Laborers' Local 261 City Committee: PARK MEASURE DESERVES SUPPORT - Yes on B!

Dear Friends:

San Francisco families have benefitted greatly from San Francisco's amazing parks, playgrounds and play fields.   With Election Day just 8 days away, I am asking that you give something back.   Proposition B, a measure to make our parks even better needs your support.  Requiring 67% support, this measure will likely win or lose by a small number of votes.  Please email send this email (edit as you see fit to personalize) to 20 or more of your own friends that vote in SF encouraging them to be sure to VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION B.

Thank you for loving your parks,

Vince

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VOTE YES ON PROP B!

Whether you read a book on park bench, take your children to the playground, walk your dog in the park, listen to live music in Golden Gate Park or play a game of soccer on our fields, chances are you use our parks every week.

Now you can support your parks on Tuesday November 6^th by voting YES on Prop B.

Proposition B, the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond on this November’s ballot will help the City tackle over $1 billion in infrastructure needs throughout our vast park and playground network.  

Proposition B improves existing facilities that are worn out from years of use; provides urgently needed seismic improvements that will make recreation facilities and playground equipment safer; constructs new waterfront parks; provides for shoreline restoration, replaces broken irrigation systems, and renovates failing playgrounds, and pools.   
In keeping with City policy, this bond will be funded as existing bonds get paid off, resulting in NO increase to property tax rates.

Prop B is widely supported by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Mark Leno, Mayor Ed Lee, the entire Board of Supervisors and School Board, the SF Democratic Party, the SF Labor Council, The League of Conservation Voters, the Trust for Public Land, The San Francisco Parks Alliance, The San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Guardian.

You can view a full list of endorsers and a list of projects at www.yesforparks.com.

Prop B requires 2/3^rd voter approval, so we can’t take anything for granted. This will be an extremely close election, so it is critical that you vote and you encourage your friends and family to vote Yes on B.  Don’t just vote for President and turn in your ballot, vote for Prop B and the future of your neighborhood park!

There’s still time to get involved to help Pass Prop B. Here’s what you can do:
Send this email to your network. Tell them how important Prop B is to the future of our parks and to San Franciscans of all ages.
Email us at  info@yesforparks.com to get involved, or call 415.516.9043.
Thank you for your support!
www.yesforparks.com
P.S. If you are voting by mail, make sure to mail your ballot no later than Friday 11/2. If the Department of Elections receives your ballot after Election Day, it will not count. If you don’t mail your ballot by Friday, walk it into any polling place.

PARK MEASURE DESERVES SUPPORT - Yes on B!

Dear Brothers, Sisters, & Friends:

San Francisco families have benefitted greatly from San Francisco's amazing parks, playgrounds and play fields.   With Election Day just 8 days away, I am asking that you give something back.   Proposition B, a measure to make our parks even better needs your support.  Requiring 67% support, this measure will likely win or lose by a small number of votes.  Please email send this email (edit as you see fit to personalize) to 20 or more of your own friends that vote in SF encouraging them to be sure to VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION B.

Thank you for loving your parks,

Brother Vince

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VOTE YES ON PROP B!

Whether you read a book on park bench, take your children to the playground, walk your dog in the park, listen to live music in Golden Gate Park or play a game of soccer on our fields, chances are you use our parks every week.

Now you can support your parks on Tuesday November 6^th by voting YES on Prop B.

Proposition B, the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond on this November's ballot will help the City tackle over $1 billion in infrastructure needs throughout our vast park and playground network.  

Proposition B improves existing facilities that are worn out from years of use; provides urgently needed seismic improvements that will make recreation facilities and playground equipment safer; constructs new waterfront parks; provides for shoreline restoration, replaces broken irrigation systems, and renovates failing playgrounds, and pools.   

In keeping with City policy, this bond will be funded as existing bonds get paid off, resulting in NO increase to property tax rates.

