd, 2011

Attending: Paula Goetzke, Dave Ruth, Char Villnow, Laurie Vicklund-Boylan, Cindy Yund, Sara Cohen, Sue Edwardh, Maridy Nordlum, Stephanie Johnson, Robbin Noren, Diane Firkus

Absent: Carolyn Webber, Dana Schumann, Wesley Wyrick, Crystal Wyrick

Minutes from last meeting: Accepted with spelling changes

Treasurer's Report: Approved and accepted

Committee Reports:

• MSHS staff trying to give away a shift to intermittent, management denied, saying it needs to be 3 days prior to shift
• Investigation started on clients death
• Investigation on inappropriate remarks to others
• 3rd steps today ~ do not know what results are yet

• MSHS
• Meeting coming up, date unknown at this time
• Review of policies
• Cleaned up mold in tunnels
• MSOCS
• Aug meeting canceled

Labor Mangement:

• Brad Heckes took over for Shaun, finding someone else . Brad is going back to Anoka
• Did management break MOU by not opening the 2 transition homes?

BA Report:

• 2 open seats, AFSCME endorsed candidates are moving forward
• Conference on Saturday has been canceled
• Some positions got filled at AFSCME, see website for more information
• New BA - Diane - wants to get through all the old grievances so that she can start fresh, there is a bunch thats needs to get through

Correspondence:

• Crystal Sugar lock out
• Dues changeing
• Basic Stewards training coming up
• 2012 scholarships - see AFSCME website

Old Business:

• Workplace Bullying Training

New Business:

• HSMS and MSOCS Labor Mangement notes to be posted on website
• MSOCS - Oct 26, HSMS - Oct 10
• Tired of getting nowhere with management - what can we do to change things?
• We want out contract to be honored

Good and Welfare:

• Motion to send staff that is under investigation involving a client death a card and Cub Foods gift card, seconded and passed

Motion to adjourn at 5:30 pm - seconded and passed

Respectfully Submitted by: Laurie Vicklund-Boylan AFSCME Local 390 Recording Secretary