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Bereavement Leave Contract Article

Posted On: May 13, 2013 (11:08:15)

Article 24, Bereavement Leave, states that "in the event of a death in the immediate or extended family...is defined by the City policy on health insurance coverage."  Below is a list of those family members covered under the Bereavement Leave article:

Immediate or extended family is defined as,  spouse, parent, child, sibling, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-parent, step-child, grandchild, or grandparent, foster parent or legal guardian and/or any individuals living within the employee's personal household.  Immediate or extended family also includes domestic partner and the equivalent family relations for employees who are in a qualifying domestic partner relationship pursuant to the City policy on health insurance coverage. 

Union Meeting Agenda

Updated On: May 08, 2013 (07:12:00)

Union Meeting Agenda for 5/8

Faye Forhan retirement  
 
Info Share
Merger update
Bargaining with WLAD/LFA
Community outreach and attendance
Union Committees
City Fee/ Canvassing
System wide ambulances
Phones
OT hiring/vacation split
Hiring rules
Ops chief
Brandon
 
 
Old Business
 
New Business
 
Good and Welfare
 
Money Matters
   -Community Outreach Discussion
 
Tax Info

Posted On: Feb 06, 2013 (09:40:34)

 Tax info for the year 2012 has been posted under member resources, 2012 Union Dues and Fire Pac contribution on the left side of this page.

Honor Flights for WWII Vets

Posted On: Jan 28, 2013 (12:17:55)

IAFF DONATION TO WWII HONOR FLIGHT!

 

 IAFF 851 recently donated $1000 on behalf of Leonard Jenson and other retired Eugene firefighters who are World War II veterans.  The program provides for WWII vets to travel to Washington DC with a family member or friend and visit the WWII Memorial.

Leonard wants to thank all the members of Local 851 for this donation.  He also want you all to know this program exists if you have relatives or friends that may be WWII vets.

If anyone would like to donate to help an Oregon vet, please check out this website:

http://www.honorflightoforegon.org

OSFFC PERS

Posted On: Jan 26, 2013 (19:51:44)

 

From the OSFFC

 

Organizing around PERS

Call to Action!
 
 
The Governor has proposed to amend PERS to place a cap on the amount of COLA benefits paid to retirees, limiting COLA increases to the first $24,000 per year of benefits.  This in effect places a hard $480 annual cap on PERS COLA increases.  This cap will have a substantial effect on future and current retired firefighters pensions. You should contact your legislator and encourage them to vote no when and if this proposal comes before them. 
Who is my legislator and how do I contact them?
Use this link to write to your state Senator and State Representative. Message points are listed below.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/
Contact them by phone, email, or by letter.
Forward any responses to bach@osffc.org
 
Message to Legislators/Governor:
Encourage them to vote NO on the proposal to eliminate or reduce the PERS COLA increase for firefighters.
 
The Governor’s proposal to eliminate the COLA for retirees is unfair, unnecessary and unconstitutional.
 
This proposal violates the constitution and breaks a contract. We need to honor the promise made to tens-of-thousands of hard working Oregonians over the course of their careers in public service. 
 
When considering changes to PERS please consider the following criteria:
o The proposal should save actual money in the short term while still maintaining the health and affordability of the system in the long run.
o The proposal must be constitutional. We can’t go back on the promises made to Oregonians who have worked hard their whole life. It’s wrong and it will end up costing the state millions in litigation.
o The proposal must be fair. We can’t create a system of winners and losers. And we can’t unjustly punish working and middle class families for a problem that Wall Street created that has affected all retirement plans, public and private. 
 
 
Responses to Potential Questions:
 
Doesn’t this proposal only impact current retirees?
 
No, not at all.  Everyone who has worked, or is currently working, in public service will be impacted. Current and future PERS, retirees would no longer receive a cost of living adjustment after the first $24,000 of retirement benefits. 
 
 
How did the Governor decide that anything above $24,000 was the right amount to eliminate the COLA?
 
