Saturday, November 28, 2015

Department of Corrections in fight over definition of Disaster

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This is a story about Shelley Koski. Koski is one of the few certified American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health volunteers in the country...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

County bitch slaps HCSO Detention deps, Techs and 911 operators

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Hennepin County made an offer to AFSCME, but not to the essential employees in the Hennepin County Jail and dispatch (911). After three ...
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Monday, November 16, 2015

Leather Griveance settled..in our favor

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Today I woke up and checked my bank account, Hennepin County finally reimbursed me for switching from brown to black leather in accordance w...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

MNPEA files for Mediation with Hennepin County

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Hennepin County Government Center Today, November 12, 2015 Hennepin County and MNPEA met for the THIRD time to "negotiate" the...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

OFFICER SAFETY-CUFF KEY BELT!!

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Today I discovered a handcuff key in a pocket on the inside of an inmate's belt. It is located in the middle of the belt. So if an inmat...
Friday, November 06, 2015

AFSCME protest over Hennepin County low wages

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This is a video of AFSCME's protest. They make the same points we do. Hennepin County has the lowest paid employees in the seven county ...

Shift Differential Update

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I'm re-posting this message from a MNPEA steward regarding the so called Shift Differential Grievance Settlement. I last posted about th...
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Tuesday, November 03, 2015

LA Corrections Officers and Deputies get 10% raise!

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Los Angeles County supervisors today unanimously approved a 10 percent pay raise for firefighters, deputy sheriffs, criminalists, correctio...

Negotiation Priorities

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Let's quit wasting time about a schedule we can neither negotiate or control. Here's some priorities I think our stewards and u...
Sunday, November 01, 2015

My response to the newest 12 hour survey!

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By now most of you have seen the employers email being used to survey Detention Deputies about a 12 hour day. This has been polled to de...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Hennepin County Facts for Contract Negotiations

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This post is derived from a comment I posted on Richard Deal's previous post about 12 hour days. Certain people are commenting anonymous...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Welcome new B.A. Dave Deal!

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MNPEA President Dave Deal is our new Business Agent at Hennepin County! Who is Dave Deal? Besides President of MNPEA he is a Sergeant at...
Friday, October 09, 2015

Post by Steward R. Deal regarding 12 hour day bullshit

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I had someone ask me the other day, "what is the union doing to get us on 12 hour days?". I replied "nothing". I then in...
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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Shift Differential Shaft

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As most of you know, for the fourth check straight those expecting shift differential back pay didn't receive it.  I spoke to a stewar...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Florida Prison's Can't Keep Staff

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An article in Correctionsone.com  states they have " hired over 2,200 correctional officers in the last year, but lost another 1,400 to...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Another Hennepin County Grievance Settlement

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Sunday, September 06, 2015

Happy Labor Day! Joe Hill

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Joe Hill   I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, Alive as you or me Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead," ...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Brooklyn Park Police Department hiring Detention Deputies.

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Brooklyn Park PD is hiring Detention Deputies for their lock-up. They start $5 an hour more than Hennepin County and top out higher also. He...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Arbitration Date for Brown Leather Grievance

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On August 11, 2015 MNPEA asked the chosen Arbitrator, Gerald E. Wallin, for a date for the long over due grievance over brown leather. Let...
Thursday, August 06, 2015

The 2015 State of the Unions in Hennepin County

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This is a look at the State of Public Employee labor unions in 2015 representing Corrections Officers/Detention Deputies' in Hennepin Co...