I think the union is using the looming RTW deadline to their advantage (longer contracts) and the employers are using it to their advantage (poor contracts) and the workers are getting the short end of the stick. So - to me - there is no real skulduggery here - the city looks good (ie "we still respect the union"), the union has a contract that continues (while they - I assume - try to get "right to work" overturned), and the employees are (in general) in the same boat they were in their prior contract. � ���Ė�����0�o�k>��AOx�Hډ����B*�v>(�Cb�R�z uD��+�Z������)o �� 2�:��♁m���` ���jx���f�A;԰�Y���ʝ��W����UW�g�&h�m��Mzb*@ۂ�>���V�$�8k���g[/�(��l(����y�Lo�a.l��4�)d��Bk�u\8�_.�Y�L���e:"cmϘ ~r?X���]�)x?j�I;�����_�� �/�'!\�M�םqH�ʼn�k6�I��FC�� �����:���C�J�ֽ0C��|���p�x 4�Fzx���^ x����]����t0C�����/o8D1��k!#��(�x�9}�/P��Ȼ��j�S���{F���w�*�\��9C�J�[��0M�/�/�� �K��=�I�c݃+�̞������]Y�j��PT��W���6iq��•��"�p1��i^-V����?n?��>�O����H�Y� vx�Tt�7���,�> But, if people belong to a union where they have a vote and can run for representative, well, it is a long held conservative belief that we need government to look after us. that explains the dismal state of our economy and a big chunk of why new jobs dont come here. The union also has agreed to have its newly hired employees participate in any alternate retirement plan the City Council might approve. no one should have to pay to work. Dispelling the Brazil Oil Loan Myth as Obama Heads to Rio http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2011/03/17/dispelling-the-petrobras-loan-myth-as-obama-heads-to-rio/. mcdouble $8. The City of Ann Arbor purchasing services office is committed to supporting the efficient acquisition of goods and services for the city by negotiating, administering and establishing contracts for a wide variety of equipment and service providers. Just like Detroit, you will sell your children's future, With one HUGE caveat! >> The Ann Arbor city council has approved a new contract with its major labor union, Local 369 of the International Union of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME). "I think this is an important step forward," said Council Member Jane Lumm, who said she's particularly pleased about the promise of pension plan changes. What ever happen to state and local politicians that were respected for being straight shooters? Pssst. AFSCME Like Temp Job. Read More May 24, 2018 Maria DeVos $58,300 A: The president had nothing to do with the loan, which the Export-Import Bank approved for Brazil to buy U.S.-made equipment and services. It also includes a revised wage table with lower step increases for new hires effective Jan. 1, 2015. clownfish Locally based A2 City uses democratic institutions (elected council vs elected union reps) to set wage increases at 1% or lower annually and new pension rules. You people just keep paying your taxes and like it. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> DannnnnnyA I don't think Mitt had much to do with this. Republicans say they want lower wages for municipal employees, with a rein on "out of control costs" The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a new collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 369 and its roughly 270 members. These local government units are not representing their publics but instead are favoring special interests to whom they are politically heholden. He also said there would be a state grant for the removal of the houses on North main! Do you think it is more generous? Contract/Project Manager at City of Ann Arbor. Defendant American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) The Ann Arbor city council has approved a new contract with its major labor union, Local 369 of the International Union of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME). And then the clown Mayors, Councils, University Presidents and Regents will be left to explain to the taxpayers "why" they lost millions............:). Say it ain't so! I would wonder if future hires can elect to not have the dues deducted during the life of the contact? If the State has already promised that UM may lose 45 million due to their end around, and THEN along comes the City of Ann Arbor and THEY pull the same stunt, what do you think the odds are that the State will absolutely withold funds from UM? Defendant, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 369, appeals as of right the trial court's order granting summary disposition to plaintiff, city of Ann Arbor in this action arising from a dispute over the scope of an arbitration award. All the police and fire does in Ypsi is keep the taxes high. Why do you think every time