To:                   Principal Officers

Executive Board Members

Membership

From:              Louis P. DeMici, President

                        Executive Board

Re:                  Union Representation

Date:               Friday, July 28, 2006

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REMINDER – In the event a member of the bargaining unit is called into the Chief’s Office and/or Deputy Chief’s Office for a meeting/conference, and you suspect that said meeting may lead to disciplinary charges or counseling, you are entitled to request that a Union Representative.

However, be advised that a Union Representative as defined by the Municipal Employee Relation Act (MERA); Section 7-468 (b) – “when an employee organization has been designated by the state board of labor relations as the representative of the majority of the employees in an appropriate unit, or has been recognized by the chief executive officer of a municipal employer as the representative of the majority of employees in an appropriate unit, that employee organization shall be recognized by the municipal employer as the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees of such unit”.  A representative of Local 801 shall be a member of the Union’s Executive Board.

An employee choosing to have a “rank & file” member of the bargaining unit would not guarantee their rights under the regulations of the State Board of Labor Relations. 

Thank you.

Posted:          H.Q., E-23, E-24, E-25, Communications Division, Fire Marshal’s Division, Mechanics Division.