The record straight on overtime backpay!

The Jail Inspector has posted a special order regarding the overtime we were all shorted the past few years. She says Hennepin County Human Resources is working on it if you already submitted a request.

She goes on to say that,"the Sheriff's Licensed Deputy union has made a blanket request of the Human Resources department to research overtime pay for it's membership--no further correspondence from its membership is necessary."

Seriously?

Here's a copy of an email I sent to the Jail Inspector and the contact from Hennepin County Human Resources payroll:

Thanks for the 'Special Order' regarding backpay. Inspector Martin you point out that the licensed deputies have a 'blanket' request. Is there a reason all Teamster 320 members have to continue to ask for this individually? Mr. Oleness in an email to you on 7/26 I asked this same question about blanket coverage. Can you just extend this blanket request to all of us. After all this is the result of a Teamster Detention Tech filing a class action grievance then being referred to the Department of Labor by our Teamsters business agent.

Thanks,
Wade Laszlo
Chief Steward Teamsters Local 320

Am I to deduce a similar request made by Teamsters doesn't count? Hey, we told the licensed association about this.

The credit goes to Dave Bentzen and our business agent Tom Perkins.

The shame goes to Hennepin County. You knew the pay was wrong when you switched to APEX last October.

Should we trust you to figure it out for us?

You avoided all of our inquires when APEX came about. If you know the pay is owed why do licensed deputies get it handed to them but Teamsters must ask individually?

Just another reason Teamsters Union members voted no confidence in Sheriff Stanek!