Inter-Con Bargaining Update #02
Our elected bargaining team met with Inter-Con on May 16. Our focus for this meeting were our non-economic priorities. Non-economic priorities are the work rules and protections that we want in our contract that impact our day to day to work at the County.
We were able to make progress on a lot of important issues:
Ensuring that Officers will be able to learn about their Union and benefits on paid time when they start
Winning a grievance and arbitration procedure so that if you are written up, or receive a discipline about something that you disagree with, you have the right to contest that discipline and have union representation
Progressive Discipline: Ensuring that you are no longer an at will Employee and that you will have the ability to receive a warning, before it is placed in your file, and contest that warning
Inter-Con supervisors must ensure that the discipline policy is consistently enforced
That Inter-Con managers will speak with employees in a respectful and professional manner
Protections around Severe Weather Events
And much more!
We still are focused on winning important protections around the point system and the assigning of shifts.
What’s Next?
We will be introducing our economic proposals at our next session on June 4 and 5.
It is more important then ever that we take the actions we need to win a strong first contract that has improvements on our top priorities: more Paid Time Off, wage increase, affordable healthcare and respect. That means we need to make sure that Multnomah County invests more money into the contract with Inter-Con in the County budget, which will be approved on June 7.
How to take action:
Send an email!
An email went out with an easy action—by filling out the action link you can send an email to Multnomah County Commissioners asking them to invest the money that is needed to win a strong contract. Once you take action, send the link to at least 2 friends, family, or co workers so we can get as many emails into County Commissioners as possible.Didn’t get the email? Click here to get taken to the action page
Purple up at your worksite!
Need a lanyard, button or other union flare? Contact Gustavo at gustavod@seiu49.org
Upcoming Bargaining Dates
Wednesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 5*
Want to attend bargaining? We will be inviting Officers to attend bargaining on June 5. If you would like to attend, you must RSVP to Gustavo by emailing gustavod@seiu49.org
Where: SEIU Local 49 Union Hall located at 3536 SE 26th Ave (Near SE 26th and SE Powell)
When: June 5, 12pm (noon)–2:30pm
12pm (Noon) — We will have lunch and go over ground rules for observing bargaining
1:00pm to 2:30 — Bargaining with Inter-Con
*You must RSVP and be able to attend from 12pm to 2:30pm to participate
