General Membership Meeting

April 27, 2017

(Final)

The meeting was called to order at 4:30 pm with 47 members present.

The minutes from the previous meeting were read and accepted.

The treasurer’s report was read and accepted.

All officers were present.

Recognition of new members –

There was 1 new member sworn in. 

Reports of accidents sickness and death –

There were no reports of accidents sickness or death.

Presidents Report –

The presidents Grievance summary is as follows –

• Lead Person in CS heard on  3/24
• Hospital Manager doing Fire Alarm work heard on 4/13 (settled).
• CS electrician OT heard on 4/13 (Granted) 2 new assignments
• Employee discharged filed. LTD Independent medical exam
• Central campus east region MM replacing ballasts heard 4/24 same as ncrc and hospital unresolved
• Grounds employees doing roofing heard 4/25, (granted)
• Laborer OT scheduled 4/26 (resolved).
• Jacket give away heard 4/26 despair treatment because plant gave them away  where hospital employees had to pay
• New CS electrician OT heard 2/26. (Resolved)

Arbitration summary –

• Powerhouse Steamfitter replacement January 30 still waiting on an answer.
• IUOE assigned as helper they are not apprentices or laborers. Submitted.
• BMET scheduled on June 16th
• ULP for BMET’s still scheduling.

Other Business under the president’s report –

• A real struggle to get the BMET’s properly recognized. Arbitration scheduled. ULP first round of dates in May. Rescheduling will occur.
• Overlap issued at the Hospital, locksmiths, carpenters, IE’s special conference
• AFSCME Millwrights, Heavy equipment mechanics etc. we are trying to bring them in under our union. We filed a petition with merc.
• M-Healthy rewards. Don’t participate. they put together the risk factors that will eventually make us pay more for copays.

Committee reports –

• Safety Committee -
• Apprenticeship committee –  meeting was canceled  testing

Unfinished Business –

Golf outing table until next month. due to no committee members present.

New business -

There was a motion to replace the desktop computer system in the office not to exceed $1000 the motion was seconded and the motion passed.

Good of the union –

The jacket drawing was held and number 144 Greg Freda wasn’t present so $20.00 more goes into the pocket.

 Retirements – Larry Wolfe ITS

Adjournment –

The meeting was adjourned at 5:04 pm.