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ABOUT LOCAL 1215 |
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Local 1215 represents Conservation Wardens, Environmental Wardens, Safety Specialist Wardens and Special Investigative Wardens. We negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions; and represent people who have a grievance with management.
This is a Statewide local with approximately 163 workers represented in Local 1215. We are a democratically run membership organization. Meetings are held after the Spring and Fall Regional Department Meetings and an Annual meeting during one of the Department CORE training sessions. The best way to ensure that the union represents your views is to become a member and participate in meetings. That’s where decisions are made. | | |
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HOW TO CONTACT A STEWARD? |
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| Tell your supervisor that you want to meet with your steward "about a possible grievance." Stewards are trained in the contract, and will be able to give your problem the attention it needs. Your supervisor doesn’t have the right to ask you why, and must set up a private meeting in a timely manner on work time (In paid status). Ideally, and whenever possible, these meetings should be scheduled for the next day after the request is made when both employees are scheduled to work. However, it is understood that this is not always possible due to real operational needs. If your supervisor tells you to set up the meeting yourself, says no steward is available, call the Local 1215 president (Susan Miller) and we will trouble-shoot the problem. You may contact the President or Stewards.for membership problems, and general questions or if you're not sure where to go for help. Also contact the treasurer (Henry Bauman) with address changes. | | |
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REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES RIGHTS |
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| Every two years, Local 1215 (Security and Public Safety bargaining unit) renegotiates a contract with the CW's & CO's. The agreement states what wages, benefits, rights, and responsibilities we have, and what rights and responsibilities management has. Both the union and the Department are obliged to obey this agreement. If your supervisor violates our contract, you can file a grievance to force them to correct the problem. One of our rights under the contract is the right to file a grievance on work time and to have a steward present during any disciplinary or investigatory meeting with management if you believe disciplinary action may result from the meeting. | | |
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