Please print, post, and distribute Working to Expand Locations, Exploring Job Description of Possible New NBR Classification Note: These negotiations are currently for employees in Service Planning and Design. Gas Estimators at Bishop Ranch may not be affected. In the past two weeks, sub-committees have met to discuss Locations and the New Business Rep (“NBR”) […]
A bill (H.R. 1716) has been introduced in the House of Representatives to prohibit the Administration from imposing its government wide hiring freeze on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill’s sponsor is Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-7), and co-sponsored by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2).
IFPTE urges decision makers to oppose cuts to Affordable Care Act (ACA) protections, including gutting the pre-existing conditions protections, and ending the Medicaid expansion to states that has provided millions of our most vulnerable citizens health coverage and the so-called American Health Care Act that would leave at least 24 million Americans without healthcare coverage.
Please print, post, and distribute ESC Remains Committed to Protection of Members’ Careers, Income, Location Security as Service Planning Talks Continue At the Service Planning Ad-hoc Committee meeting on June 27, ESC’s team of member representatives reviewed management’s ideas for new work processes, the New Business Rep classification, and other changes. The committee remains unconvinced […]
As most members know, Service Planning & Design (SP&D) management intends to make significant changes to Service Planning. In May PG&E Management finally presented more detailed (but not complete) information to the Ad Hoc committee regarding its efforts and intentions. The Union has been through many such changes in the past (such as transformation) and has always attempted to protect members while improving PG&E – since the Company’s long-term viability is all in members’ best interest…
It is with great sadness we share the passing of Wendell Smith, former ESC Local 20 EPA Unit President and veteran EPA Region 9 Water Division engineer. With more than 25 years of service as an elected leader of ESC Local 20, Wendell also received ESC Local 20 highest honor, the Ben Hudnall Award, in 2015.
HR 1461 starts with attacking the use of Official Time at the VA… but who is next?
“…This misguided bill places significant restrictions on the ability of elected union representatives to use official time for representational purposes. In fact, the restrictions are so harsh and so broad, that they would essentially dissuade union representatives from using official time at all, which is the intended outcome of HR 1461…”
Get Ready for Your Career Future with the Help of Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust!
Take the Invest in Partnership Survey by May 15 and learn more about how to get release time for LMP activities.
The Appendix to the ESC-PG&E contract has been finalized and is now available. The Appendix, now over 300 pages, contains job descriptions for all monthly classifications, and a small number of hourly classifications.
