Attention all DCSMEC members our next General Membership Meeting will be on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at  8250 NW 27th  Street  (Suit 308) Doral, FL 33122. Meeting starts promptly at 4:30pm and normally concludes no later than 7:30pm.

We  encourage all members to attend and get informed, the meeting begins at 4:30 PM and ends at 7:30 PM. All meetings are strictly for members only.

Attention all DCSMEC members our next General Membership Meeting will be on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at  8250 NW 27th  Street  (Suit 308) Doral, FL 33122. Meeting starts promptly at 4:30pm and normally concludes no later than 7:30pm.

We  encourage all members to attend and get informed, the meeting begins at 4:30 PM and ends at 7:30 PM. All meetings are strictly for members only.

I hope everyone had a safe 4th of July celebration. For those who require continuous education classes (CEU), in order to renew your licenses, maintenance management has scheduled CEU trainings on Thursday, July 25 for the south at MSC-3 (coral reef yard), and Friday, July 26 for the north at MSC-1 (Toys).

Management will be sending out further information within the next three weeks to those who qualify for the CEU training classes. If you have any questions regarding the hours or at what time the classes start, please contact Instructor John Mills or Director Lynda Green.

Ladies and gentlemen due to logistics our next General Membership Meeting will be on May 21, 2019. Spring recess is March 25-29 we wish everyone a safe and pleasant recess.

We look forward to seeing everyone after Spring recess.

DCSMEC RATIFICATION RESULTS (successor contract 2018/2021)

YES (412)                 NO (64)

Congratulations the contract passes, you can expect to see the 3% and retro on the March 29, pay period. Special thanks to the voting committee lead by Voting Committee Chairman, Frederick Adler.

Voting committee:

MSC-1 (Howard Horne and Gary Sneesby)

MSC-2 (Hercules Allen and Jorge V. Aldana)

MSC-3 (Santiago Gomes and Frank Trujillo)

MSC-4 (John Bryant and Jorge Munoz)

NIST WH (Michael Phillips and Raymone Jones)

Kudos to Richard Crafton who came in on his own time to lend a hand.

I personally want to thank the DCSMEC negotiating team for all the hard work and  tedious hours it took to putt this contract together, it’s individuals like you that help to keep DCSMEC at the forefront of the labor movement.

In closing, thank you to the ladies and gentlemen of DCSMEC who make it the outstanding organization it is today…

The DCSMEC 2018/2019 Ratification VOTE is today, please make sure to take time to VOTE at one of our five voting locations listed below.

2018/2019 Contract Ratification “VOTE” today.

The ratification VOTE is today, Thursday March 7, polls open at 7:15 am to 3:30 pm at the following locations:

1. MSC 1

12525 NW 28 Ave

Miami, FL 33167

2. MSC 2

– 2925 NW 41 Street

Miami, Fl 33142

3. MSC 3

-15301 SW 117 Ave

Miami, Fl 33157

4. MSC 4

– 24600 SW 159 Ave

Miami, Fl 33031

5. Infrastructure & System Support (Warehouse)

2740 NW 104 Court

Miami, Fl 33172

All DCSMEC personnel will be allowed time during the poll hours to vote at their respective locations, ITS personnel can vote at the nearest location to where they are assigned to work that day.

2018/2019 Contract Ratification “VOTE”

The ratification vote will be on Thursday March 7, polls open at 7:15 am to 3:30 pm at the following locations:

1. MSC 1

12525 NW 28 Ave

Miami, FL 33167

2. MSC 2

– 2925 NW 41 Street

Miami, Fl 33142

3. MSC 3

-15301 SW 117 Ave

Miami, Fl 33157

4. MSC 4

– 24600 SW 159 Ave

Miami, Fl 33031

5. Infrastructure & System Support (Warehouse)

2740 NW 104 Court

Miami, Fl 33172

All DCSMEC personnel will be allowed time during the poll hours to vote at their respective locations, ITS personnel can vote at the nearest location to where they are assigned to work that day.

DCSMEC Successor Contract 2019-2021

DCSMEC leadership to explain the proposed contract

 

Meeting Schedule and Locations:

Maintenance Service Center 1 and Central Trades                           Monday, March 4, 2019 7:30 AM

Location: Training room at Toy’s complex

Maintenance Service Center 3 and Central Trades                           Monday, March 4, 2019 2:00 PM

Location: Trades area 1^st floor at MSC 3

Maintenance Service Center 2 and Central Trades                           Tuesday, March 5, 2019 7:30 AM

Location: Training room at MSC 2

Maintenance Service Center 4                                                              Tuesday, March 5, 2019 2:00 PM

Location: Redland MS Auditorium next to MSC 4

 

Notes:

Ratification vote is scheduled for March 7, 2019.

DCSMEC with have a polling location at each Maintenance Service Center.

M-DCPS and DCSMEC have reached a Tentative Agreement
for the 2018/2021 Successor Contract.

Thanks to the adamant efforts of our negotiating team and active support from our members, we were able to obtain pay improvements  for all employees. Income that is retroactive to July 1, 2018 and is not offset by concessions or increases in out-of-pocket expenses.

See details of the tentative agreement below

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

2018/2021 SUCCESSOR CONTRACT

Highlights of the tentative agreement:

1. A 3 % (HO, H1, H2) salary improvement , effective 7/1/2018.

2.Established career path for the RMSM program, including supplements of $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000.

3.Standby status, four hours pay for holidays.

4.Hazardous duty pay improvement to $3.00.

5.Tool allowance provisions for 6321 (NDCS) and 6328 (NIST).

6.Skills testing for all new M-DCPS employees.

7.New employees will be eligible for sick, vacation, holiday and recess.

8.Improve accrual provision language to current 2011 SAP standard.

9.Release time for scheduled interviews (M-DCPS position) and up to three hours release for teacher/parent conference.

10.New language, providing more flexibility for negotiating subsequent year contracts.

• Health Insurance
➢

Options and Health Plan design, the same as last year.
➢ Cigna OAP 10, Cigna OAP 20 and Cigna Local Plus
➢ year 2018, there will be no changes to the employees cost share, and dependent premium and plan designed to CIGNA Local Plus Plan, Cigna OAP 20 & Cigna OAP 10