Sunday, January 14, 2018

PERA Board of Trustees approves legislative proposal for Correctional Plan

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After meetings with myself and MNPEA Vice President Tom Perkins I am proud to share: PERA Board of Trustees approves legislative propos...
Monday, December 25, 2017

NEW PERA RECOMENDATION

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After meeting with PERA Executive Director Doug Anderson he has emailed me a second PERA proposal. This still has to go to the PERA Board ...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

PERA meeting and recommendation

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Today MNPEA Vice President Tom Perkins and I met with PERA Executive Director Doug Anderson and Shayna (?). They very graciously gave us a...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

PERA Correctional Plan update

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I attended the PERA Board meeting today. There was a motion to reduce our COLA to a 1% floor then tie it to Cost of Living (CPI). The...
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Thursday, December 07, 2017

Meeting with my State Rep about our Pension

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Just finished a very productive meeting with my State Representative Abigail Whelan . She met me at our local Dunn Brothers Coffee and we ha...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

CO severely hurt in attack

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Sunday, November 19, 2017

Watch Your Backs!

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Surge in Hennepin County Felony Cases

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" felony charges in Hennepin County are up in all types of crimes, including a 63 percent jump in murder charges, and 15 percent increa...

Female CO's sue Cook County

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Working in a jail or prison can be a tough environment. It can be even tougher if you're a woman. The Chicago Sun Times is reporting: ...
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Some Details

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As with most of you, I am a fiscal conservative. I have watched pension plans crash and burn. Like the Teamsters Central States pension . ...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Pension Watch Pt 3, what we are up against.

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Watch the video, in it Sen. Rosen, Chairman of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement speaks of her bill. Of note is the st...
Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Pension Watch Part 2

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So after much digging around here’s what I found out. The PERA Board made no recommendations to change our pension. It is 100% poli...
Saturday, November 04, 2017

PERA Correctional Pension Watch

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As a retiree I am paying close attention to our Correctional Pension. There are some proposed changes afoot that concern me. They should a...
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Wednesday, November 01, 2017

A good on and off duty Legal Defense Plan is a necessity

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Fox 9 just ran a story about Hennepin County Sheriff Rick Stanek being involved in a fight in Las Vegas. Click here for FULL STORY Unfo...
Friday, April 01, 2016

Final Corrections News and Views

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Hey all, thanks for your friendship all these years. Thanks for allowing me to represent you as a steward all those years. I've releas...
Friday, March 11, 2016

Retirement

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Thanks everyone who showed up for the retirement cake and coffee today. I was moved to see so many co-workers and former co-workers from e...
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Thursday, February 25, 2016

So True

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Retiring from the County

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My last working day is March 18, 2016. The HCSO coffee is March 11th, see the flier below. 
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Monday, January 04, 2016

Mediation thoughts

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On January 6, 2016,  MNPEA will again sit down at Mediation with Hennepin County. I have sat in that chair many times over the years. It i...
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...