Prop B is widely supported by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Mark Leno, Mayor Ed Lee, the entire Board of Supervisors and School Board, the SF Democratic Party, the SF Labor Council, The League of Conservation Voters, the Trust for Public Land, The San Francisco Parks Alliance, The San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Guardian.

You can view a full list of endorsers and a list of projects at www.yesforparks.com.

Prop B requires 2/3^rd voter approval, so we can't take anything for granted. This will be an extremely close election, so it is critical that you vote and you encourage your friends and family to vote Yes on B.  Don't just vote for President and turn in your ballot, vote for Prop B and the future of your neighborhood park!

There's still time to get involved to help Pass Prop B. Here's what you can do:

Send this email to your network. Tell them how important Prop B is to the future of our parks and to San Franciscans of all ages.

Email us at  info@yesforparks.com to get involved, or call 415.516.9043.

Thank you for your support!

www.yesforparks.com

P.S. If you are voting by mail, make sure to mail your ballot no later than Friday 11/2. If the Department of Elections receives your ballot after Election Day, it will not count. If you don't mail your ballot by Friday, walk it into any polling place.

THIS SATURDAY!!!

Saturday, October 20th!

Election Endorsements - November 2012

October 20th - We Fight, We Win!

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Proposition B, the Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond

October 20^th at 2:30pm – 3271 18^th Street

Please Join: The San Francisco Labor Council, The San Francisco Democratic Party, The Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, Tim Paulson, Mike Theriault, Ramon Hernandez, Conny Ford and many other local labor leaders, along with men and women from the following:

The San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council, IFPTE Local 21, United Educators of San Francisco, Operating Engineers, SEIU-UHW, the Municipal Employees Association, San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798, and San Francisco Police Officers Association, LiUNA! Laborers' Local 261.

Special Guests: Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Supervisors Scott Wiener, Eric Mar, John Avalos, and Mark Farrell, and Assessor Phil Ting. (partial list)

TO MOBILIZE & RALLY FOR PARKS AND JOBS!!!

Rally for Jobs & Parks! October 20, 2012 2:30pm (at the conclusion of various precinct walking efforts.) Fun, Food, Friends, & Music!

Laborers' Local 261 - City Committee Tuesday, September 25, 2012 (3:00pm)

Laborers' Local 261 - City Committee

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

3271 18th St.

San Francisco, CA  94110

Agenda

Robert's Rules of Order

Steward/Committee Organization

Department Reports:

  1. Airport

  2. City College (CCSF)

       a. Contract

  3. DPW

       a. Bid Report

  4. Muni

  5. Port

  6. PUC

       a. Schedule Change

  7. RPD

       a. Bid Report

  8. School Dist. (USD)

       a. TA-Retirement Contribution

GOTV - Political Action

New Business

Old Business

Announcements

Adjournment

RPD - Bid Information

Will be made available here, when received.

Vince Courtney
Special Assistant to the Business Manager
LiUNA!, Northern California District Council of Laborers
Business Rep./Political Captain, LiUNA!, Local 261

Http://Twitter.com/vincecourtney
cellular/text: (415) 810-4500

LiUNA! City Committee Executes New MOU (2012-14)

Business Manager Ramon Hernandez and Chair Nikki Mixon execute.

Back Row: Bruce Ricci, Steve Elder, Jon Beazor, Norflis McCullough, Anthony Travis, LaVonda Williams, Zac Salem, Keith Roberts, & Adrian Rojo

Front: Joan Vellutini, David De La Torre, Nikki Mixon, Ramon Hernandez, Edison Fincher, & Theresa Foglio

