Local 395 Autumn Update

Update on Local 395 Faculty Union’s Activities
Recertification Petition for AFT-W Local 395 Has Been FiledOur Local filed for recertification with the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC), and we’re expecting to hear from WERC soon on when the election will be scheduled. It’s almost certain to be a telephone election – that is, you’ll be casting your vote by phone over about a three-week period.

Many more details about the election, and why we’re seeking your YES vote, will be forthcoming once we hear from WERC, along with a complete look at the voting process, which is new to us all. Stay tuned.

Last Chance to Express Your Opinions on Handbook Survey We’re in the final days of collecting feedback from faculty about the College’s new Employee Handbook. There’s an on-line survey you can take to let us know what concerns or questions you have about the handbook, and you can find that survey at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/3t3k33z

We’ll be tallying survey results and raising questions and concerns with the College in the upcoming weeks. Take a few minutes to complete the survey.

Wage Settlement Ratification: Cast Your BallotAll current Local 395 members should have received their ballots for ratification of the wage settlement reached with the College this fall. The 1.6% wage increase is retroactive to July 1, 2011. Please vote!

College Offers Options for Health Insurance PlansAs the College explains the health insurance plans that will be available to us next year, we’re glad to see that we’re being offered an option, since that was the message the Union has been giving the College since we sat down to negotiate way back in the spring. Thanks to all who helped us get that point across to the College, and thanks to the College for listening.

Walker Recall Campaign Starts SoonSometime in the next week, the campaign to recall Governor Walker gets underway, with an all-out effort to get over half-a-million signatures from Wisconsin voters, and force a recall election sometime in 2012. AFT-W will be involved in that effort, along with literally hundreds of other unions and community groups throughout the state. While there may not be any recall activities happening on our campuses or workplaces, we urge all faculty to get involved in whatever way they feel is appropriate during this historic campaign. Anyone looking for more recall information or looking for ways to help can visit AFT-W’s website at www.aft-wisconsin.org

Next All-Campus Faculty Union Meeting Coming Week After ThanksgivingWe’re working on setting up an all-campus faculty union meeting for Tuesday November 29, 11:30 to 12:30. Keep the date for now, and we’ll confirm the meeting soon!


Keep Up-to-Date with the Union at our website and our blog site. Check us out at AFT 395 Blog site http://aft395.blogspot.com/ or AFT 395 Web site http://wi.aft.org/003950/