Untitled Document

Dear Member,

What are you doing for this election that you did not do in the last Governor's election? As you know, that election resulted in Mitch Daniels being elected as Governor. Somehow a native Pennsylvanian was elected in our State! Did we do our best to beat him? No.

So how do we beat him this time? We are registering voters, attending rally’s and fundraisers, walking neighborhoods, calling registered voters, writing letters, emailing, and any other task necessary to support Jim Schellinger for Governor! I don’t believe it’s enough. We all have to do better.

We have to make that extra effort, because we are electing our boss! A boss that influences laws pertaining to our working conditions. A boss that writes policy on our benefits. A boss that determines whether our work is done by us or some OUT of state company. A boss that put an unfair wage system in the hands of incompetent managers. It is time we got a new boss.

We are one of the few workers that can choose our own boss. We can elect Jim Schellinger to make sure someone who cares about us and our families is in the Governor’s seat! A boss that will support Collective Bargaining legislation. A boss that will allow us to negotiate our Health Care. A boss that believes in equal pay and opportunities to advance/transfer classifications. Get actively involved now by calling us @ 1-800-342-9212!

Fraternally,
Colleen Williamson
President L.U. 9212

Dear Member,

Happy New Year! I am more than happy to see 2008 finally arrive. I have been waiting for this year since January 11, 2005.As you all remember, we lost our Collective Bargaining rights on that day after Daniels took office. Finally, we all have a chance to elect a new Governor that will give us back our rights.

We will be electing Jim Shellinger for Governor of Indiana! I have met Jim on several occasions. He is a hard working individual that cares about us. He is committed to reinstate Collective Bargaining for State Employees through an Executive Order and will support our efforts to pass Legislation.

Our Executive Board is working harder than ever with you in successfully electing Jim Shellinger. Some ideas we are putting in place are:

Weekly Voter registrations at work, grocery stores, high schools, fairs, and other places in the communities.
Phone banking our community.
Gathering email addresses and forwarding our message to those individuals.
Knocking on doors in our neighborhood.
Signing up on his website at http://www.jimschellinger.com/

Let us know your committment by sending us an e-mail to 9212election@comcast.net. Together we will make a difference!

Fraternally,

Colleen Williamson
President LU 9212

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

The State sent out the attached information regarding our Health Insurance coverage for 2008. Once again the premiums are too high and coverage is too low. The need to elect a Governor that will negotiate with our Union is even more critical now!

Not only is the Health Insurance too costly, the retiree medical savings account legislation passed last year is a SHAM! The 501(c) Retiree Medical Savings Account submitted to the IRS for approval DOES NOT reimburse for self-insured health insurance premiums. The Health Insurance plans the state is offering for 2008 are all Self-Insured. Our retirees are shafted once again!

Our time is now! We must organize our membership and get involved in politics. Together we will prevail.
Fraternally,
Colleen Williamson
President

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Our Local 9212 is moving forward with our plan to Organize, Educate, and Represent our membership. Our Executive Board members are committed to work harder for you! We are actively participating in Voter registration, re-vamping our Retiree membership list, publicizing the Skilled Trades program, volunteering to work on Political campaigns, forming a new and improved Organizing plan, and anything else necessay to make sure we move ahead. We have to move forward.

We have to plan our future now. Voting and political action are our greatest power. We have the unique ability to elect our BOSS! Not too many employees can say they voted their management into office. I remember one time, one of our members was allowed to sit in on interveiws for a new Superintendent. She was so excited and proud that her opinion mattered.

Well, I believe our opinion matters! We have to elect a Governor that believes in Collective Bargaining, Fair and Equitable wages, Health Care for Retirees, and Progressive/just Discipline. Get involved now. Go to your town hall meetings, sign up to work the polls, register your neighbors to vote, talk about the issues we are facing, and get involved in you Union! I look forward to the future when our voices are heard.
Fraternally,
Colleen Williamson
President

There were 99 complaints filed with the SEAC on the Roll Call pay issue in DOC, the only ones that will be considered for back pay. IF THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT FILE, IT IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE JUDGE he/she is SATISFIED WITH THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE.

Fuzz LeMay, Uaw International Representative says “It is my understanding the trigger point for starting time is when the supervisor assigns an employee to a position. The employee should be paid from this point on. If an employee has to report early to look at a roster to see where they are assigned [in my opinion] this should be considered starting time.”

All employees should not file there complaints directly with the State Employees Appeals Commission regarding overtime. It is essential the employee file directly with the Department of Labor. The DOL is required to answer all complaints. Please feel free to use the Roll Call Pay.doc to file your complaint. (Click on "Roll Call Pay.doc" to download)