Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bill (HB 256) into law. The new law places additional restrictions on public employee Unions including DCSMEC; preventing M-DCPS from deducting Union dues. M-DCPS has contacted all Unions impacted by this new law and confirmed they will stop collecting dues starting July 1, 2023.
DCSMEC will be meeting with all employees under the DCSMEC umbrella to provide an alternative way to pay your dues and explain the new law and how it impacts you as an employee. We believe the intent of this new law is to disrupt or destroy public sector unions. Please keep in mind DCSMEC can only survive with the support of all DCSMEC members. If we do not have the funds to operate or our membership numbers go below 60%, DCSMEC will be decertified. If DCSMEC is decertified that means our current contract with the district will be null & void. The last time this occurred was with ITS, their salary was immediately cut from 12 month employment to 10 months employment loosing thousands of dollars per year and two months of benefits and their numbers were reduced by approximately 30% to 40%. We could & probably will lose several other benefits that we all enjoy as well like paid sick & vacation days, paid holidays & I could go on & on. Don’t think for a second that M-DCPS would not do this, it has already occurred. We have never faced anything like this before but it is here & it is real. We need to stick together like never before.
This law shall drastically impact your rights and security going forward. Please make sure you attend this all-important meeting at your location. Please make sure everyone you know is aware of this meeting & just how important it is to attend. See meeting schedule below & thank you.
Road show (Town Hall) meeting schedule
Monday, June 12, 2023 7:00AM (Second Floor training room) Completed
MSC 1
12525 NW 28 Ave
Miami, Fl 33167
Monday, June 12, 2023 1:30PM (Marvin Chapman training room) Completed
MSC 2
2925 NW 41 Street
Miami, Fl 33142
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 7:00AM (First floor foreperson staging area)
MSC 3
15301 SW 117 Ave
Miami, Fl 33157
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 1:30PM (Redland Middle School Auditorium)
MSC 4
24600 SW 159 Ave
Miami, Fl 33031
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 8:00AM (All ITS personnel)
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @Zelda Glazer
15015 SW 24 Street
Miami, Fl 33185