October 9, 2015

Mr. Jim Haj
Miami Dade County Public Schools
1450 NE 2^nd Avenue Miami, FL 33132

Dear Mr. Haj,

We are pleased to announce the ratification vote went off without any problems and we thank you for your assistance in helping setting this up. We also like to thank Ronda Martin and Rosa Novo for coming out and speaking to our membership. The tally for the ratification vote is as follows:

 

316  YES                                                                                                         55 NO

                        

                               

 

We will also need you to let us know exactly when open enrollment will be. Should you need any further assistance, please contact me.

 

Sincerely,

 Joe Cortese

Cc:                 Jose Dotres
Enid Weisman

 

 

Miami Free Zone Building   2315 NW 107 Avenue, Box 86 Suit 1m10,11   Doral,  Florida  33172

2015-2018 DCSMEC Ratification (VOTE)

The ratification vote will be held on Friday, October 9, 2015.

The 2015-2018 M-DCPS/DCSMEC ratification Vote is as follows:
Voting will be held on Friday, October 9, 2015 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Locations for voting are listed below.
o MSC1 – 12525 N.W. 28 Avenue, Miami, FL 33167
o MSC 2 – 2925 N.W. 41 Street, Miami, FL 33142
o MSC 3 – 15301 S.W. 117 Avenue, Miami, FL 33157
o MSC 4 – 24600 S.W. 159 Avenue, Miami, FL 33031
o ITS Annex (Warehouse Building) – 2740 N.W. 104 Court, Miami, FL 33172
• Supervisors of DCSMEC bargaining unit members who do not report to Maintenance Service Centers (MSC), (i.e., Zone Mechanics, Special Project Employees) or employees who are not in Maintenance Operations’ locations (i.e., ITS, Food and Nutrition), should give the employees the opportunity to go to an MSC or ITS Annex to participate in the vote at one of the above sites.\ Mechanics, Special Project Employees) or employees who are not in Maintenance Operations’ locations (i.e., ITS, Food and Nutrition), should give the employees the opportunity to go to an MSC or ITS Annex to participate in the vote at one of the above sites.

Master Schedule DCSMEC Successor 2015-2018 Contract Presentation and Ratification Vote

Presentation:
At MSC 1 – 12525 N.W. 28 Avenue, Miami
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Training room form 7:00 am to 8:30 am

At MSC 2 – 2925 N.W. 41 Street, Miami
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Training room from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

At MSC 3 – 15301 S.W. 117 Avenue
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Training room from 7:00 am to 8:30 am

At MSC 4 – Redlands Middle School
Wednesday, October 7, 2015​
Redlands MS Auditorium from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Ratification vote will be held on Friday, October 9, 2015.
Each MSC will host a voting location. The vote will be allowed to occur form 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED
The DCSMEC bargaining team has worked tirelessly to find every dollar available, taking the current budget climate in mind. We think that this resolution is fair and helps move us forward for the next three years.
Highlights of tentative agreement follow;

1. A 2.4% (across the board) wage increase, effective 7/1/2015. (Yes, this means RETRO)

2. Effective the first month following the School Board ratification of the 2015-2018 successor contract, eligible full-time employees in their fourth year of employment and thereafter shall accrue annual (vacation) time at 1.834 days per month increasing vacation time to 22 days for fiscal year.
3. Uniform allowance will be increased from $130 to $175 per year. The parties agreed to develop and recommend administrative policy for prescribed uniforms.
4. All H1 (temporary) salaried employees will be adjusted to the HO (Permanent 100%) salary schedule effective the first pay period following the School Board ratification of the 2015–2018 successor contract. Permanent employees will no longer be hired under the Temporary salary schedule.
5. Extend probationary period language for three years 2015-2018.
6. Extend written skills test for three years 2015-2018.
7. Seniority report will be provided on a semiannual basis.
8. (Interim position) removed unnecessary language to make position accessible to all.
9. Clarification of Holiday Pay eligibility.
• Health Insurance
➢ Options and Health Plan design, the same as last year.
➢ Cigna OAP 10, OAP 20 and Local Plus
➢ Lower premium rates for the majority of employee.
➢ Redesign of Salary Bands to be more advantageous and the District agreed to remove restrictions on free option (Local Plus), which will result in savings for the DCSMEC unit.
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For future employees:
A three-year pilot program (designated H2) will be implemented to attempt to hire “new”employees in the Carpenter, Glazer, Mason, Painter and Roofer job categories.

The H2 pilot program will not affect current employees.
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