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City & County of San Francisco – Collective Bargaining 2014
May 4, 2014

City Proposals
City 3 – Public Outreach - Striking language (we want 2% for homeless camp abatement)
City 14 – Work Clothing – must wear if provided
City 15 – Health Care
City 16 – Lead worker – city now has included alt. workers (need counter 3 from 4) apprentice (1)
City 19 – OT – crafts may have at arbitration
City 22 – SFRPD Bid (same language as DPW has in Appendix)
City 23 – Parking (suppose to be MTA)
City 27 – Wages

Union Proposals
Union 3 – City Committee
Union 11 – Hudson (not in SEIU checking with City Attorney must remove)
Union 16 – 3424 & 3435 (side letter see Nikki)
Union 21 – Bargaining Unit Work (apprentice/pre-apprentice)
Union 22 – Mutual Trades RPD (City to come with side letter)
Union 26 – Wages (me too plus 2)
Union 33 – Pryamiding (clarification language)
Union 39 - Harding Golf 3417 acting 3419 & SFIA pour, sceed, finish 10%)
Union 40 – contracting out or termination of facilities (no loss of pay)
Union 42 – Power Tool Premium (raise to $2.00)
Union 48 – Main gang premium
Union 49 & 50 – Park services captain (city to give side letter for transparency)
Union 54 – Sewer Worker Premium (L261 counter w/20% all hours & career path)
Union 55 – Apprenticeship (incorporation of DIR agreement, LEA, Board)
Union 65 – 3410 Mini Parks
Union 66 - 3410 Hub
Union 73 – 3410 like pay/like work
Union 76 – OT (sick leave shall be excluded/City 19)
Union 79 – 2 additional floating holidays
Union 80 – time off for voting NLRA
Union 85 – Sick Leave Ordinance (as needed to fall under City ordinance)
Union 88 - $100,000 for McLaren Park Apprenticeship (IPO Mayors Program)
Union 89 – Ombudsman
Union 94 – Protective Clothing (me too, CDD cold weather coats/city to give side letter)
Union 100 – Necessary Tools, Vehicle Audits, DPW bigscreen at RPD
Union 102 – Vacation Sign ups (RPD city to give side letter FIX IT!!!!)
Union 103 – Different vests for alt. workers (city to give side letter)
Union 105 – Staffing levels (City to give side letter)
Union 109 – Montoya Awards $1200
Union 110 – William Hammond Hall $1200

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Union Negotiations Team sets Informational Meetings for Membership. April 2nd, & April 4th.

For members who work at the SF Department of Public Works, SFMTA, SFPUC, Port of San Francisco, and all others, the Union negotiations team will make a full report at the Old Clamhouse April 4, 2014.

Liuna!/CCSF Proposal cutoff date reached. Union team begins organizing arguments 1 thru 111, not including Counters.

For members who work at the SF International Airport, SFPUC Milbrae, and the Recreation and Parks Department, the Union negotiations team will make a full report at Park Chalet April 2, 2014.

BARGAINING TIMELINES

Bargaining timeline:
The City's negotiations follow a process and timeline prescribed by the City Charter, which results in contracts going before the Board of Supervisors for approval by May 15. Charter section A8.409 lays out the process for almost all non-safety employee groups, along with impasse procedures should the parties fail to reach agreement during negotiations. With few exceptions, in situations when the union and the City can't agree on a contract, the parties present their cases to a neutral third party whose decisions are binding on both parties. This process benefits the City, the unions, and the public by eliminating the disruptions caused by strikes.

Early February: Meet and greet sessions to establish bargaining calendar, set dates for exchanging proposals
Late February: Exchange opening proposals
Early March: Agreed upon last day to advance proposals
April 25: Last date for arbitration hearings for unions that do not waive 10-day cooling off period
April 29: Target deadline for arbitration awards for unions that do not waive the 10-day cooling off period
May 7: Last date for arbitration hearings for unions that waive the 10-day cooling off period and who are going to arbitration
May 9: Date by which agreement should be reached for unions who reach agreement without going to arbitration
May 9: Deadline to File MOUs with the Board of Supervisors for unions who do not waive the 10-day cooling off period (Note May 10, 2014 falls on a Saturday)
May 12: Target deadline for arbitration awards for unions who waived the 10-day cooling off period and went to arbitration
May 15: Deadline to file MOUs with the Board of Supervisors

More: http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=51

LiUNA! Local 261/City Negotiations Gain Momentum.

Be sure to check in with a Union Shop Steward or attend one of the many informational meetings for members at the Union Hall.  Proposal cutoff date is March 27, 2014.

