tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74852732669913431132012-02-13T01:04:26.462-08:00A place to discuss building your union.ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.comBlogger1411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-48796169663465554452011-08-24T10:58:00.001-07:002011-08-24T11:34:35.283-07:00

New language was bargained at the ODOT Coalition Bargaining Table for TMS 1s. The intent of this language was to pay TMS 1s the same as TMS 2s when they are working along side TMS 2s, doing the same work. I believe the principle is simple: Equal Pay for Equal Work. The history of this bargaining is that in some areas of the state managers of maintenance crews "borrow" TMS 1s to fill out crews

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The 23 July 2011 Bargaining Conference is done. The bargaining delegates from all coalitions voted to send the Tentative Agreement (TA) Contract to the members with a recommendation to approve (ratify). This includes the Central Table (pay and benefits) and all of the Coalition Table negotiated agreements.Some of the main points include:Cost of Living Allowances, Article 27, 1.5% increase

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Central Table: Pay and Benefits. Base articles such as Article 10, Article 90 are bargained at the Central Table.Coalition Table: Working conditions unique to the coalition or to the specific agency. Article 10.3, Article 90.3 and so on are bargained at the Coalition Table. Our coalition includes ODOT, DMV, Parks, Forestry, ODFW and Aviation. Boots and blue jeans; much of the work is out of doors

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SICK LEAVERecently, folks may have noticed that sick leave has a higher profile. It seems more managers are talking about sick leave with employees. Where I work crew members are talking about it more with each other. Sick leave is now a topic during performance reviews & coffee breaks. Furlough Days have put pressure on crews & their managers by removing two weeks of production per employee each

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http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/docs/priorities/BUDGET_Full_Budget.pdfGovernor Kitzhaber’s budget is at the link shown above. This is a big picture look at Oregon’s state budget. You won’t find your crew budget for 2011 – 2013 in here.It is a proposed budget. That is important. Our governor and his staff have done their homework and studies and house calls and conferences – etc. This is their

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Do you questions about your Local? If so, you can post them below this entry at the "What are your thoughts?" line. We do not always have the answer. We can nearly always find someone who does. Any conversation here informs others in our Local. Thanks.

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Tuesday, 25 May 2010, around noon Governor Kulongoski held a press conference to announce that Oregon’s budget shortfall had increased to $560 million. That would amount to 9% of the state general fund budget.That explains why he has asked all state agencies to cut 9% from their budgets. I will say a little more about that later. The Governor has also asked all unionized state workers to continue

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Job Terminations Due To Illness & Disability I am looking for a member of ODOT Local 730 to become a subject matter expert on Illness and Disability discharges. It would be expected that this person would get to know our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ODOT & DAS relevant policies & a passing familiarity with the applicable BOLI regulations. At this point, these type of discharges do not

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This week there were several positive developments in DAS bargaining, though the central obstacle to a contract settlement—the State’s continued insistence that state workers shoulder more than our fair share of the sacrifice necessary to address the budget crisis—remains unresolved.Following two more days of mediation in the aftermath of the State’s withdrawal of its premature impasse

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We started bargaining for the ODOT Coalition on February 23rd 2009. We have bargained every other Monday night since. Last night we tentatively agreed on the outstanding issues left at the coalition table. This will allow us to focus our energy on the statewide campaign around central table bargaining. This tentative agreement for the ODOT Coalition is an important step forward, but there is

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Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-87306923168547980222009-04-27T18:00:00.002-07:002009-04-27T18:12:12.383-07:00

Hundreds of folks called Scott Harra today to send the message that 26 furloughs and a step freeze is too much. Below are some pictures from ODOT crews showing the impact each furlough day would have on the services provided to the public. If your work group gets me a photo I can help photoshop it (barnardt@opeuseiu.org). These 8x10 photos were mailed to Scott Harra (the head of DAS).

