A&R opened contract negotiations with the State last week. The objective for our first meeting was simply to establish the ground rules. This was successfully accomplished. The rules are fairly straight forward:
- No recording devices allowed,
- No press or public allowed
- Meetings will be scheduled for half-days (they can certainly run longer if discussions warrant)
- The Union team will have 12 members plus the President, Vice President, and Attorney (John DiSette, Mike Myles, and Barry Scheinberg respectively).
- There will be only 1 spokesperson per side (Atty Barry Scheinberg for A&R).
- All proposals will be submitted within the first 3 negotiations sessions (excluding the initial meeting on ground rules). No new proposals will be allowed thereafter.
- A&R members (who are not on the negotiating team) may attend negotiation sessions on their own time!
Next scheduled Negotiation Sessions are:
12/23/2015 at A&R Office 10:00 a.m.
1/12/2016 at A&R Office 10:00 a.m.
1/27/2016 at A&R Office 10:00 a.m.