After conducting meetings at all four maintenance yards and ITS, we still don’t have the 60% required by the new state law (256). If you have not yet signed up for EdFed dues deduction, you can still sign up here at our website for free. It’s very easy to do:

Step 1: Go to https://dcsmec.org (this site)

Step 2: Click the link on the right – “Click here to set up dues payments with EdFed”

Step 3: Scroll down, click “Join Now” and complete online enrollment

Another option: you can walk in at any of the EdFed locations and let them know you would like to open an account to pay your DCSMEC dues. Remember: enrollment is FREE!!!!

If you have any questions, please contact DCSMEC at (305) 477-6002, or email us at DCSMECBA@gmail.com. Please pass the word to all your colleagues to sign up.

In other news DCSMEC would like to remind you the 1.75% Retention Supplement and the $250 Stipend was negotiated for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. You have been getting both supplements bi-weekly on your paycheck for the 2022-2023 fiscal year that ends this month on June 30, 2023. After June 30, 2023, it’s fully paid and will no longer be reflected on your pay stub.

See Contract Language below:

Eligible full-time employees on the H0, H1 and H2 salary schedules will receive a 1.75% Retention Supplement to base for the 2022-2023 year, paid from ESSER funds, effective July 1, 2022.

3. All members of the DCSMEC bargaining unit as of the date of School Board ratification of this agreement shall receive a $250 stipend for the 2022-2023 year, utilizing ESSER funds, because of their specialized skillsets and implementation of activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of district facilities and continuity of services.

Meeting today, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 8:00AM (All ITS personnel) @ Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @Zelda Glazer 15015 SW 24 Street Miami, Fl 33185.

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) Completed

MSC 3
15301 SW 117 Ave
Miami, Fl 33157

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 1:30PM (Redland Middle School Auditorium) Completed

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

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

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)

MSC 1 
12525 NW 28 Ave
Miami, Fl 33167

Monday, June 12, 2023  1:30PM (Marvin Chapman training room)

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 (ITS personnel)

ITS locations 

Location TBD

Attention all members, we have a General Membership Meeting today Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The meeting will be held at the DCSMEC hall located at 8250 NW 27th Street (Suit 308) Doral, FL 33122. The meeting starts promptly at 4:30pm and normally concludes no later than 7:30pm.

A major topic of conversation will be HB 256 and how it will affect DCSMEC and it’s members. We encourage all members to attend, participate and get informed. Please refrain from parking on assigned/numbered spaces. Park only in unmarked spaces. Please be advised that building management will tow all improperly parked vehicles. All meetings are strictly for members only.

Attention all members, we have a General Membership Meeting on, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The meeting will be held at the DCSMEC hall located at 8250 NW 27th Street (Suit 308) Doral, FL 33122. The meeting starts promptly at 4:30pm and normally concludes no later than 7:30pm.

A major topic of conversation will be HB 256 and how it will affect DCSMEC and it’s members. We encourage all members to attend, participate and get informed. Please refrain from parking on assigned/numbered spaces. Park only in unmarked spaces. Please be advised that building management will tow all improperly parked vehicles. All meetings are strictly for members only.

Attention all members, we have a General Membership Meeting today Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The meeting will be held at the DCSMEC hall located at 8250 NW 27th  Street (Suit 308) Doral, FL 33122. The meeting starts promptly at 4:30pm and normally concludes no later than 7:30pm.

We encourage all members to attend, participate and get informed. Please refrain from parking on assigned/numbered spaces. Park only in unmarked spaces. Please be advised that building management will tow all improperly parked vehicles. All meetings are strictly for members only.

Attention all members, we have a General Membership Meeting this week, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The meeting will be held at the DCSMEC hall located at 8250 NW 27th  Street (Suit 308) Doral, FL 33122. The meeting starts promptly at 4:30pm and normally concludes no later than 7:30pm.

We encourage all members to attend, participate and get informed. Please refrain from parking on assigned/numbered spaces. Park only in unmarked spaces. Please be advised that building management will tow all improperly parked vehicles. All meetings are strictly for members only.

Attention all members, we have a General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The meeting will be held at the DCSMEC hall located at 8250 NW 27th  Street (Suit 308) Doral, FL 33122. The meeting starts promptly at 4:30pm and normally concludes no later than 7:30pm.

We encourage all members to attend, participate and get informed. Please refrain from parking on assigned/numbered spaces. Park only in unmarked spaces. Please be advised that building management will tow all improperly parked vehicles. All meetings are strictly for members only.

Just a reminder that the Rosa Novo insurance presentation will be this Thursday, February 16, 2023 we look forward to seeing everyone who reserved their seats, we have no more seats available for this event.

In 2022, DCSMEC brought back the “Year of Knowledge”. In 2023, DCSMEC continues the “Year of Knowledge” with our second presentation for understanding your health insurance needs, options and rights. Specifically, we will cover the following: how to best maximize your insurance needs, how to select the best doctors available for your individual needs, and how they are selected by your insurance plan. We will also discuss short term & long term disability, and what insurance plan is the best for your family, the importance of assigning beneficiaries. DCSMEC receives an infinite number of calls every month related to insurance coverage. This is your opportunity to get acquainted with the options available to you and your family.

The presentation will be delivered by Rosa Novo (RISK BENEFITS MANAGEMENT). She is the head of Insurance for all of M-DCPS and a very distinguished healthcare professional who is nationally recognized as a leader in her field. All stewards need to acquire knowledge on the subject in order to provide our membership with correct and concise information. We will also provide free gifts and prizes courtesy of our insurance providers. We urge all members to participate, however, we highly urge our newest members who have dependent’s.

Seating is limited, so if you wish to participate you must reserve your seat in advance. To reserve and participate in the insurance seminar, please call 305-477-6002 and provide your name, employee number, a call back number and say you want to participate in the insurance seminar. Someone will call you back to confirm your reservation, or email us at (DCSMECBA@gmail.com) with all your information.

The insurance seminar will be on February 16, 2023 start time 4:30 P.M. After the presentation we will have a question and answer session to address any concerns you may have. The seminar will be held at DCSMEC HALL located at 8250 NW 27 Street (Suit 308) Doral, Fl. 33122. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, February 16, 2023.

All DCSMEC meetings and functions are strictly for members only. 

Please remember to RESERVE your seat so you can attend! And always remember to confirm your reservation with DCSMEC.