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Our Union bargaining team, represented by over 25 members, met with Management Monday night. Management put three package proposals across the table. While there was some movement on a few important issues, such as accepting as part of their package the Union’s proposal to increase the Forestry tool reimbursement, it was mostly a combination of previous proposals and attempts to keep current

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-91129445654207403662009-04-07T16:00:00.001-07:002009-04-07T16:00:52.912-07:00

On Monday, April 6th our Union’s Coalition Bargaining Team met and continued negotiations with the States ODOT Coalition Team. The Union was represented by 24 members from DMV, ODFW, ODF, OPRD, ODOT and Troy Barnard and Lisa Donoho from SEIU. Management was represented by 10 agency managers and Tom Perry from DAS.Management started the evening off by putting several counter proposals across the

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Union advocates cite statistics that point to the decline in Union membership in our lifetime. A number frequently used is only 12% of American Labor is unionized; down 35% in 30 years.I wonder about that statistic. Not the validity of it. Numbers are numbers. It is obvious from the culture changes I have lived through and the change in the stories of Working Class guys & gals, that unions do not

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12 ODOT Employees at the Flanders building spoke with Jason Tell, the ODOT Region 1 Manager and let him know that the latest management proposal was unfair and would send many folks back into poverty. In this picture Ellen Dennis, our shop steward, explains how this pay cut would affect folks in her building.

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ODOT Coalition Bargaining Report #1On Monday, February 23rd our Union’s ODOT Coalition Bargaining Team met and opened negotiations with the State’s ODOT Coalition Team. Our Union was represented by 28 members from DMV, ODFW, ODOT, Forestry and OPRD. The Union bargaining Chairs are Kermit Meling (ODOT) and Bill Kinyoun (ODFW). The States Management bargaining teams spokesperson is Tom Perry from

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Coalition Bargaining will be on Monday, February 23rd. We will meet at the Union hall (1730 Commercial St SE, Salem Oregon) at 5 p.m. and be at the ODOT HR building by 6 p.m. If you can make it, or have questions my email is barnardt@opeuseiu.org-Troy

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The agency has let us know that truck monitoring systems are coming to the ODOT Fleet. The 2009 Volvo trucks are outfitted with Volvo Link Sentry systems. These systems can uplink your truck via satellite to Volvo and the truck owner - manager. These trucks will be throughout the state from Baker City to Grants Pass; maintenance to striping.The system is designed to track the truck mechanical

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Coalition Bargaining for Monday 26 January 2009 has been cancelled. Contract Negotiation (bargaining) happens on 2 fronts: The Central Table and Coalition Tables. The central table bargains for wages and benefits - things that are common for all state employees who are members of SEIU 503, OPEU. The coalition tables bargain those items that are held in common by the the coaliton members. As an

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Don't know?Check hereThe deadline in Oregon is October 14th.

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ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-17354522565399714602008-09-27T16:17:00.001-07:002008-09-27T16:17:54.555-07:00

Test

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Article 66.3! Check it out!

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Hey ODOT - Bargaining Surveys are making their way around the state. They are due on September 30th, so the rush is on! If you do not have a paper copy but have ideas please go to the form online and fill it out. We will be discussing these surveys September 27th in Roseburg, so please sign up for that meeting ASAP!!! Look forward to meeting with you all.

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SEIU 503, Thanks to phenomenal service and support, we had a wonderful and successful Labor Day picnic. This year we decided to grill food in our area of the park for those SEIU Members and their families in attendance. Over 900 people were served hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, chips and sodas. Because of the generosity of ODOT Local 730, Homecare Workers Union Local 99, Oregon Commission for

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-51266637501845296172008-09-08T10:19:00.000-07:002008-09-08T10:21:08.517-07:00

Hi All,Here is everything you ever wanted to know about the SEIU, Local 503 Statewide Officer elections: http://www.seiu503.org/local503/nomineesbod/9swoc/Default.aspx

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-60268300630517879222008-08-24T15:56:00.000-07:002008-08-24T15:57:35.112-07:00

Now that I have caught up on my sleep (some 13 hours!!!), I wanted to share my experiences of this years General Council. I am very proud of the members who served on committees this year; Mike Scott on Employee Representation, Shirley Wait on Constitution and Bylaws and Donna McKeever on Membership Affairs. They did an awesome job considering the resolutions they received to cover. There were

Mike Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711758029543600776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-33823393105352509312008-08-22T13:41:00.000-07:002008-08-22T13:48:27.011-07:00