The $24,000 figure appears to be entirely arbitrary. It could just as easily been the first $12,000 or the first $48,000, and there’s no certainty that it won’t be lowered in the future. It’s important to note, however, that Kitzhaber’s proposal hits middle class families the hardest. If you’re an upper-income retiree, you are in a better position to absorb the loss of income. But if you have a modest retirement income and are already living on the margins, this proposal will make it even harder to make ends meet.
 
 
The Governor said this will raise $800 million to invest schools and other vital services. Don’t schools and local governments need that money?
 
Yes, schools and other public services need more funding, but not the way to provide this funding. This money will likely never make it into our classrooms or to other services Oregonians value. This proposal will be tied up in the courts for years and will cost tax payers millions of dollars to litigate. Even if it were not a violation of workers and retirees’ contract rights, the proposal is unfair in that it singles out current and future retirees and asks them to come up with cash required to fund Oregon’s schools and vital services.
 
Additionally, this proposal does nothing to backfill local school and other vital services budgets. 
It will not ‘save’ any money. It just shifts the burden to retirees and current employees. In fact, the proposal may force many Oregonians to retire into poverty and then have to rely on taxpayer-funded services for the care they need. 
 
Is this legal?
 
Oregon Courts have already decided that a similar proposal is unconstitutional. The courts have said loud and clear that a promise is a promise and this proposal directly violates existing contracts.
 
 
 
 
 
2103 Meeting Schedule

Updated On: Jan 26, 2013 (19:54:00)

The Union meeting schedule for 2013 has been set.  Location will be the Oregon Electric Station at 9:00 am, unless otherwise notified.  Dates are below:


Wednesday, January 9, 2013 ("A" Shift)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 ("B" Shift)

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 ("C" Shift)

Monday, July 8, 2013 ("A" Shift)

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 ("B" Shift)

Thursday, November 7, 2013 ("C" Shift)


There are monthly E-Board meetings.  There will be an E-Board meeting with every Union meeting above. The E-Board will also meet at the Union office at 0900 on the following dates: 

February 4 ("C" Shift)

April 9 ("A" Shift)

June 6 ("B" Shift)

August 6 ("C" Shift)

October 9 ("A" Shift)

December 12 ("B" Shift)

 

FDNY Disaster Relief

Posted On: Dec 18, 2012 (12:41:31)

This is from the head of the NYFD Peer support unit. 


"Sandy has delivered a severe blow to our homes, neighborhoods, infrastructure and psychy. We are still very much in the middle of it. We have about 1,000 of our 15,000 member work force in temporary housing. Many others are living in substandard conditions.  The membership is under a terrible strain. If they are not working 60 hours a week they are fixing their homes or working on a neighbors. We will be seeing the fallout for quite some time. My family has been very fortunate to have very little damage to our home, we now have electric and best of all heat."

Click the link below to donate to the FDNY Disaster Relief Fund.  Please consider giving.


http://www.nycfddr.org

Contract Financials

Posted On: Dec 13, 2012 (12:30:52)

 As requested at the Contract Explainer meetings, the financial information presented has been posted here on the website under "Current Information."  (Its on the left, right below Budget Information.)  Please contact the Union or a principle officer with any questions.

Election Results

Posted On: Dec 06, 2012 (18:04:18)

 The results for Executive Board positions for IAFF 851 are as follows:

 
Secretary-Treasurer
Ray Brown: 66
Bob Ritchey: 43
Dennis Kester: 36
Paul Highfill: 27
 
Trustee
Corey Tuntland: 162
 
Executive Board
Jason Lockett: 90
Rich Hill: 83
 
Budget
Yes: 160
No: 13
 
If you have any questions, please contact the Union office at 541-344-4557.  Thank you.

Contract information meetings

Posted On: Dec 03, 2012 (10:16:43)

 Members,

The Union will have three informational meetings on the settled contract on 12/10, 12/11 and 12/12 at 0900 to 1200 at Training in classroom 6.  Crews can check with the DC at the beginning of their shift to see if they can attend on duty.  

 

Thanks,

Mike






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