Message from the President.
As we move forward into the new year, we have much on the horizon. The District will be choosing a new CEO by the beginning of the year. As we get closer and the candidate field narrows, we will update the membership. There is a link on the TFHD intranet home page where management is posting updates. Our current contract with the District is set to expire on June 30 of 2025. We will begin negotiations on the new contract as soon as the new CEO has been announced and is seated. This will allow us to negotiate with the management that will finalize our contract. We have sent out the survey monkey on what is of the highest importance to membership. This has been tabulated and was presented at the last membership meeting 10/15/2024. Council 57 is also in the process of completing their budget and audits for the previous fiscal year. They have requested a dues increase which the locals of council 57 have currently declined. As your delegate to AFSCME, I will not vote for any dues increase and we as a Board will fight against any attempt to raise our dues. We are currently meeting as a Board to research ways to lower the dues paid by our employees. At this financially crucial time, we understand the economic burden to membership. We greatly appreciate all of the active dues paying members and believe together we are stronger and have a more powerful voice.
Attendance at our membership meetings could use a boost. Please consider joining the upcoming meetings either in person or via zoom. Your voice counts and we want to hear from you and get input from all membership.
We are actively looking for members that would like to serve as a steward for their department. There is a training involved and you would be further educated in the MOU and interpreting each article. You would then be a point person in your department for any issues that may develop. Please reach out if you are interested. This is a great way to get involved with the Union. In addition, the Board would like to create sub committees to help with the up coming negotiations. As many of you have vested interests in certain aspect of the MOU, we would encourage you to step forward to assist on these committees. If interested please reach out to me via phone or email.
Please enjoy the winter ski passes that you all voted for and approved. Any member in good standing for at least 3 consecutive months is eligible to use the ski passes. You must be an active dues paying EAP member. To reserve the passes, you must sign up through the sign up genius app. The link is on the website under passes. Please contact Juan Abarca Sanchez in respiratory therapy with any questions about the process.
Dues paying members, please ensure we have your most accurate email to ensure you are receiving our communications. There is an email link on the website.
The goal of the Board is to assist the membership in any way possible and to ensure our working environment remains focused on safe, compassionate patient care while ensuring a work-life balance that allows each of us the freedom to love our Jobs. I am open to any ideas or suggestions on how to maintain this in our District. Please reach out to me anytime via phone, in person or in email.
Julie Morgan