Vince Courtney

Special Assistant to the Business Manager

LiUNA!, Northern California District Council of Laborers

Business Rep./Political Captain, LiUNA!, Local 261

Http://Twitter.com/vincecourtney

cellular/text: (415) 810-4500

(MOU Update) Scheduling at the SFRPD: Bid Committee Meetings

Local 261 Bid Committee Meetings will soon be scheduled and posted here. It is anticipated that at the Recreation & Parks Department only, meetings will begin taking place during the month of June. The Department has already proposed to change some of the schedules for the new hires (appointed this week,) pursuant to the communication sent by the Director of Operations last week, (relevant sections below)

Excerpt from message sent from Dennis Kern to all 3422s;
"As you know, our recently negotiated L261 collective bargaining agreement includes language regarding work schedule changes based on operational needs. We view this as an important tool that will allow us to fine-tune park maintenance operations. We do not envision any large scale change in current work schedules because the vast majority of our park maintenance will continue to occur Mondays through Fridays; however, there are some adjustments that may be required to proactively respond to how the public uses their parks. Important factors include:
· Preserve core schedules and devise a subset of alternative schedules driven by operational need
· Maintain proper supervision and daily line-up accountability
· Develop schedules by service area
· Account for seasonal / daylight savings time adjustments
All of this is a work in progress, and we will share information as it is compiled because it is important to the work that we all do together.

Separate from the CBA language – but as an outcome of the CBA negotiations – the Department will work jointly with L261 on transitioning our current annual 3417 Bid process for vacant positions to a two-year 3417 Bid process. This will require mutually developed and agreed upon Bid Rules and, once implemented, it will also serve as an important tool in establishing work schedules that meet operational needs and accommodating gardener preferences for a range of work schedules based on seniority. This, too, will be a work in progress which will be undertaken by a jointly-formed Bid Committee (RPD and L261). "

Please go to Twitter.com, register an account, and "follow" this blog at the column to the right for all important updates!
cellular/text: (415) 810-4500

MAY 21st, 2:00pm City Hall 4th Floor - SUPPORT GARDENER APPRENTICES, JOBS FOR LOCALS. Attend Civil Service Commission Hearing, let them take Gardener Test.

To eliminate from consideration current 3410 Assistant Gardeners, who have been enrolled at the City College of San Francisco, and have been consistently evaluated in the field for actual work ethic (not to mention the fact that 75% of the candidates are from San Francisco,) is unconscionable.

SUPPORT THE APPRENTICES - URGE COMMISSIONERS TO LET THEM TAKE THE TEST, AND HIRE LOCALLY!

This is without question the most successful, unique and beneficial public sector local hire apprenticeship program developed to date in the City and County of San Francisco.  These excellent candidates deserve our consideration!" - DECLARATION OF VINCE COURTNEY

2. Entire contents from http://SF261.blogspot.com

3. The current Class is 75% Local Hire!

4. Current roster at both SFRPD & SFDPW 

(denotes local hire/ #eligible for test.)

Biddle, Omari *

Castillo, Gustavo *

Dalton, Valerie

Deweese, Parke *

#DeWolf, Joseph *

Gordon, Cary *

#Hill, Shawn *

#Johnson, John *

Linnane, Brenden *

Martin, Lisa (Sid)

#McGovern, Lisa *

Mejia, Marcos *

Morris, Mark

Murchison, Jordan

Murphy, Daren

Perez, Teresa *

#Reed, Douglas *

Reed Jr, Antoine

#Schmidt, Edward *

#Su, Eric *

Thorson, William *

#Wheatley, Patrick *

Vincent, Whitaker *

#Xe, Henry *

cellular/text: (415) 810-4500

CCSF/LiUNA! 261 MOU Vote Members from all City Departments Say YES 277 (93%) NO 22 (7%) Contract Ratified!

Officers and Chief Stewards call the Ratification Vote at 5:20pm. The 93% rate of Support is indicative of a rank and file that trusts and expect that their Brothers and Sisters did the best possible job at the bargaining table. Brother Ramon Hernandez announced that Theresa Foglio (7514 SFDPW,) will be accepting new responsbilities at the Local Union, and that a BBQ celebration will be scheduled to honor the 2012 Negotiations Team for their efforts...well done!