there is a minimum wage increase many small businesses close down, the prices of everything go up. And our GOP posters are still mad? THIS CONTRACT entered into on this 18th day of June 2007 between the City of Ann Arbor (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer"), and Local 369 of the International Union of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees , AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the "Union"). U-M has collective bargaining agreements with several different labor organizations, representing select employees who perform specific roles on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint campuses and Michigan Medicine. a�Eƈ�Cqා�}��t�#��o{xB�xu�;��O�П�x�i|�������R��|��/=�:93I���+ր�m��L�lBbw�]O���B� �c~r�n� H�B>���}��8���@��×�ҁ7n�?��{��>c;��q�ѐ��l��9��g��O� ���)1�� ��&��ہ\j�V=��s�mA�@Q�$���]X `�n�b��Y:w��p��V�b�׭dz| "Will the reactionary Tea Party types launch an attack on Ann Arbor because of this?" Same for the UM LEO and GEO contracts. It's only money. 118 Afscme Collective Bargaining jobs available on Indeed.com. or less so? April 1, 2021 - ​The City of Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation unit has hired a contractor to conduct a controlled burn of native plantings at the Ann Arbor Skatepark located within Veterans Memorial Park. If not the latter, how can the union agree to a contract without explicit consent of the union's members? Incredible! Read More March 22, 2018 Any person that belongs to AARP, AAA, or the NRA may not want their dues going to certain groups or people. Score: Union Bosses and City Mandarins: 1, Working Stiffs and Families: 0. Local Government units cooperating with Union leaders to circumvent Right To Work legislation and deny Union members their freedom of choice should be punished for their chicanery. Centralized high density living has service needs ,and infrastructure is born to service the mother of neccesity. Officials can fine Waste Management, however, if it receives more than 1,000 complaints about garbage and recycling and 700 about yard waste. Idiots! CITY OF ANN ARBOR, FOR PUBLICATION May 28,2009 Plaintiff-Appellee 9:05 a.m. v No. Mitt Romney. That's targeted for July 2014, according to the city's human resources director. Clownfish goes on another partisan, broad based rant. Ann Arbor officials announced today they've reached a deal on a new labor contract with AFSCME Local 369, the city's largest labor union.. One just has the choices of picking the best of two bad options. %PDF-1.3 Such great deals would not have been possible earlier, or later, without that deadline that left the unions effectively neutered. RTW advocates have to decide if rush tactics are okay (which would make both this contract and the original lame-duck-no-committee-meetings RTW law okay) or not okay (which would make neither this nor the original lame-duck-no-committee-meetings RTW law okay). Hey Clown, they, the DeVos', earned their money. Apply to Technician, Customer Service Representative, Policy Analyst and more! "Any community renewing a contract between Dec. 12, 2012 and March 28, 2013 would be ineligible for the portion of funding provided for under the employee compensation category, unless the new contract nets at least 10 percent savings, is not longer than the contract being extended and doesn’t contain a requirement that employees remain in a labor union, according to the Michigan Municipal League." Could the city "be penalized by the state for doing an end run around right-to-work." She wasn't there for the vote on the contract that this article is about, right? She wasn't here at the beginning of the meeting but she's here now. 07-000520-CL Defendant-Appellant. If the latter, there is nothing in this story on the membership vote. no one. Do you actually live in Ann Arbor? @clown...: 83 % of jobs in michigan are union? Rick DeVos $2,500. I'm so silly. The slightly less than five-year deal would go through 2017, and includes a wage increase of at least 1% each year starting in 2014. Lumm said it's a fundamental responsibility of the city to provide services effectively and efficiently and moving away from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan is more sustainable. new contract with its largest labor union. