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| SEPTEMBERFEST UNION RIDE TICKETS |
Local | Monday, 07-May-07 08:51:47
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The Omaha Federation of Labor will be selling Union Ride Tickets for $15.00 which are good for all five (5) days of the event. Ride the rides, everyday, all day, with the exception of the "spectacular rides". Septemberfest is August 30th thru September 3rd.
The tickets will be on sale at the Omaha Federation of Labor office located at 3000 Farnam Street, Suite 5 East (Twin Towers) from July 2nd thru August 2nd, between the hours of 9 am - 5 pm (closed for lunch 11:30 am - 12:30 pm).
Union members must bring their union card or have proof that they belong to a union to purchase tickets. There is a limit of six (6) tickets per union member.
For further information call Linda at the Omaha Federation of Labor/Septemberfest office at 346-4800. |
Local | Friday, 13-Apr-07 13:18:47
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The final tally of votes for the special dues assessment for all members of Nebraska Public Employees, Local 251 for the months of April thru December of 2007 is as follows:
173 accepted
68 rejected
As a result of this vote, dues will increase to $44.00 per month until December 2007. The $4.00 increase will be applied to back AFSCME per capita, legal and professional expenses.
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Local | #HOUR#, #TOPIC#-#NUMDAY#-#MONTH# #MINUTES#:#YEAR#:52
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After reviewing Local 251’s financial standing, the Executive Board has recommended to call for a vote of a Special Assessment of dues totaling $4.00 per month per member for the months of April 20#MONTH# thru December 20#MONTH#.
This recommendation was presented at the rank and file meeting February 27th. Motion was made and seconded to proceed with a vote for a Dues Assessment.
This recommendation results from a significant increase in Local 251’s operating expenses, specifically:
(1)The AFSCME Per Capita Tax, which has increased from $6.95 per member in 1999 to $10.75 in January 20#MONTH# and
(2)The Omaha Federation of Labor Per Capita Tax, which has increased from 45˘ per member in 1996 to 65˘ in 2003 (with an additional increase expected this year).
(3)Legal and Professional fees resulting from CIR, Arbitration and disciplinary cases.
The proposed increase of $4.00 per month per member will be used exclusively for the reduction of our ever expanding professional fees, legal fees and per capita taxes.
This vote is critical in securing the funds to move ahead with an upcoming District Court Case as well as future and current Arbitration costs, which can and may hinder future representation of members.
For voting date, location and times, please contact the Union office
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Local 251 | Thursday, 15-Feb-07 11:51:33
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Help rebuild America's middle class by restoring workers'
freedom to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. Join the Employee Free Choice Act week of action and spread the word.
Please take a quick moment right now to download a one-page flier about the Employee Free Choice Act and share it with friends, neighbors, family and co-workers. Click the link below:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/_d1FwQ91Rqjm/
Most of us don't get CEO paychecks and we're not going to get rich on our stock portfolios. For most of us, the best opportunity to get ahead economically is by joining a union so we can bargain with our employers for better wages and benefits.
But the current system is broken. Every day, corporations intimidate, harass, coerce and even fire people who try to form unions and bargain. Employers use these tactics very successfully to hold down working families' living standards.
The Employee Free Choice Act would change that by strengthening penalties on companies that coerce or intimidate employees, establishing mediation and binding arbitration when the employer and workers cannot agree on a first contract and enabling employees to form unions when a majority signs authorization cards.
This is going to be the fight of our lives. Corporations will not willingly give up the power they have today to deny workers'
freedom to choose for themselves whether to gain union representation and bargain. We have to take every opportunity we have to win votes in Congress for the Employee Free Choice Act.
Next week, your members of Congress will be in their district offices. And that's where you can find them during the Employee Free Choice Act week of action. Use our flier to encourage people you know to contact their members of Congress and urge them to support the Employee Free Choice Act.
Please download our Employee Free Choice Act flier now and share it with others who care about helping working families get ahead. Click the link below:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/_d1FwQ91Rqjm/
(NOTE: Your employer may have policies preventing you from distributing materials like this flier during work hours.
Federal employees should not use government equipment to download or copy this flier and may not do so on government
time.)
Thank you for making a difference.
In solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO
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| Fundraiser For Jena VanGroningen |
Local 251 | Wednesday, 31-Jan-07 08:47:17
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Jena VanGroningen is a pedestrian who was hit by a police cruiser on Novemeber 5, 2006 in Lincoln. She suffered severe brain trauma and remains is a coma. The family has been told that it could be six to nine months before they know if Jena will fully recover.
Family members have been staying with Jena around-the-clock since the accident. Her mother, Debbie, is a self-employed hair sylist and has been off work for over nine weeks as she helps with Jena's care; her father, Kim Vangroningen, is a member of IBEW 1536; and her step-father, Jeff Chinnow, is a member of LIUNA 1140.
There will be a fundraiser on February 4th from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the Lincoln Labor Temple, 4625 Y Street. If you are unable to attend and wish to make a cash donation please make the check payable to Debbie Chinnow and mail to 1101 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Ne 68048-1724.