Tentative Voting Arrangement.

Pursuant to the CBA, Article I. I. STEWARDS  & Article III. H TIME OFF FOR VOTING, the Union hereby requests that all Stewards who served us as bargaining team representatives be released for their shifts on Thursday to administer the ratification vote in the folowing locations:

1. Local 261. 

3271 18th Street

San Francisco, CA

9:00am - 5:00pm

(employees at SFDPW, MTA, PORT)

2. McLaren Lodge

501 Stanyan St.

San Francisco, CA

11:00am - 2:00pm

(employees at SFRPD)

3. SFPUC Milbrae Yard

El Camino Real

Milbrae, CA

11:00am - 2:00pm

(employees at SFPUC, SFIA)

4. Hetch Hetchy

location tbd

11:00am - 2:00pm

(employees in remote locations)

Vince Courtney

LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261

Http://Twitter.com/vincecourtney

cellular/text: (415) 810-4500

CCSF/Laborers, Local 261 Package Proposal *Summary A (*items outstanding affect less than 1% of unit.)

CCSF/Laborers, Local 261 Package Proposal *Summary A City-wide
(Summary B will be uploaded and include all details remaining)

City 2: Term (already a tentative agreement)
2 years: July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014

City 3: Wages
• Effective July 1, 2013. ​1%
• Effective January 4, 2014. ​1%
• Effective March 29, 2014. ​1%

City 30: Medical
- Employee-Only – Effective 1/1/14
o "90%-90%" – The City shall pay 90% of the cost of the entire health insurance premium for Kaiser or Blue Shield, respectively, capped at the second highest cost plan (e.g., currently, Blue Shield).
o Phase-In for City Plan Enrollees-
• For calendar year 2014 only, for employees who elect City Plan (Employee- Only), the City will contribute 50% of the cost of the increase for employees in City Plan (Employee-Only) using the current FY2011-12 formula and the cost of City Plan (Employee- Only) using the formula described immediately above.
• For example: If on January 1, 2014, the employee share of the premium at Employee-Only is $700, the City will pay $350.00 to subsidize. As of January 1, 2015, employees will pay the entire difference between the cost of City Plan (Employee-Only) and 90% of the second highest cost plan (e.g., currently, Blue Shield).
o Wellness Committee with re-opener only by mutual agreement.

City 18: Dental
Beginning July 1, 2012, the bargaining unit agrees to pay $5 (individual) - $10 (employee +1) - $15 (employee + 2 or more) per month respectively towards dental premium costs.

City 33: Retirement- Clean up
III.M. Retirement
314. Effective July 1 2006, rRepresented employees agree to pay their own employee retirement contribution to SFERS in an amount equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of covered gross salary. For employees who became members of SFERS prior to November 2, 1976 (Charter Section A8. 509 Miscellaneous Plan), the City shall pick up one-half percent (.5%) of the total eight percent (8%) employee retirement contribution to SFERS

Floating Holidays
• One-time award of two (2) floating holidays in 2012-13.

Additional Proposals
• City 4: build the 1% Public Outreach/Public Safety Cross Training Premium into the base rate.

cellular/text: (415) 810-4500

Union Members to VOTE this Thursday!

Laborers' LiUNA!, Local 261 Public Employee Committee Bargaining Team reaches tentative agreement with City! Union Agreement to post here this evening. Ratification vote called by Committee for Thursday 9:00-5:00pm at multiple locations including Local 261, McLaren Lodge, Milbrae Water, and Hetch Hetchy. Details to follow!

cellular/text: (415) 810-4500

LiUNA!, Local 261 Negotiators released to SF City Hall today for bargaining..

Please meet in the Rotunda at 11:55am.

Vince Courtney
LiUNA!, NCDCL/Local 261
Http://Twitter.com/vincecourtney
cellular/text: (415) 810-4500