Month: October 2016

STEWARDS OCTOBER MEETING

Gentleman we have a stewards meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Miami Free Zone Building.
2315 NW 107 Avenue
Suite 2M 8-9
Doral, FL. 33172

The meeting will begin promptly at 4:30 – 7:30 pm, food will be provided. The meeting is strictly for DCSMEC stewards and officers only.

Topics: DCSMEC past and future, 2016 election, negotiation results, hiring etc.

Please mark your calendars and make an effort to attend, this will be Joe’s last official stewards meeting before our holiday celebration, join us in saying thanks for 15 years of service to the DCSMEC UNION.

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New Elected DCSMEC Officers

Congratulations to our 2016 elected officers:

President:

Luis Pla

 

Vice President:

George Ellis

 

Executive Board:

Gary Sneesby

John Everett

Howard Horne

Larry Morat

 

We would like to thank all the participants and congratulations to the new officers.

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TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED 2016

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED 2016
Contract, DCSMEC Notice
by Rolando Sardiñas

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 2016/2017 fiscal year.

Highlights of the tentative agreement follow:
1. A 2.4% (across the board) wage increase, effective 7/1/2016. (Yes, this means RETRO)
2. Effective the first month following the School Board ratification of the 2016-2017 successor contract, eligible full-time employees in their fourth year of employment and thereafter shall accrue annual (vacation) time at 1.917 days per month, increasing vacation time to 23 days for the fiscal year.

3. Recruitment Incentive: employees newly hired deemed necessary by management, are eligible for a recruitment incentive of 5% of base salary. The incentive applies to those employees who are newly hired to a designated position effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

4. Standard work schedules: The normal workday shall be any consecutive eight hours or 10 hours. Between 6:00 AM and 6:30 PM.
5. Three day, 12 hour work schedule: Any consecutive three day, 12 hour schedule, Monday through Saturday, between 10 AM and 11 PM.
6. Four-day, 10 hour work schedule: Any consecutive four-day, 10 our schedule, Monday through Saturday, between 12 PM and 11 PM.
7. Five day, eight hour schedule: Any consecutive five-day, eight hour schedule, Monday through Saturday, between 2 PM and 11 PM.

• Health Insurance
➢ Options and Health Plan design, the same as last year.

➢ Cigna OAP 10, OAP 20 and Local Plus

➢ year 2017, there will be no changes to the employees cost share, dependent premium and plan designed to CIGNA Local Plus Plan.
A. New hires will be enrolled in the Local Plus Plan.
B. OAP 10 will experience a 13% increase in both the employee cost share and dependent premiums. Other increases are deductible for both individual/family and in & out of network, physician office co-pay and others.
C. Spousal Surcharge: $500 a year if an employee’s spouse/domestic partner has coverage available from their own employer. An additional annual surcharge of $500 will be charged and deductions will be taken on a per pay period basis.

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DCSMEC VOTE 2016 UPDATE

DCSMEC was contacted by Presidential nominee Carlos Vega, requesting to
be removed from the ballot (Carlos has changed his mind and no longer wants
to run for President).

All the ballots have already been printed, in order to Facilitate Carlos request his
name will be crossed out at the ballot box prior to the members receiving the ballot.

We hope every member takes time to VOTE, only DCSMEC members are allowed
to VOTE!

 
D C S M E C GENERAL ELECTIONS 2016

 

On the ballot:

 
For President: (1)

 
Erik Deleon

Luis Pla

Carlos Vega

Gary T. Walters

 
For Vice President: (1)

 

Vance Bell

George Ellis

 
Executive board (4 positions):

 
Fred Adler

John Everett

Paul Everett

Howard Horne

Larry Morat

Gary Sneesby

 
Elections for officers will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at all four MSC yards, and the ITS warehouse polls will open at 7 AM and close at 3:30 PM. An election committee was selected at the general meeting, as per the DCSMEC by-laws, consisting of Mike Hudson (chairman), Gracian Casas and Joseph Cortese.

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