Jena's family members are as follows:
Grandparents:
Norm (LIUNA 1140) & Hazel Sunderman
Uncles & Aunts:
Johne (IBEW 763) & Dana Torres
Craig Sunderman (LIUNA 1140)
Kirk (LIUNA 1140) & Sue Sunderman
Kevin (IBEW 763) & Michelle Sunderman
Cousins:
Joel (NSEA) & Amy Dix
[article provide by NE AFL-CIO] |
| FIRE FUND FOR ABBIE CORNETT |
Local 251 | Monday, 22-Jan-07 10:01:35
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As a result of a fire on Sunday, January 14, 2007 in Bellevue, Nebraska. Senator Abbie Cornett and her family’s home was totally destroyed.
A fund has been established for individuals and organizations to send financial contributions to help Senator Cornett and her family through this loss.
Please make checks payable to:
ABBIE CORNETT – FIRE FUND
Please send your support check to:
BANK OF NEBRASKA
923 GALVIN ROAD SOUTH
BELLEVUE, NE 68005-2201
402-537-2600
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ken E. Mass, President of the Nebraska AFL-CIO @ 402-734-1300.
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Local 251 | Tuesday, 09-Jan-07 11:33:38
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The monthly Union meeting scheduled for January 23rd has been cancelled in order to provide for a special meeting for City of Omaha members scheduled on Thursday, January 25th, 2007 at 5:00 pm to be held at the CWA Hall, located at 1920 South 44th Street. We will not be conducting regular monthly Union business at this meeting.
We have made arrangements to have City of Omaha Representative, Paul Murphy (Benefits/Compensation Manager) and Coventry Health Care Representative, Stefanie Unger, present at this meeting to address and/or clarify any issues that you may have with our health insurance plan. This meeting is restricted to members (and spouses) only.
If you cannot attend this meeting and have questions regarding your health insurance plan, you may email your questions to the following :
Union Office at http://www.local251.com
Paul Murphy at pmurphy@ci.omaha.ne.us
Stephanie Unger at saunger@cvty.com
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| Local 251 Extends Its Sympathy |
Local 251 | Monday, 11-Dec-06 14:23:45
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Our good friend, Lou Johnson passed away at 58 years of age. He served our Local for many years as an Executive Board Officer and friend. He will truly be missed. We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends.
Visitation Monday 6-8 pm with a 7 pm Remembrance Service at Westlawn-Hillcrest funeral home.
Service Tuesday 10 am at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park Funeral Home.
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| Local 251 vs. City of Omaha |
Local 251 | Wednesday, 29-Nov-06 08:21:50
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Nebraska Public Employees, Local 251 has filed a lawsuit in Douglas County District Court. The lawsuit is a result of the City of Omaha’s practice of hiring retired employees, of whom collect their pension, as part-time/seasonal employees. We feel that this practice denies our members/full-time employees promotional opportunities, not to mention the stress it adds to the pension system.
An article detailing the lawsuit was published in the Omaha World Herald on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006. You may access the article at www.omaha.com , Metro/Region section.
Also, something else to keep your eye on; the City of Omaha pushing for a City-County merger. Article published Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 in the Omaha World Herald.
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| LOCAL 251 ELECTION RESULTS |
Local 251 | Thursday, 09-Nov-06 08:41:05
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PRESIDENT - Bill Love
VICE-PRESIDENT - George Forst
SECRETARY TREASURER - Kevin Brown
RECORDING SECRETARY - Jerry Tosoni
EXECUTIVE BOARD - Bob Catron, Steve Dawes, Mitch Emery, Dave Koson, Jackie Mabe
TRUSTEES - Randy Garlipp, Pat Cieslik, Emily Cole |
| Renee Baber Spaghetti Feed |
Local 251 | Wednesday, 08-Nov-06 15:48:04
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A fellow union member, Mr. Baber, an AEOI for the Street Maintenance Dept, lost his wife suddenly while he was in the hospital having surgery for a work related injury. Please help get Danny back on his fee and join a spahetti dinner at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Club.
When: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Where: Eagles Club, South Omaha FOE, 2226 N Street
Time: Noon until 5:00 pm
$6.00 per adult, $3.00 per child under 10
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time.
Contact: Ashley Schuler at 444-5517
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David Hackworth at 444-5513
DONATION CAN BE MADE AT THE OMAHA/DOUGLAS CREDIT UNION |
| Katrina - Ugent Donations Needed |
Local 251 | Friday, 02-Sep-05 08:51:58
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Dear Working Families e-Activist,
No drinking water. No food. No electricity. No homes to return to. No workplaces to go back to. No schools for the children.
Most of us cannot imagine the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
The hurricane left behind massive, unprecedented and enduring needs. Immediate needs for rescue, safe drinking water, shelter and food are staggering. The longer-term needs--help for working families whose livelihoods were washed away, for the injured and for survivors--are hard to imagine.
Those of us fortunate to be outside the hurricane's path must help--and we must help now. The AFL-CIO's Union Community Fund has established a special Hurricane Relief Fund that will target help where it's needed most by working families. We are working with the labor federations in affected states and with relief organizations to make sure your contributions help brother and sister union members whose lives have been turned upside down.