Hello ODOT- Wanted to let you know we're having our next ODOT meeting in Roseburg on September 26th and 27th. The 26th will be a social opportunity to informally discuss the state of the local. The 27th we will be get reports from different areas of the state and we will brainstorm bargaining ideas and read through collected bargaining surveys. The logistics will get worked out next week, but

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-52141098728950492422008-08-19T15:26:00.000-07:002008-08-22T11:51:41.627-07:00

I added this graph to show how your taxes would change under both Obama and McCain. You'll see for working folks they do better under Obama's plans.When asked what to "define" rich John McCain said "if you're just talking about income, how about 5 million"... So if you're making 4 million a year in his world, you're middle class. I thought this was interesting.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-86380545263114285382008-07-29T14:10:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:13:51.350-07:00

Some Highlights:Here is the summary of PEBB plan design changes for 2009. This document was prepared by PEBB (I just now we received it) and we’re planning to use it as is.Highlights include: --eliminating the deductible on Kaiser dental;--changing vision coverage to cover exam and hardware every 12 months, instead of every 24 months;--increasing basic life insurance coverage from $5000 to

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-85238341638494834172008-07-26T23:14:00.000-07:002008-07-26T23:35:33.171-07:00

Hi All,SEIU bargaining surveys are coming out to an office near you. ODOT Local 730 is running a sweepstakes drawing for SEIU represented position employees who complete the bargaining surveys and return the completed surveys to your stewards or mail them to Troy Barnard in the Portland office no later than September 15, 2008. Three winners will be selected at random on or after October 1, 2008.

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The ODOT Statewide Meeting will be tomorrow night, at 6 p.m. at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. If you are interested in attending please call me at 503-830-1201. The Bargaining Conference is the following day. If you cannot make it please sign up for the forum and post your ideas. I am putting a new link on the left for PECBA's website if you are interested in how the law dictates the

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If you are interested in being part of the new forum, please follow the directions below to sign up and register... Go to www.opeuseiu.org/forums register for a user name (button near top) click ‘return to the index page’ click ‘user control panel’ (near top of page) click ‘usergroups’ tab select ‘odot’ group and hit ‘submit’ click ‘yes’ then let me know what your user name is (email barnardt@

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-23781681141348799222008-06-26T11:56:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:00:38.041-07:00

Employees at the Rosemont Treatment Center and School in Southeast Portland have negotiated an historic first contract with Morrison Child and Family Services after six months of collective bargaining.After a near-unanimous ratification, about 60 workers at the facility for troubled girls gained an immediate average wage increase of 3.63% and improved sick leave, holiday leave and bereavement

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-65235103767502421972008-06-17T12:09:00.000-07:002008-06-17T12:13:37.051-07:00

Hi ODOT,I wanted to give you all the link for the Bargaining Conference registration (yes, this is new, we are registering people On-Line). http://www.opeuseiu.org/register/ You will need to set up an account (takes about 3 minutes plus you'll have to check your email for the password). Also, we've had this blog going for over a year and a half now and it has definitely served a purpose.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-65987893551976624822008-05-06T00:10:00.000-07:002008-05-07T23:46:23.900-07:00

ODOT has elected the following people to serve Local 730 for the next two years:Officers:President - Cameron McGinnisVice-President - Kermit MelingTreasurer - Betty HuskeySecretary - Mike ScottStatewide Chief Steward - Bart CottaBargaining Delegates:1. Cameron McGinnis (automatic)2. Bart Cotta (automatic)3. Lee Erickson4. Joe Lamont5. Kermit Meling6. Mike Scott7. Mike JohnsonAlternate Bargaining

Mike Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711758029543600776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-79427871100339197232008-05-05T23:28:00.001-07:002008-05-06T00:05:30.257-07:00

Last week, John Drago, Troy Barnard and myself went to Washington DC representing SEIU 503 and ODOT 730 at the annual NASHTU conference. NASHTU stands for National Association of State Highway Transportation Unions. Glen Thommen from AEE was also in attendance. The four of us spent three days learning about the dire straights the Transportation Infrastructure is currently experiencing. The fund

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There are three ways we build power in Unions. We build power through union density; the more workers in an industry that are organized the higher the standards can be raised. We build power in the workplace and at the bargaining table. We talk about this a lot; enforcing our contracts and being united during bargaining to get a fair agreement. The last way we build power is Politics. The

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There is a new Voice where you can learn about the candidates for the Board of Directors for the union. You can get it under the new content on the left.

