The Parties agreed conceptually on groundrules for bargaining sessions, as well as a proposal cutoff date of March 9, 2012. The entire bargaining team will be invited to a budget proposal discussion in the near future. The Union objected to the May 7th arbitration date. The City distributed an informational piece related to matters outside of the scope of bargaining (Civil Service carve-outs.)
For the next session (12pm, February 22, 2012,) with the City, the Union will have released the following team members:
Chair Nikki Mixon
Bruce Ricci, Steve Elder, Norflis McCullough, Anthony Travis, Keith Roberts, Dan Feerick, Larry Montoya, Jose De La Mora, & Alex Alvarez.
For the following session (10am, March 2, 2012,) with the City, the Union will have released the following team members:
Chair Nikki Mixon
Joan Vellutini, Zac Salem, Adrian Rojo, John Raulli, Norflis McCullough, Dan Feerick, Theresa O'Brien, Lavonda Williams, & Jose De La Mora.
And, on 3/15 (10am): Chair Nikki Mixon, Vellutini, Feerick, Fincher, Salem, & Sean Healy. (others to be added.)
It was also decided that the following dates in April would be reserved for discussions surrounding specific Departmental matters:
4/13 Recreation & Parks
4/18 SFPort, SFIA, MTA, & SFPUC
4/27 Department of Public Works
With few exceptions, the Union will request to have Department representatives released accordingly, each session starts at 10am, and will be held at Local 261.
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- Vince Courtney
LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261
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Committee *Assignments are as follows:
City-Wide:
Nikki Mixon Chair
Vince Courtney, Representative
David De La Torre, Representative
Joan Vellutini, Edison Fincher, Dan Feerick, Norflis McCullough, Zac Salem, Alex Alvarez, Larry Montoya, Jose De La Mora, Anthony Travis. (City Hall: Ramon Hernandez & Theresa Foglio)
SFRPD:
Nikki Mixon Chair
Vince Courtney, Representative
Joan Vellutini, Zac Salem, John Raulli, Bruce Ricci, Adrian Rojo, Theresa O'Brien, Steve Elder, Rob Sheets.
SFDPW:
Nikki Mixon Chair
Vince Courtney, Representative
Edison Fincher, Dan Feerick, LaVonda Williams, Norflis McCullough, Sean Healy, Jon Beazor.
SFPUC, MTA, SFIA, SFPort:
Nikki Mixon Chair
Theresa Foglio, Representative
David De La Torre, Representative
Alex Alvarez, Jose De La Mora, Larry Montoya, Anthony Travis.
*vacancies have not all been filled. Candidates who demonstrate capacity & willingness to serve, will be considered by Ramon Hernandez for appointment subject to member approval.
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San Francisco Golden Gate Park, Conservatory of Flowers: Many many thanks to all who attended this special event. The men & women of LiUNA!, Local 261 are grateful that the Recreation and Parks Commission has endorsed the continuation of this unique celebration. Mayor Edwin Lee was met with resounding enthusiasm for declaring it to be "City Gardener Day," and for all of his kind words about the work that we do. The Union members are also grateful to State Senator Leland Yee, and SF Supervisor John Avalos for coming by and addressing the membership on matters related to Park funding and the importance of the Park system to the Community that we serve. We were especially pleased with the Parks Trust, for their continued sponsorship and General Manager Phil Ginsburg for championing the Gardeners, their Union, and for proposing an unprecedented budget for the Department. Most importantly, the Subcommittee of Denny Kern, Ana Alvarez, Margaret MacArthur, and Theresa Folgio for making sure that the event went smoothly and was enjoyable for all. Congratulations to the deserving winners, enjoy your Parks, and see you next year.
April 21, 2011
ORANGE – Action Alert! April 6, 2011 10am City Hall Help us tell City Hall, and our friends in the Labor Council “NOT JUST US!” We expect shared sacrifice. Please join the Recreation and Parks Department, The Arboretum Society, Tens of 1000’s of workers from the SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers, The SEIU Local 87 Custodians, The SEIU Recreation & Parks Chapter, The San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council, The Laborers and Gardeners of LiUNA!, Local 261, & The Northern California District Council of Laborers Community leaders from Plan C, the San Francisco Parks Trusr, & The Laborers’ Community & Training Foundation Business Leaders from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Building Owners & Managers Association, Committee on Jobs, & the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, and thousands of individual supporters in our support of a reasonable fee for non-residents only! The Board of Supervisors should not negotiate away compensation and benefits of the workers during this severe economic crisis, and then turn around and fail to generate responsible revenue. Our Parks are worth it! Like last year (when the Board voted 8-3 for the important fee,) we still support a responsible fee structure for our beautiful facilities. (pictured: over 70 LiUNA! 261 members attended last year's hearing when the critical fee passed.)