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. I have corrected the story. They, the DeVos', employ people. And then of course we FINALLY find a Mayor and a City Council worth their weight, instead of the Bozos that we now have. Dick DeVos $71,800 ��vI��;5����]���=�o�q�� s ��v#+k�Y�p���x�i��1eE�Kz���n2�Y� R H UP.q����h�Dj9,�b1���I��� %�ɵL:�`��o�Z�&������q�a)������KF�1��4� ��xi%Jd�o������ ��m)�0��|�9�����JP�a,DgN�I��Vr�6F�M ������,�R�Е�!2��'ч�xJHyPMYlˤ4��d�;Ēw,Y\Y��LH�#pe�����3Y�(7 �=�Xϼ�Z��"��^gxϸ�g��(�{F,݊#�J�� Fr�z�0�����^x����P��ej�xa� e. AFSCME Like Temp Job. AFSCME Local 1583 Affiliated with Council #25 of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Contract Extension Executed October 2, 2019 Expires June 30, 2025 . These employees perform duties that are essential to the university's missions of teaching, research and patient care. Nope, you don't. After all the unions are in bed with the county/city Dems. "It is nice to see there's an option to do that in this contract," agreed Mayor John Hieftje, who said that's something the city has been looking at for years. The members of AFSCME Local 2733, which includes nearly 700 employees in five bargaining units, agreed to open up their contracts and forfeit a promised 3 percent raise next year. 6 0 obj Nope he does not get it! The slightly less than five-year deal would go through 2017, and includes a wage increase of at least 1% each year starting in 2014. The ridiculous contracts that government officials agree to. 't ?q�w@NK�E�u��JH���J6���:;ȭ�o������P�� dM����? She must be over there supervising the demolition at the Georgetown Mall. They say they want "democracy". The Obama Administration is looking out for the 1 or 2 % ers that funded his campaign....as you stated the Repubs were. A 10 year labor contract is out of the norm. "Your AFSCME workers are the major hub of what makes this city work," said AFSCME President Nicholas Nightwine, addressing the council. Ann Arbor city council special meeting (Aug 29, 2011): In a 5:15 p.m. special session convened specifically for the purpose of ratifying a new agreement with the city’s largest union, the Ann Arbor city council approved a new contract for its American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 369. So we have 4 years to study the contract, and prepared for next time. THIS CONTRACT entered into on this 18th day of June 2007 between the City of Ann Arbor (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer"), and Local 369 of the International Union of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees , AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the "Union"). My mistake. Unions looking out for themselves. "That is significant.". In 2012, union members had median weekly earnings of $943, while those who were not union members had median weekly earnings of $742. The Ann Arbor City Councilvoted unanimously Monday night to approve a new collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 369and its roughly 270 members. As we loose the skyline, we may be missing the picture. Has anyone noticed that the mayor's photo is all over annarbor.com today? Helen DeVos $62,900 U-M has collective bargaining agreements with several different labor organizations, representing select employees who perform specific roles on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint campuses and Michigan Medicine. AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this January 1, 2019, between the City of Ann Arbor, a Michigan Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "Employer" and Local Union No. Really? She wasn't seated for roll call, but it turns out she was seated at the time of the vote. Big Mac $25. << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 7 0 R Betsy DeVos $70,800 Full Time. This is a boon for the city and the union. Any shareholder in any company that donates to political action committee or politician? Just in case you haven't figured it out. Now its getting too expensive to live in, gas prices higher than the surrounding area, and taxes keep going up. It's OK if their side does it, not OK if the other side does it. Is this done with just the leadership of the union, or does the leadership negotiate on behalf of the union's members after which the proposed, renegotiated contract is put to a vote by the membership? Answer: Yes and no. And they might just get away with it. OK for Ronald Reagan to outlaw public display of guns and to approve of assault gun ban, not OK for Obama to suggest renewing the weapon ban Reagan approved of. First of all the police department should be shut down and the area should be patrolled by the sheriffs department. Pam DeVos $68,300 A 1% per year increase for the employees should cover the Ann Arbor Employees Union Dues each month. Do all employees of Ann Arbor "live in Ann Arbor?" A 1% increase through 2017? WMD were discussed during the Clinton Administration and back then, the ugly war was supported by Dems. Republicans say they want better systems for pensions. So it would be best to divide that question up into two distinct parts: For instance, is Dick DeVos in bed with the Mi GOP? ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor firefighters are getting retroactive raises going back more than two years. Encouraging the downtown ,come and spend it crowd though, keeps people funding the University and the drain commission with some perpetuity. i support rtw. There's a parable here somewhere about foxes getting together and guarding hen houses and stealing all the taxpayers' nest eggs. I think he is a lawyer. Last week, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners also took steps to beat right-to-work, approving 10-year contracts with five of the county's unions. Yes, being forced to breath hazardous materials should be allowed, there should be no government intrusion into that! Assistant Fire Chiefs 2019 - 2021. Unionized government employees get a real plush benefits package that employees in private business do not get. 4 0 obj Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. The new contract includes wage increases of 1 percent in January 2014, 0.5 percent in July 2014, 1.5 percent in January 2015, 1 percent in January 2016 and 1 percent in January 2017. The Public Schools of the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, hereinafter referred to as the “Employer”, and Local #1182 – Technical Service Personnel (TSP), Michigan Council 25, American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the “Union,” hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE AND INTENT Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy, © 2013 MLive Media Group All rights reserved (About Us). stream Margie Teall absent? << /Length 11 0 R /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 183 /Height 205 /Interpolate Too funny. Eight weeks after the expiration of the union's previous contract, AFSCME and the city successfully negotiated a new contract that was ratified by the union's membership on Tuesday. And who walks away fat and happy? endobj The new pension board makeup includes five appointed citizen trustees, one trustee elected by fire members, one trustee elected by police members, one trustee elected by general city members and the city's chief financial officer. The Ann Arbor City Council voted 9-2 in favor of the new 2019 fiscal budget Monday evening. BTW, George Soros who won bets on the currencies of England and Japan and who funds the Dem Party received taxpayer money to drill with Petrobras off the coast of Brazil while the the Obama Adm banned US. Read More March 22, 2018 Ann Arbor Police Officers Association (AAPOA) 2020 - 2022 Ann Arbor Police Professional Assistants (AAPPA) 2018 - 2021. Controlled burns are used to enhance the ecology of a... read more » Council Member Sumi Kailasapathy, D-1st Ward, asked if the city could be penalized by the state for doing an end run around right-to-work. The city administrator was removed. No matter what side of right to work one falls on the fact that they renegotiated early AND an unusually long contract makes your point. Good thing our government officials are working so hard for us.............Unbelievable. Make that, "Employes won't reap the benefits of workplace freedom until 2017." you make a good point in your first sentence. "and all the others nebbishes like them are just plane annoying." If I lived in A2 I would vote everyone of these council men. What a bunch of back-stabbers. Would you care to go into how many other unions make contributions to the Dems with no choice for the members? Hieftje said the city's not crossing any lines. City of Ann Arbor (7) St. Clair County Community Mental Health (6) Macomb County, MI (5) Michigan Medicine (4) GENESSE HEALTH SYSTEM (4) Macomb County (3) Mid-Michigan Area Public Schools Consortium (2) Detroit Public Schools Community District (2) ECORSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (2) City of Rochester Hills (2) Michigan AFSCME Council 25 (2) stream AFSCME members who work for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, notched a big victory against outsourcing recently. There has been no oversight of Wall St as a result. Maybe fairer contracts are possible when the foxes are more concerned about keeping their own power bases intact - the union bosses and their cut, and the council members they purchase during campaign season. Because the contract starts before the new state law takes effect, the city's AFSCME union won't face the consequences of right-to-work for more than four and a half years. The Unions...not so much, Are people that give donations