Tomorrow, Dec. 17th at 9AM we will be holding an arbitration over the 96 hour sick time rule. Former Hennepin County Judge Crump will be presiding.
Contract
We are going to Mediation over Hennepin County's offer. While we are the lowest paid public safety employees in the metro-area and Sheriff Stanek is the HIGHEST paid public safety officer in the state , the County Board has approved yet another raise for our boss!
Hennepin County Board Action Request
13-0450
Item Description:
Changes to the Compensation Plan for Non-organized Employees
Resolution:...
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that effective December 29, 2013 the salary for Sheriff and County
Attorney of $153,221 be adjusted by 2.5% to $157,052; and that the Sheriff and County Attorney are
required to file a request for the new salary with County Administration no later than 5:00 PM on Friday,
December 27, 2013. If the request is not filed, the salary remains at $153,221.
Seriously, the Sheriff's salary was $145,000 in 2007! That's a $12,000 increase in 6 years!!
We have Detention Deputies who after seven years are only making what Ramsey County Detention Deputies start at, $22 an hour!
This is why we are bargaining for a $3 an hour market adjustment.
Hennepin County Detention Deputies are the lowest paid in the metro-area....but our Sheriff is the highest paid public employee in the state.
CORRECTIONAL PENSION UNDER ATTACK
There is a Bill going through the Minnesota House and Senate that will weaken the Correctional Pension. HF 884 and SF 998. If passed this would add non-essential Probation Officers and Non-essential County Security Guards to our pension.
The end result could be us having to pay an additional 2% into our pensions (read pay cut) for the same payout.
Write your State legislators. Find them here. Who Represents me?
Here's a sample letter I wrote to mine:
Rep. Abler,
I have been a detention deputy at the Hennepin County jail since 1990. We
are essential employees. We worked very hard to get the correctional
pension. We have the highest rate of assault and injury of any public
safety job class. Ours is the healthiest PERA pension.
Bill HF 884 would add non-essential security guards and probation officers
to our pension. This is a slap in the face to our profession, would cheapen
the reason it was established and could lead to higher employee
contributions for no increase in our benefit.
Please vote against this bill.
are essential employees. We worked very hard to get the correctional
pension. We have the highest rate of assault and injury of any public
safety job class. Ours is the healthiest PERA pension.
Bill HF 884 would add non-essential security guards and probation officers
to our pension. This is a slap in the face to our profession, would cheapen
the reason it was established and could lead to higher employee
contributions for no increase in our benefit.
Please vote against this bill.
Thank you,
See more here at
Teamsters and Senator Hayden working to weaken correctional pension
In solidarity,
Wade Laszlo
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