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View Larger Map

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I was asked to let you all know about this. If you're interested I will send you the entry form. -Troy BarnardThe SEIU Public Services Division is looking for bright ideas for improving public services all across America. To gather fresh ideas and highlight the important work of our public service members, the Division is sponsoring a contest for the best innovative idea for improving public

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The Bully Boss. We have all heard that phrase or something like it. We all have our own definitions of what it means. Boil it all down and it is a supervisor who acts inappropriately. It may be as intense as the boss who really is physically threatening or as low key as the leader who never says anything directly but drops lots of clues.Every large enterprise has one (or more) from time to time

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Many of you know that elections are coming up for officers and delegates in our ODOT Local 730. The first notice was in the last issue of The 503 Voice. The election guidelines are also in the SEIU website; http://www.seiu503.org/.Our nomination period opened 1 February 2008. The nomination forms are available via e-mail from our statewide organizer, Troy Barnard, or myself. The nomination forms

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ODOT Local 730 members in South Eastern Oregon stood together against a bully boss and prevailed. Transportation Maintenance Specialists from the Jordan Valley and Basque Station crews had the courage to speak up when a new manager arrived and failed to treat them with common respect. The new manager who was still in the probationary period eventually returned to his prior position.Crew members

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Here is some unexpected good news from Leslie Frane, the executive director of our SEIU 503, OPEU, in Salem. macGOOD NEWS!A New Extra Salary Step for DAS Workers!On Dec. 13, 2007, SEIU, AFSCME and the State of Oregon reached a special agreement. It states that effective 6/30/09, an extra step will be added to the top of every salary range in the SEIU & AFSCME DAS bargaining units,

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Several years ago, a group of ODOT Local 730 members decided to go their own way. The path chosen was to attempt to decertify SEIU 503, OPEU as the Union for ODOT represented employees; excluding DMV & the engineers. The Oregon Workers Union was to be the new organization. To get to the point, a number of those employees, who were considered to have led the decertification attempt, had their

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A few pictures of Rex Parks, HET 2 and Cam McGinnis, TMS 2 on their organizing trip to Colorado.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-8273859486992510962007-11-10T00:53:00.000-08:002007-11-10T10:27:07.189-08:00

Hi All,I am one of three ODOT employees who was elected by voting members of CAPE contributers to the CAPE Committtee. The other two are Kermit Meling in District 1 and David Roadman in District 4. We have been elected to serve a two-year term that ends on Oct 31, 2009. The CAPE Committee held their first meeting on Nov 3, 2007. For members who may not be aware, CAPE stands for Citizen Action for

Mike Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711758029543600776noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-38918969512186141592007-11-08T23:08:00.000-08:002007-11-08T23:53:34.542-08:00

To Avoid CriticismDo Nothing, Say Nothing, Be Nothing. Elbert Hubbard.Organizing. Member organizing. Service Employees International Union, Local 503 made a decision several years ago to build our Union by Member Organizing. It was discussed amongst the true believers; I am sure there was some debate. Unions do not seem to make any decisions

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-49556779450916774912007-11-08T22:52:00.000-08:002007-11-08T23:06:50.073-08:00

Thinking about DisappointmentOrThe Joe ThingYou may have heard about “the Joe thing”. I have. Here is some information for you to use to make an informed decision, should you need to. There are petitions being circulated to start a recall.The Joe here is Joe DiNicola, President of SEIU 503, OPEU. Joe is also a public employee who came out of the Department of Revenue, where he was the local

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-84024195428690109132007-10-08T18:05:00.000-07:002007-10-08T18:07:48.672-07:00

I'm amazed, what do you think? Here is the article...