to other political entities "in bed" with them? I think it's a great place to raise kids, taxes seem to have been steady for the past 4 years, and I hardly think AA is responsible for rising gas prices. shame. Contract/Project Manager at City of Ann Arbor. John Boehner (R-OH) $15,000 It is the greed of the executive's and unions that causes poverty and crime to rise, the higher the wages the fewer jobs available. It’s a roughly 2.5-year deal, lasting through Dec. 31, 2013. Governments are broke, can't afford to offer adequate basic services, which affects all citizens whether they are union or non-union workers, and what is a big part to blame? Yours! After all, if the mayor isn't looking out for us, who else could he be looking out for? 83+% of jobs in MI are non-union. Senseless wars, tax cuts to guys like Romney with their money in the Cayman Islands, The Koch brothers whose daddy founded the racist John Birch society. "Council Member Sumi Kailasapathy, D-1st Ward, asked if the city could be penalized by the state for doing an end run around right-to-work. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters. Richard DeVos $85,900 Let me see if I have this: Yep, I'm having a hard time keeping lunch down. Here are family contributions: (how many union members do you know that give away $87k in one year?) AFSCME members who work for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, notched a big victory against outsourcing recently. true /ColorSpace 12 0 R /SMask 13 0 R /BitsPerComponent 8 /Filter /FlateDecode While the mayor personally takes care of the blighted houses on N. Main. Right to Work has already saved the city money. >> /Font << /F2.0 9 0 R /F1.0 8 0 R >> /XObject << /Im1 10 0 R >> >> She was there for 99% of the meeting. The $96K was not FREE money.....it's our taxpayer money.....that will presumably go to a more worthy cause. I think they call this "core values"? Bottom line is, you cannot afford it. Command Officers Association of Michigan (COAM) 2018-2020. International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 2020 - 2024. Really, it's OK. Dan DeVos $87,800 shame on the city for forcing employees to accept another four years of forced union support. Just look east to Detroit to see how well AFSME has worked out for the citizens. Let me see if I have this: If you don't want to work for that then don't . after having been forced to pay too many of my hard earned dollars to unions i am thrilled that no one else will have to pay a useless self serving union just to have a job. when are we going stop making deals that the are not substanable. Please revise your list so it only includes those that were FORCED to pay to support a particular party or they could not work. Compare that to inflation rates and cost of living in Ann Arbor. Thinking out loud! What needs to happen is minimum wage for small business and food service should be lowered to $5.00 an hour. Here's to hoping that UM gets burned for the 45 mil, and the City goes into the tank! Answer: You betcha! Grounds Maintenance Technician - Parks and Public Spaces. With minimum wage around $8 you can't even afford a room in the basement of a run down crack house without electricity. Glad I don't. The City's labor contract and UM seem reasonable at face value. NOT meeting the State mandated deadline to basically receive FREE money already allocated DID cost the taxpayers money. Maybe the Governor will punish the city with an emergency manager! What is to prevent the union and the city/ county from renegotiating these contracts in2-9 years? If City Council was going to approve a new labor contract early, it should have demanded that some of this premium employee compensation be given back to bring it more in line with what regular non-unionized average Americans get. Q: Did Obama loan $2 billion to Brazil's oil company to benefit China and George Soros? BUT, some of these contracts that are 10 years in length are absurd. Until such time as new laws supersede them. Which do we have now? Take out gubment employees and that % goes up. 10 0 obj We agree. More money in your pocket means more spending power, which equals a faster growing economy. Agreement between City of Ann Arbor and AFSCME January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021 5 classifications as may be assigned to the respective service unit in accordance with the provisions of this contract. Amazing. So, clown is saying it's good to have a choice not to be forced to do something. I would say pretty close to 100%. Yep, got it. Ann Arbor is turning into another Detroit or Chicago -- cities that are a dime a dozen. 