In a year when Hennepin County at their Truth in Taxation hearing is predicting a surplus in 2012, AFSCME settled for NO STEPS or COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR 2012.
This from their website:
Six Hennepin County AFSCME Locals – 34, 552, 1719, 2822, 2864 and 2938 (Essential Unit and Legal Unit) – all voted to accept the contract proposal for 2012-13. Ballots were counted December 9th and the contract was accepted by the members who voted.
The wage increase, effective 2013, is as follows:
Local 34 2.5% across the board - no steps
Local 552 1.5% across the board with steps
Local 2822 2.5% across the board - no steps
Local 2864 2.5% across the board - no steps
Local 2938 (Legal) 2.5% across the board - no steps
Local 552 1.5% across the board with steps
Local 2822 2.5% across the board - no steps
Local 2864 2.5% across the board - no steps
Local 2938 (Legal) 2.5% across the board - no steps
Note that Local 1719 and Local 2938 (Essential) had the 1.5 percent across the board with steps as part of their contract proposal from the Employer's last and final offer.
Even our fellow corrections officers at the Hennepin County Workhouse accepted this. That's right, the essential groups. I'm surprised they settled for this pile of excrement rather then insisting that AFSCME take this to arbitration. Surely with the exorbitant dues they pay, AFSCME could have afforded an arbitration.
Contrast this to the raise that our Attorney Rob Fowler got for the Hibbing Police Federation just last month, 2% for 2011 and 2% for 2012!
It never ceases to amaze me that BIG LABOR UNIONS with big money, charging their members twice what MNPEA dues are encourage their members to settle for slop. Exactly what are they getting for their money?
No steps are unacceptable!
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