AFSCME Local 3758

Contract ballots were mailed Tuesday to eligible AFSCME members in the Base Unit of Local 3758. (The Supervisors Unit will vote later on their own similar agreement). The tentative agreement will be posted today for your review on the Union website in the forums. Copies will also be emailed today to all eligible members who have provided email addresses to WSCCCE and will also be emailed to one Union contact person at each Library facility to share. Please follow the provided instructions and mail your ballots back to WSCCCE so that they are received no later than 5pm on Friday August 12th.

If you have any questions about the voting process or your eligibility, contact Katie or Stacy at the WSCCCE Council 2 office at 360-438-7449 or 1-800-311-9713.

MEMORANDUM
REGARDING ELIGIBILITY AND THE VOTING PROCESS
AFSCME Local 3758  (Base Unit Only)
July 29, 2011

We are providing this explanation of the eligibility requirements and the voting process for the upcoming contract vote for AFSCME Local 3758 so as to answer any questions you may have on how the voting process will work.  The Timberland Library Board of Trustees has already voted to accept this tentative agreement.

ELIGIBILITY – Only those members who have signed AFSCME Dues deduction cards for the full amount of dues will be eligible to vote.  This means that the folks paying $5 will not be eligible to vote on this contract.  We will have dues cards available at the Union meeting and your Stewards and Officers will also have cards available.  You can also contact the Olympia Office (1-800-311-9713) to have a card sent to you.  AFSCME Dues cards must be returned to the Council 2 Office by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in order for you to be eligible to vote on this contract.

VOTING PROCESS – Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters for whom we have a current address, on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.  If you have recently changed your address, or have had trouble receiving information from the Local or Council 2 in the past, please contact Stacy in the Olympia office (1-800-311-9713 or 360-438-7443)to get your address corrected immediately.

Copies of the Tentative Agreement will be emailed to all members for whom we have a current email address.  Copies will also be sent to the Steward in each Library facility for your access.

You will receive very specific instructions with your Ballot.  Your vote will not be counted if these instructions are not followed.  Ballots must be received by WSCCCE Council 2 by 5:00 pm on August 12, 2011.

The ballots will be counted in an open meeting at the WSCCCE Office in Olympia on Monday August 15, 2011 at 12:00 noon.

If you have any questions you may contact your Local President, Pat Carnahan, or your Staff Representative, Katie Whittier (1-800-311-9713).

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SPECIAL NOTE:  For Individuals who wish to vote and who missed the Tuesday, August 2^nd deadline to turn in their Dues Deduction Card, Ballots may be picked up in person at the Council 2 Office in Olympia until MONDAY, AUGUST 8^th AT 5:00 PM, provided a dues card is signed at that time.  The WSCCCE Council 2 Office is located in West Olympia in the Auto Mall area at 2102 Carriage Drive SW, Building G, Rm 1, Olympia, WA  98502.

Are you a Timberland Library Employee who is not currently a member of AFSCME Local 3758 but would like to join? Here is how:

Send your membership request to the WSCCCE Council 2 Office as follows:

WSCCCE Council 2
ATTN: Stacy
2102 Carriage Drive SW, Bldg G
Olympia WA 98502

360-438-7449 or 1-800-311-9713

Stacy will then send you a Dues Deduction card and an Insurance card. Fill these out and return them to WSCCCE Council 2. It’s that easy!

NOTE: If you wish to have your membership effective prior to the Local 3758 contract vote, you must have physically submitted your dues deduction card to the WSCCCE Council 2 Office above, no later than August 8th at 5:00 pm. Contact Katie Whittier or Kathy Brown at the Council 2 phone numbers above if you have any questions.