Remember to schedule accordingly these important upcoming informational Happy Hour reports & discussions:

PARKCHALET - MOU DISCUSSION/HAPPY HOUR

1000 Great Highway, GOLDEN GATE PARK

April 2, 2014 3:30pm

LOCAL UNION HALL - INFORMATIONAL MEETING

April 3, 2014 3:15pm

OLD CLAMHOUSE - MOU DISCUSSION/HAPPY HOUR

299 Bayshore Boulevard, SF, CA 94124

April 4, 2014 3:30pm

In Solidarity.

LiUNA! 261

LiUNA! Local 261 City Committee Bargaining Team Takes Shape!

2014 Bargaining Schedule

Please see the below collective bargaining schedule:

2/6 Meet and greet: Laborers Hall
2/20 session (9-12): DHR (Bayview)
2/27 session (9-12): DHR (Bayview)
3/4 session (9-5): Laborers Hall
3/6 session (9-12) DHR (Bayview)
3/12 session (10-2): Laborers Hall
3/17 session (10:30-2): Laborers Hall
3/19 session (11:30-5): Special exception DHR (See below)
3/27 session (9-11): DHR (Bayview)
4/3 session (9-5): Laborers Hall
4/9 session (9-5): Laborers Hall
4/11 session (9-5): Laborers Hall
4/16 session (9-2): Laborers Hall
4/24 session (9-1): Laborers Hall
4/28 session (9-5) and 4/29 (9-5): Laborers Hall

LABORERS' Union Public Employees - Underway for Collective Bargaining with City.

Message from Ben Rosenfield: Payroll Issue, 7/15-7/16 split payroll

As you are likely aware, the City processes a "split" payments to employees for the period that spans the end of one fiscal year and the beginning of the next one.  This results in two payments to employees instead of the typical single biweekly payment.  For the most recent fiscal year, the first half of this "split" pay period was paid to employees on July 15^th and the second half will be paid on July 16^th. 

 Employees who have established a fixed dollar value deduction from their paycheck to a credit union or other account have inadvertently had two deductions processed for this most recent split pay period, with one fixed dollar transfer processed in each of the two "split" payments.

This will not change an affected employees overall pay, only the account to which it has been credited.  The change does not affect employees with a single direct deposit account, or those with non-fixed dollar value deductions.

 Employees are encouraged to talk to their departmental payroll manager should they have questions about correction of this error.  Each credit union is aware of the situation and is available to work with affected employees to transfer these funds to other accounts or otherwise resolve the misallocation of funds between an affected employee's accounts.

 We apologize for this error, and are available to answer questions or to resolve issues as helpful.

____________________________________________

Emily Prescott | Employee Relations Manager

Department of Human Resources | City and County of San Francisco

(415) 557-4814 | emily.prescott@sfgov.org

City Committee vote set to Reaffirm, Modify, or Redact. - City Committee Meeting of April 2013

Union Members:
Given RPD actions taken in the past 72 hours, workers have requested that there be a vote set to modify, affirm, or seal the attached "Written Reprimand" of SFRPD General Manager Phil Ginsburg.
Over the past several City Committee meetings, items on the agenda related to professionalism, accountability, District Captains, Apprenticeship, and promotion/support have been flushed out by the group resulting in the action taken last week by unanimous vote. (note: actual date - March 20, 2013.)
For information: laborers261@gmail.com

January 2013 - Committee Meetting at LiUNA! Local 261

City Committee meets - 1/23/2013 3:30pm @261

City & County of San Francisco - Shop Stewards

Chief Stewards:
1.Nikki Mixon, Chair
2.Joan Vellutini
3.Edison Fincher
4.Dan Feerick
5.Zac Salem
6.Anthony Travis

Stewards:
7.Alejandro Alvarez - MTA
8. Peter Andrews - RPD
9. LaVonda Williams - DPW
10. Hetch Hetchy Steward**
11. Nadine Boyd - PUC
12. Bruce Ricci - RPD
13. James Cededon - MTA
14. Joseph Chmielewski - RPD
15. Jose De La Mora - SFIA
16. Juan Rivera - RPD
17. Keith Roberts - RPD
18. David Gibbs - Port
19. Tim Looney - DPW
20. Sean Healy - DPW
21. Alma Valenzuela - DPW
22. Kevin Jackson - RPD
23. David Weidner - SFIA
24. John Ford - SFIA
25. Tony Lucero - PUC
26. Douglas Martino - RPD
27. Noflis McCullough - DPW
28. Sunol - PUC**
29. Daniel Grogg - RPD
30. John Raulli - RPD

Schools:
Patti Birmingham, SFUSD
Steve Peterson, C.C.S.F.

SFHA:
Mariano De La Torre
Salvador Villalobos
Derrick Breaux

**- indicates a vacancy at specific location

City College Update - BCTC Negotiator Mike Theriault

Brothers and Sisters,

Our negotiating meeting with City College scheduled for this Friday, 4 January 2013, is canceled.