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-77543902982567784782007-10-05T15:24:00.000-07:002007-10-05T15:25:44.351-07:00

October 19th and 20th. Interested contact odotmac@hotmail.com

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-89433317470174701702007-10-05T11:47:00.000-07:002007-10-05T11:49:11.788-07:00

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-51042827643828962152007-09-17T15:27:00.001-07:002007-09-17T15:30:58.120-07:00

The speeches just concluded so I wanted to let you all know how things went. I thought Obama and Edwards really impressed the 1400 members in the audience. Hillary and Dodd did okay, and Richardson concluded by saying 'Thank you, AFSCME'. You should really spend the time and watch the videos once SEIU puts them on the webpage. I will try to link them into here to make it easy, but i've heard

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-6420309880470202062007-09-05T12:14:00.001-07:002007-09-05T12:17:33.195-07:00

There are two approaches to take on the growing amount of work to be done on our roads and transportation systems. 1) we can get more ODOT employees, much like Connecticut is doing or 2) you can contract out. I got a feasibility report today that costs taxpayers over 2 million dollars MORE to contract the job out rather than having ODOT employees do the work. What are your thoughts?

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-19727834265118779332007-08-23T15:59:00.001-07:002007-08-23T16:03:51.974-07:00

TOMORROW and Saturday: August 24th and 25th - Salem SEIU Building (Leadership I). If you are interested call the Salem Office and sign up! 503-581-1505

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-84998138118768342372007-08-23T14:52:00.000-07:002007-08-23T15:59:00.174-07:00

On September 14th union members will meet with HR to discuss the parameters in which Electricians and Facilities Maintenance Specialists will receive the raingear allowance. The union will be represented by Ron Johnson (FMS), Ken Sorenson (Electrician), and Gary Davis (Electrician).

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-77280239355343274792007-08-11T08:46:00.001-07:002007-08-11T08:48:22.367-07:00

The other 3 candidates who have taken the SEIU challenge so far:

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-14781526407035559742007-08-09T23:30:00.000-07:002007-08-09T23:49:41.484-07:00

In order to be considered for SEIU's presidential endorsement a candidate must be willing to 'walk a day in the shoes' of an SEIU member. I thought you all might want to see this piece of the latest candidate to do so, Barack Obama, which aired on the Today Show. If you want to learn more about this process go to www.walkadayinmyshoes2008.com

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-13758900167581689102007-08-07T10:13:00.000-07:002007-08-07T10:16:12.527-07:00

What changes would you like to see to the way ODOT contracts out? If you deal with ODOT contracting out you may have some really great ideas that would benefit current ODOT employees and also taxpayers. The politicians are asking for ideas and we are putting together a list on an ODOT conference call this Thursday at 6 p.m. If you are interested email me at barnardt@opeuseiu.org and I will

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-69030906178807989412007-07-29T22:24:00.001-07:002007-07-29T22:25:48.331-07:00

Post any ideas you have for next bargaining here. Remember to pay special attention to what is 'broken' about the current language. 18 months from now we can come back and use these ideas to make our bargaining proposals.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-50421526170865525192007-07-25T21:53:00.000-07:002007-07-25T22:37:53.687-07:00

There's just 18 months to get ready for bargaining! Yup. You read it right. ODOT Local 730 cannot wait until 2009 to start to get ready for the next round of contract bargaining.Yes, I think we did fairly well this round. All mechanics got a leg up in their selectives. Which they worked hard for during negociations. Parts & supply specialists. Our lowest job classification got moved from

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-37371649344596135442007-07-23T16:56:00.000-07:002007-07-23T16:57:48.005-07:00

We have a new steward today out in Estacada, so welcome TMS II Steve Briggs to your local leadership.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-83420203712402387072007-07-21T15:23:00.001-07:002008-12-12T21:04:46.405-08:00

ODOT members Cam McGinnis, Kurt Kinder, and Rick Favorit attended Leadership III training in Bend today. If you have not participated in any of the trainings before I encourage you to try one out. If you have, what did you learn from it?