Please click on the link below to make your tax-deductible contributione now:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/yp1FwQ91jPtn/
Please give, and please give generously. We must match this human disaster with our compassion, and match our caring with contributions that will make a difference for traumatized working families now and during the long rebuilding process.
Caring about each other is what marks us as union members and working family activists. Let's put our values to work right now.
As an activist for working families, you take actions every day to help improve the living standards of working people like yourself. This is a moment when your commitment is put to the test. Will you respond by opening your heart AND your wallet?
Please click on the link below to send your tax-deductible contribution to this hurricane relief fund for working families:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/yp1FwQ91jPtn/
Please act now. And forward the link below to urge others you know to contribute as well:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/yp1FwQ91jPtn/
Thank you for doing your part for working families during this national tragedy.
In solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO Sept. 2, 2005
P.S. Please forward this e-mail to your co-workers, friends and family.
The Union Community Fund--labor's charity for working families and communities in distress-is nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity. Donations to the Union Community Fund are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
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| Form a Union? Let Workers Choose! |
Local 251 | Tuesday, 19-Apr-05 12:14:04
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Some 57 million workers in America say they would join a union tomorrow if they could. Today, a bill was reintroduced in both houses of Congress that would level the playing field for workers trying to form unions. It's the bipartisan Employee Free Choice Act and it could make a world of difference for working people trying to gain a voice on the job. Please click the following link to urge your members of Congress to support it:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/Support_EFCA
The bill is being introduced into the 109th Congress by Sens.
Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Reps.
George Miller (D-Calif.) and Pete King (R-N.Y.).
The Employee Free Choice Act says when a majority of employees in a workplace decide to form a union, they can do so without the bitter war employers now wage to block them. Every 23 minutes a worker is fired or discriminated against for exercising the basic freedom to decide whether to form a union.
On paper, U.S. labor law and international standards give workers the legal right to form unions--but in the real world, employers block that right day after day. So 57 million workers who want the benefits of union membership can't get them.
Please do your part to restore workers' freedom to decide for themselves whether to have a union. Send a message now urging your members of Congress to support the Employee Free Choice Act. Click here:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/Support_EFCA
The Employee Free Choice Act is a commonsense approach to restoring workers' freedom to form unions. It would require employers to recognize the union once a majority of workers signed cards authorizing union representation. It also would provide for mediation and arbitration of first-contract disputes and authorize stronger penalties for employers that violate the legal rights of workers seeking to form unions and negotiate first contracts.
By the time Congress adjourned last year, 38 senators and 210 U.S. representatives had signed on as co-sponsors of the Employee Free Choice Act. That's a good start, but we need far more supporters to win this fight for working families. Please click the following link to urge your U.S. senators and representative to support this important legislation:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/Support_EFCA
Thank you for all you do for working families.
In solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO April 19, 2005
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| Union Meeting Time Change |
Local 251 | Thursday, 14-Apr-05 09:35:10
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By request of the membership, the regular monthly union meeting time has been changed to 5:00 pm. Meeting dates and times will remain the same. |
| AFSCME in the public service |
Local 251 | Friday, 04-Feb-05 07:09:10
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Sisters and Brothers:
Last night in his State of the Union address, President Bush announced his plan to privatize Social Security for all working Americans -- young and old. This is part of a national, right-wing campaign to dismantle the most successful government program ever enacted and undermine retirement security for all Americans. On Monday, the President will outline his budget proposal. It will include deep cuts to important domestic programs that will reduce services and cause layoffs of state and local government employees.
The President told Americans not to be misled, and we won't be. We're fighting back with a campaign to pressure lawmakers to protect Social Security and important public services.
As part of our AFSCME campaign, you'll soon be receiving a special issue of our Public Employee magazine that contains details about the assault on Social Security and on collective bargaining rights in the states. You'll get e-mails with important updates, as well as opportunities for you to take action. We'll be asking you to sign an online petition to protect what we've earned. In addition, we'll be holding local forums in communities across the country. I hope you will join us in this important effort.
Right now you can click on the following link to download a fact sheet on the Bush Social Security privatization plan: What You Should Know About Social Security Privatization.
Together, we'll strengthen Social Security and the economy the right way. We'll protect our retirement and make sure that the budget is not balanced on the backs of working people, our families and our communities. Together, we will win.
In solidarity,
Gerald W. McEntee
International President
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| 2005 UNION MEETING SCHEDULE |
Local 251 | Wednesday, 05-Jan-05 13:17:33
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MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
LOCATION: CWA HALL, 1920 S 44TH ST
TIME: 6:00 PM
DATES:
JANUARY 25, 2005
FEBRUARY 22, 2005
MARCH 22, 2005
APRIL 26, 2005
MAY 24, 2005
JUNE 28, 2005
JULY 26, 2005
AUGUST 23, 2005
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
OCTOBER 25, 2005
NOVEMBER 29 2005**
DECEMBER 27, 2005
** NOT THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH |
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