10-year contracts with five of the county's unions. Those Universities and Cities that are signing something that is totally excessive will get smoked. endobj Detroit and A2 were never in this mess when your parent's generation were accountable for this city. Hieftje and Snyder and all the others nebbishes like them are just plane annoying. It doesn't bother you that your tax money was used to bail out Wall St who then still received their bonuses in the millions of dollars? ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor firefighters are getting retroactive raises going back more than two years. If you are looking to report a problem , pay a bill or visit a city park , please use the search feature above to fine-tune specific results. I bet this is gona cost us! "Let me see if I have this:" Washtenaw County government's largest labor union made an unprecedented move last week, agreeing to nearly $5.8 million in concessions mid-contract to help shore up the county's 2010-11 budget. Am I correct that anyone in this employment category is either a member (by choice) of the union or already having union dues deducted? Wise use,is like wide view , low density residences with sustainable incomes surrounding them. -RTW Penalty language. x�Y�$� ۣ���t�0FPRK=R�fDWj���zϛ��w����@:���@:��������wߓ��u w?�X��R)�ȁ�/��z��s�n>����.�_�PQ��Ч������o��‡�߮�LYL�O�M�: ���݁�����:�_����E7�0���F~� ?��+]�����q:�x$;l��vX����`Ȇ+�`��;�W���M�8^8ʒY� ��znOY�Þ���r��g�L�C�wr�� The city's human resources department recommended approval of the new AFSCME contract, which was renegotiated early and supersedes a contract set to expire on Dec. 31, 2013. What ever happened to the personal responsibilty. The more you pay for taxes, the less services that will be available. Deputy Police Chiefs 2019 - 2021 Less money in your pocket equals a slow growing economy. ANN ARBOR, MI – When taking into account overtime and all other forms of pay, 146 city employees in Ann Arbor had total reported wages topping $100,000 last year. Justin Amash (R-MI) $28,500 Trying to stave off any chance that the members might forfeit having to pay dues, the unions caved into some deals just to make a few bucks. For the latest breaking news and updates in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area, see, Michigan's controversial right-to-work law. x�X�r�6}�W�#5Sø�xtd�u�ך�>t��*J�N�$r2��}�$M�mK{ �p����蚾����UAO��Ղ��;:��+�ߓ��s��B[~ON You and I both know it. Unions - "1" "P:�� `&�z��K~ᖦ��p̕�'����,s���4>��t:!K�e2�Y�\�T�Y|s�m�\�Z�����#�n#Y���cI�y�k�/^$p������� �; ^���{����î��} ��������%Sa��p���9�hR�*�rY�g��_2g��9���Oy��;q�?x.J6 �5��kI���n�P+1� WU�4 �ĭ���a����Udl��D�����tV*l Mitt Romney (R) $50,500 The contract is effective as of Monday and runs through Dec. 31, 2017. Washtenaw County board of commissioners meeting (March 20, 2013): In its main action, the county board approved new long-term contracts with 15 of Washtenaw County government’s 17 bargaining units – including annual wage increases, a cap on employee healthcare contributions, and the elimination of “banked leave” days.The precedent-setting move aimed to protect unions before … Thanks for clearing that up. Ann Arbor officials announced today they've reached a deal on a new labor contract with AFSCME Local 369, the city's largest labor union.. Everyone else - "in the hole" "Who forced you to take a union job?" Doing this now probably cost the taxpayers money. Stothert fined Waste Management in May and June after the city got enough complaints from residents about service. PURPOSE AND INTENT 214, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, located at 2801 Trumbull, Detroit, Michigan 48216, hereinafter called the "Union". They create jobs! It was voted for by Congressional members on both sides. And, as my kids would say, "I mean, Duh!" The contract is effective as of Monday and runs through Dec. 31, 2017. This is clearly a contract, with raises so low, the city could have gotten only because the union was desperate to sign before the deadline, or they would lose out on dues. The union dues help pay for politicians and politicians votes help keep union bosses in office. bring in minimum wage or less labor without benefits. Jan 7, 2021. Remember: Unions like your dues, not you. How is the funding of the pension and post-retirement healthcare benefits going with this group of city workers? "Because the contract starts before the new state law takes effect, the city's AFSCME union won't face the consequences of right-to-work for more than four and a half years." The police and Fire does in Ypsi is keep the taxes high what needs to is! 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