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-15671862667094712512007-07-19T12:36:00.000-07:002007-07-19T20:53:29.644-07:00

This is my best attempt to explain both the reclasses and selectives and how they fit with the first year cola. If you see any mistakes, please let me know as soon as possible to avoid frustrations. Your new salary can be calculated by taking your current salary and multiply by 1.03 (3% cola). If you make below 2667 you will receive an 80 dollar cola instead of 3%. This will apply to

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-39741472379955749132007-07-19T10:05:00.000-07:002007-07-19T10:16:42.311-07:00

There is a leadership II training in Bend. If you are in that area and are interested in attending please call your organizer. I plan on spending the day talking to ODOT folks in Bend on Friday with Cameron McGinnis, your local president. I will be available all day tomorrow and my cell phone number is 503-830-1201 if you would like us to stop by and introduce ourselves.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-64334265343051583542007-07-18T09:35:00.001-07:002007-07-18T09:35:15.360-07:00

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-82992546685911507212007-07-18T09:14:00.000-07:002007-07-18T11:57:18.633-07:00

I've talked with many of you about the impact of the living wage proposal that was part of the agreement. It cuts off many of the bottom steps (in ranges 5-10) beginning November 1, 2008. I found an example of somebody in ODOT and I wanted to share what this would look like for an actual person over the next two years:Currently SR 6 step 2:$1468Selective to SR 8 step 1:$15157/1/07 COLA:$159511/

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-81111614050266554012007-07-16T13:19:00.000-07:002007-07-16T13:25:50.516-07:00

Three members from ODOT, John Drago, TMS II from Ona Beach, Kathy Reiten, TMS II from Coos Bay, and Lee Erickson, Incident Responder from Portland went to Colorado to help the state employees (specifically CDOT) organize into the labor movement. John Drago wrote this of his trip:I headed for Colorado a bit unsure of what we were setting out to accomplish, but upon arrival it became clear quite

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-16720240306271085292007-07-14T14:06:00.000-07:002007-07-15T12:48:23.048-07:00

ODOT Local 730 PicturesClick on the picture to see the rest of the pictures. Bargaining Conference registration form and info is posted in pdf format in the right column. You have to sign up by the 17th to ensure a room (if you're traveling from outside Salem). I hope to see a lot of you all there that participated in this contract campaign.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-10757975038833534752007-07-14T04:55:00.000-07:002007-07-14T06:00:30.319-07:00

Thank you to all the members in ODOT who stepped up to earn this contract. The leadership in your local was very dedicated to earning this victory. At Central Table, your local Vice President, Kermit Meling, dedicated hundreds of hours of his time to help ensure a good settlement and his voice was instrumental in advocating for ODOT issues. At coalition Cameron McGinnis, Kermit Meling, Eddie

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-55169710964645150432007-07-13T14:59:00.000-07:002007-07-15T12:33:07.085-07:00

Tentative Agreement Reached! When push came to shove, we stood strong for what’s right! We won raises equal to inflation. We maintained fully paid health care. And we established a living wage for state employees. Our worksite pressure has led to an agreement that moves workers and public services in the right direction. Here’s what we’ve won through our unity: Raises:

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-62657263878761025652007-07-13T04:28:00.000-07:002007-07-13T04:30:06.163-07:00

It is 4:29AM and there has been no progress on salary as of yet.

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It's 1 a.m. and we are sitting here waiting for managements response on many of the outstanding issues. We got movement on the health care and are ready to accept that piece, which keeps fully paid health care. However we have not heard anything on selectives, including the custodians whom management has proposed dropping to salary range 7. They have also not yet responded tonight on COLA's (

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-34966748103148191642007-07-12T18:09:00.000-07:002007-07-12T18:14:55.423-07:00

Portland. Friday 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. If you can make it let me know and I will try to make sure we have enough food ready. If you're not in the area but are interested in the trainings please check the SEIU 503 website for locations closer to you. I am mostly announcing this particular one because I am helping facilitate it and right now I don't know of any ODOT folks

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-2729020523146128332007-07-12T16:48:00.000-07:002007-07-12T17:26:33.085-07:00

After months of battling for a fair travel policy for workers in the ODOT Coalition, we finally struck a deal today and reached tentative agreement on Contract Articles 33.3A and 36.3AC. We did not get everything we wanted but we made unprecedented improvements to the policy. In Article 33.3A we got the meal rate increased from eight dollars to twelve dollars for highway folks who work

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-34519038818817337752007-07-11T22:23:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:04:47.423-08:00