At today's meeting the College presented its current financial situation.  It is looking for savings in the next six months because of a decrease in State payments due to declining enrollment.  It figures our unit's share of these savings as $54,722.  The College will be laying off one painter in two weeks.  Over the next six months this layoff will save the College $52,000.  Our position is that the difference between the actual savings to be achieved by the layoff and the savings sought by the College is inconsequential and so that we should not have to contribute more.  The furlough days to which we agreed in our last negotiations are already sacrifice enough by our members.  The College's negotiators will take this position to the Board of Trustees.

The College also wishes to begin negotiations in the first week of February for a successor agreement.  They will provide us possible dates soon.  They have already sent an opening proposal, which has been sunshined at the Board of Trustees.  I will forward it separately.  I will draft a very general opening proposal for our side and send it to you for comment and/or approval.

Fraternally,

Mike Theriault

Invitation to view John Raulli's Gallery

You are invited to view John Raulli's photo gallery. View John Raulli's Gallery Message from Vince Courtney: Three Years for the Jointly Administered Apprenticeship Program at SFRPD & SFDPW! If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/107079555812948736975?feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

LiUNA!, Local 261 representatives to meet with City January 24, 2013 to discuss Training - keep posted!

Union Members are encouraged to "follow" to be kept in loop re: City's implementation of Substance Abuse Policies (Note: other Unions are signing off.)

LiUNA! Local 261 Celebrates - 5th Annual, Honoring Sister Joan Vellutini

LiUNA!, Local 261 PEC celebrates 2013 Honoree Joan Vellutini with Mayor Ed Lee & Board President David Chiu. Thank you to those who joined us to celebrate Joan, including District Attorney George Gascon, Supervisor David Campos, Supervisor Scott Weiner, Supervisor Mark Farrell, Supervisor Norman Yee, Harlan Kelly, SFPUC Commission President Art Torres, PUC Commissioner Anson Moran, Anthony Urbina (SMW 104,) Tim Donovan (IBEW6,) Olga Miranda (SEIU87,) Tom O'Connor & Officers (IAFF 798,) Pat Mulligan (Carpenters22,) Susan Leal, Al Casciato, Martin Gran, Elouise Patton, Jake McGoldrick, James Bryant, Rhonda Simmons, Tom Hsieh, Bob Arns, Chris Gruwell and the Platinum Advisors, Josh Arce, Christine DeBerry, Rosario Anaya, Wilbert Lucas, RPD Commissioner Tom Harrison, RPD GM Phil Ginsburg, DPW DDO Larry Stringer, DPW Director Mohammed Nuru, PUC AGM Mike Carlin, Jason Elliott, Tony Winnicker, Terrence Jones, Marianne Bertuccelli, and the many other friends of the LiUNA!, Local 261 PEC.

A Holiday Message to the Men & Women of Local 261 from RPD GM Phil Ginsburg

Dear Local 261 Brothers and Sisters,

On behalf of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, thanks for all you do to support our City's beloved parks and recreation facilities. It's been a great year for parks. San Francisco voters overwhelmingly supported the Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond and the Trust for Public Land named San Francisco the number 1 urban park system in America. Our successes reflect the collective work of our dedicated staff, our elected officials, volunteers, community organizations and individuals who all see the value in having a world-class park system and who have played a role in supporting our efforts throughout the past year.

Local 261 has been instrumental in our successes this past year and we could not be more grateful for our valued partnership.

We invite you to view our report to the community for Fiscal Year 2011-12, which provides an overview of the great work our department has been doing during the past year. Read about what's happening in your parks, our recreation program highlights, and how we're working to keep your parks clean, safe and beautiful.

http://sfrecpark.org/wp-content/uploads/rpd-community-report-2011-12.pdf

Wishing you every opportunity to get out and play this holiday season and throughout a happy and healthy 2013.

Cheers,

Phil Ginsburg
General Manager

San Francisco Recreation and Park Department | City & County of San Francisco
McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park | 501 Stanyan Street | San Francisco, CA | 94117

(415) 831-2701 | phil.ginsburg@sfgov.org


Vince Courtney
Special Assistant to the Business Manager
LiUNA!, Northern California District Council of Laborers
4780 Chabot Drive, Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Cellular: 415-810-4500
Telephone: 925-460-5990
Facsimile: 925-460-5996
http://www.ncdclaborers.org

Business Rep./Political Captain, LiUNA!, Local 261
3271 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Http://Twitter.com/vincecourtney

5th Annual - December 13th

LiUNA! 261 PEC 5th Annual Holiday Open House - December 13th!