Security
Labor Management
Meeting
Minutes
August
10, 2001, 9:00 am
Attending:
Management:
Thompson, Long, Heath, Malizio, Herman, DeMir,
Union:
Campbell, Bramlett, Ciampi, (Edwards)
Guests:
Kevin Dull (DAS), Jim Steiner (AFSCME)
Issue:
Not enough security staff available today to cover posts, and to attend
this meeting.
SGT
Edwards left immediately to cover a post. CO
Ciampi left to cover Unit 8, but returned within a few minutes after Brad Heath
was able to arrange for coverage on Unit 8.
Discussion:
Two SFFC vans were diverted from Klamath Falls fire to CRCI because of
potential contraband issues. Shake-down
of vehicles and urinalysis of inmates was required. Frank Thompson asked AFSCME if they wanted to continue
meeting with less union representation than requested.
After a brief Union caucus, Jim Steiner stated he wanted to move forward
with the meeting, but relieving staff to attend this meeting was important.
Action:
Management will review this problem, and take actions necessary to
relieve union members as required.
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Issue:
Future schedule for Security Labor/Management Meetings
Discussion:
AFSCME wants four members at each meeting. The meetings have typically
been monthly (during the summer may be every six weeks due to vacations).
Management is comfortable with monthly meetings.
Union would like to explore Monday through Thursday, rather than Fridays.
6:15 AM time is acceptable. Steiner
would like to know when a date could be set.
Action:
Begin monthly meetings again. Next meeting is set for Tuesday,
September 11, 2001 at 6:15 am.
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Issue:
Labor Relations Philosophy
Discussion:
A memo written by Frank Thompson to all CRCI/SFFC managers was handed out
to the meeting attendees. Mr.
Thompson read the memo verbatim.
AFSCME
asked if management says something is going to happen, and months go by with no
action, how will it be dealt with? Mr.
Thompson stated that AFSCME should talk with responsible staff, and if there is
no response, let Frank Thompson know and staff will be held accountable.
AFSCME
also stated that “According to Mark Hunt (DAS), he has to sign off on every
agreement made between labor and management.”
How do we deal with this? Mr. Thompson said management is interested in
pursuing agreements at the facility level. We cannot change the contract (CBA),
but there is a role for all parties to play.
AFSCME said they have no problem with DAS at the state-wide level, but
feel DAS should not be involved on matters that only affect CRCI.
If DAS is to be involved,
they should be involved at the beginning or the middle, not at the very end.
Frank Thompson asked the union
what can AFSCME do to be more proactive? Bramlett
said union was willing to help, just let them know how.
Action:
Thompson would like to invite DAS to attend discussions via e-mail,
teleconference or in person
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Issue:
Overtime Assignment Procedure
Discussion:
Management believes the overtime policy has inequities, is unclear, and
has caused some inefficiencies. The policy needs to have simplicity and clarity
for staff, equatability, and create efficiency of operation for management and
staff
AFSCME said they have an
interest in looking at the current policy to find out where the inequities are.
With the same interest in mind, look at what management believes should
be changed.
AFSCME said they want to retain
two items that are inequities
1)
Who gets mandatory overtime –– Availability
If two staff wants over time
–– who gets? The most senior staff would get unless the most senior staff
has worked overtime, then the overtime should go to the least senior staff.
2)
Resetting of the mandatory overtime list monthly.
Superintendent
Thompson stated that he was concerned that the inequities that AFSCME wanted to
retain in the policy would put line staff at a disadvantage in getting available
overtime. The inequities would also
expose line staff to having to pull excessive amounts of mandatory overtime due
to the fact that their names would be rotated to the top of the mandatory
overtime list at the beginning of each month.
AFSCME representatives indicated that they still preferred the
“inequities” remain in the policy.
Management stated if we have
staff available to deploy to hospital watches, we need to be able to do this
without using overtime. AFSCME said
it has no problems with this concept as it is based on previously agreed to
staffing levels and roster management.
Are we using our time wisely at
this meeting in attempting to resolve differences, or should there be a
sub-committee meeting to go over procedure.
Assemble a work group to dialogue and rewrite existing policy, and put
together document to all parties satisfaction.
Action:
It was decided to continue discussion of policy changes in smaller work
group that includes at a minimum Scott Campbell, Carl Bramlett , and Brad Heath.
Brad Heath will dialogue with Campbell to schedule.
This sub-committee should have a document to present to the full
committee at the next Labor/Management Meeting on September 11, 2001
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Issue:
Staffing Levels - Update
Discussion:
We have 71 represented Security staff and 2 M-17 (other Funded) Security
staff for a total of 73 FTE’’s in represented status.
AFSCME
asked if management has any knowledge of positions (one Sergeant, one Corporal,
four Officers) being reinstated by DOC? The
answer was no on security series, only the Recreation Therapist has been
reinstated.
Vacancies:
Lieutenant
- One position vacant now (one voluntary demotion), and one more will be vacant
on September 2, 2001 when a lieutenant transfers to CCCF.
Corporal - 1 vacancy due to
termination. (Termination overturned by AFSCME)
Correctional Officer -
1 vacancy effective 8/19/01 (transfer to SFFC), 1 vacancy effective
8/19/01 (transfer to OWCC) and four vacancies effective 9/2/01 (transfer to CCCF).
There are also two other fund M-17 vacancies. One correctional officer vacancy will be filled on 8/19/2001
with a transfer from SCI/MCCF.
Interviews are being scheduled
for all classifications, and a Correctional Officer transfer list is being used
to fill vacancies. Correctional Officer interviews are scheduled for August 15
and 16, 2001.
Other
Absences:
Work out
of Class - One staff currently filling the Staff Deployment position. One staff
filling the Work Crew Coordinator position. No backfills for either.
Leaves of
Absence - Five staff currently on leave of absence. Two additional staff have
announced their intentions of taking leave.
Mr. Long
stated CRCI has been slow in filling vacancies. We lost track of the number of
long term leaves and the number of transfers.
He noted the delay was occasioned by the unexpected convergence of
numerous staff promotions and transfers to CCCF; the biennium reduction in
force; and an above-average number of extended leaves with pay.
Mr. Campbell expressed concerns about staffing levels, amounts of
overtime, staff burn-out, and unsafe staffing levels.
Action:
Management should
have a clear strategy to fill vacancies, and present this strategy at the next
Labor/Management Meeting.
The meeting concluded at 12:04 PM.
C. Bramlett M. Malizio
T. Long
J. Ciampi
F. Thompson B. Heath
E. Mancino
A. Teasley
S. Campbell D. Gonzales
B. DeMir
J. Steiner
J. Herman L. Edwards
W. Trumbull