In the last few days of bargaining you won a couple selective victories for ODOT classifications. The Transportation Maintenance Coordinators I and II's got a 1 range increase to 21 and 22. The HEM I and II's got increased from ranges 19T and 22B to 22B and 26B respectively. These increases did not occur out of thin air. They happened because of the hard work of the Mechanics and Coordinators

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-10885380968525169692007-07-11T09:43:00.000-07:002007-07-11T09:46:23.111-07:00

Call the Governor 503-378-4582 and tell him you deserve raises that keep up with inflation!Dear Sisters and Brothers: I’m happy to report that we made more progress in bargaining on July 10. Management sweetened their offer on wages and healthcare a little bit more—clearly as a result of the pressure they are feeling from the field. While it is still not good enough, it is trending in the

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-8925718673219747732007-07-10T20:20:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:04:47.673-08:00

Seems that OPRD has been trying to get a boot allowance for about 20 years. They finally made it!Angie and John hung in there and can celebrate a victory! Congratulations!Lorrie

Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04656552182587209243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-37007016087096400232007-07-10T18:45:00.001-07:002007-07-10T18:50:31.087-07:00

Management gave a proposal today on the travel policy and it showed movement in some areas, but fell short in others. We have looked through it and the bargaining team has put a counter proposal together that we are going to pass across the table this evening. I will post more of an update later.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-4843569829378398392007-07-10T15:55:00.001-07:002007-07-10T15:55:38.119-07:00

Folks, July 28th is the next Bargaining Conference. Note this is a bargaining Conference not a bargaining Session; I have been forwarding notes to you from our sessions, where we meet with the management bargaining team. This conference is a chance for our leadership to let us know how bargaining is going and what happens next. You will see that it is Saturday at Willamette University,

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-26861961176605227272007-07-10T13:14:00.000-07:002007-07-14T19:30:19.340-07:00

Article 10.3ABE – ODFW won 3 more stewards for the Salem area and State Fair language was incorporated into the contract. Article 10.3C – Forestry won a steward at the Tillamook Forest Center. Article 23.3 – Coalition wins right to rebut public complaints during investigations. Article 32.3 – Forestry increased their comp time cap from eighty to one-hundred and twenty hours to

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-65826015653495595202007-07-06T10:41:00.001-07:002007-07-06T10:44:01.865-07:00

Here was managements offer from yesterday:Raises 10/1/07 2.5%, no less than $50 per month 10/1/08 2.5%, no less than $50 per month This is a real step forward, but it is still less than inflation (which was 3.2% in 2006 and is projected to be 2.4% in 2007), and the timing of the raises remains problematic.

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-62372625060555484722007-07-04T16:31:00.000-07:002007-07-04T16:33:56.111-07:00

As a point of clarification, I used to be the administrator of the blog but passed that duty to Cameron McGinnis, your local president and so that is why most of the posts I've put up in the past come under 'ODOT President'... In the future my posts will continue to be under odotorganizer and Mac's will be under 'ODOT President'...

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-59798693725605722802007-07-03T11:50:00.000-07:002007-07-03T11:51:57.124-07:00

We began ODOT Coalition bargaining at 6:30 pm with forty-plus Union members from a variety of agencies and coalitions present. We ended at 3:00 am with a large and representative group from ODOT Coalition agencies. Our thanks go to everyone who came, observed and contributed to making this bargaining session our most successful yet. We were especially please to have with us Leslie Frane

Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658578431680494031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-45926086918411027782007-07-02T11:58:00.000-07:002007-07-02T12:00:59.088-07:00

It is time for TMCs to attend central table bargaining to push for their selective. See Kirk Lock, TMC Pendleton for more information. His email kirkdianalocke2@msn.com

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-61739095788653403102007-06-29T16:12:00.001-07:002007-06-29T16:14:19.813-07:00

Another round of coalition bargaining is on Monday night, same time, same place. We are hoping management is prepared to respond to our issues... email me barnardt@opeuseiu.org if want to help or attend.

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-39802166999621041572007-06-28T13:02:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:04:49.020-08:00

We started a rally at the Revenue building this afternoon and worked our way through the ODOT Transportation Building and through the mall area. We ended with a few speeches and lunch and reinforced that we want a fair contract and that 2% was not going to cut it. As you can see on Mike Johnson's sign we also want to fix the travel policy for ODOT. No more getting screwed. I'll post a few

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-65854782704622801052007-06-28T09:20:00.000-07:002007-06-28T09:23:17.732-07:00

and let your manager know you deserve a fair contract! Save your lunch tomorrow and make sure to drag as many coworkers as you can over to the Revenue building at noon. We are having a rally and lunch will be provided. This thread is intended for you all to let everyone know what you are doing in your worksite... are you wearing stickers? Did you bring in your purple shirts? did folks stand

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-60971330959627840422007-06-26T17:07:00.000-07:002007-06-26T17:09:38.984-07:00

An ODOT member wrote thoughts on their first bargaining experience and I wanted to share.I attended a bargaining session for my union for the first time on Monday night. Now, my Dad was a shop steward for his union most of my growing up years, and I had a general idea of what should be accomplished in a bargaining session. I was really shocked when I attended the session on Monday night.

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-27557772536021752602007-06-26T15:09:00.000-07:002007-06-26T15:19:19.372-07:00

Those of us who are concerned about ODOT use of contractors should take a look at today's Oregonian. In a front-page article, the Oregonian does a pretty good job of describing the Hwy 20 fiasco and putting the blame where it belongs: an out-of-state contractor who couldn't care less about Oregon and an agency recklessly signing contracts that they can not or will not adequately oversee.Here's

John Mulveynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-66932543000124860722007-06-25T10:24:00.000-07:002007-06-25T10:27:23.148-07:00

To all of you that work by the Capital in Salem, I will be around today from noon until 3 dropping off the fliers for Thursday and Fridays actions. If you don't see me during that time you can call my cell phone 503-830-1201 and I will try to catch you. If we don't touch bases make sure to copy the fliers below and put them on your bulletin board, or one better print them out and distribute to

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-41707977941318451242007-06-22T14:44:00.001-07:002008-12-12T21:04:49.248-08:00

BRING YOUR PURPLE & YOUR COWORKERS!!!

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-13243437288162448952007-06-22T13:25:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:04:49.359-08:00

Last week we passed a package proposal across the table to management that included our new travel policy, slightly changed scheduling language, and increased and expanded allowances for tools, boots, clothing and protective glasses. Management was not able to respond that night and so we are expecting a response on Monday. If you would like to be there to receive their response, it will again

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-68302303632285616692007-06-22T13:09:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:04:49.483-08:00

Please post this poster next week to show we are united for a fair contract. I will try to drop them off at as many worksites as I can on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with the idea that they're plastered everywhere on Thursday and Friday.

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-64736239976147979072007-06-21T22:11:00.001-07:002007-06-22T10:22:13.866-07:00

Any Member is welcome to take these trainings, and they are especially encouraged for stewards and activists. If you are interested please sign up using the form below; this training is in Portland: Leadership II Sign up FormOn a side note, I've updated the calendar (at the bottom of the blog) for the next 10 days . Also I've been trying to update which visits I end up making each day. Let

ODOT Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082556766509048196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485273266991343113.post-10219198431728650242007-06-21T13:31:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:04:49.710-08:00

As you may know June 28th, this next Thursday is the last day of bargaining before the contract expires; so to support our bargaining team we are doing Actions on the 28th. The flier posted below explains it a little more in depth:June 28th Action DetailsAlso remember to save the next day, June 29th for a Statewide Action. We are delivering all these petitions to the governor that day, so if

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Today at lunch Dennis Bonnono, Kirk Spindler, and Dan from the Salem Shop delivered petitions to Matt Garrett's office. This petition notes that ZERO ODOT selectives have been granted and requests the ODOT Director write a letter to the DAS Bargaining team to support the HEM's getting the salary range they requested. I know some other groups are working on similar petitions and plan on

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Our bargaining this evening began with an energetic rally attended by sixty-plus Union members from a number of Local Unions and agencies. We were especially happy to see so many Union members supporting us from Specials Coalition agencies since they are also having a difficult time of it in contract negotiations. Solidarity paid off for us in our ODOT Coalition negotiations this evening.

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