Region 1

Buena Vista Township Members Ratify New Contract

Buena Vista Twp Ratification Vote

On April 3rd the Buena Vista Charter Township members ratified 15 to 1 a three year agreement with management. The new contract includes a wage increase over the three years of the agreement. The members also secured a signing bonus. Very similar to most bargaining tables in these hard economic times, the members had to fight to keep a health care plan that was fully paid by the employer.

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Saginaw Mental Health Members Ratify New Contract

SCCMHA Members Voting on Contract

After Sixteen long bargaining sessions over the past five months, the Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority bargaining team members reached an agreement with their employer for a two year contract. Ratification of the new contract took place on April 1st with a vote of 95 Yes to 33 No. Some of the provisions of this new agreement include two different pay increases the first year of the contract; one for most members and a smaller amount for members who were threatened with outsourcing last summer. The second year, a pay increase will also be given.

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Buena Vista Members Ratify Hard Fought Contract

After almost two years of hard bargaining, a new district superintendent, and the successful campaign to getting our own SEIU member elected to the Buena Vista School Board, the Buena Vista Schools Support Group have finally ratified a three year agreement with the school district.

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SEIU 517M Cagers Repeat as Champs!

L-R: Andy Johnson, Tim Russell, Clay Williams, Larry Culeman, Mark McClean

For the third time in four years the SEIU 517M men’s basketball team are league champions. After winning back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 the purple and gold was upset in the first round of the 2007 playoffs. This year the team played like the teams of 2005 and 2006, hard nose defense and good shooting. After a slow start to the season the purple and gold went on a long winning streak. “We lost two games in December and we don’t normally do that, I think those loses got the guys attention, but since mid January we have been unstoppable”, said player-coach Andy Johnson. The championship game was the eighth straight win for SEIU.

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Saginaw Transit Millage Passes

Here is a thank you letter received for our support of the STARS millage:

Dear SEIU Local 517M:

I am sure you have heard by now that STARS millage passed last night. I just wanted to personally thank 517-M for their support during the campaign and the personal contributions your members made also it made the difference.

Here is looking forward to working with you all for another 3 years.

SYLVESTER PAYNE
GENERAL MANAGER
STARS

Proposed Graded Scale Premium for School Employees

Senate and House Education Committee took up a package of bills to change school employee retirement system, changing the retiree health care benefits to a graded scale premium, (SB 546, SB 547, HB4797, HB 4798). Under these bills school employees do not get full health care benefits unless a retiree puts in 30 years of service, and under the Senate version, it bars collecting health care benefitsuntil reaching age 60.

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School and Local Government Region 1 Board and Officers
Officers
Divisional Vice President - Dwints Bowman (Saginaw City Schools)
Secretary - Glenda Simon (Buena Vista Schools)

Board Members
Buena Vista Schools - Frieda Wicks
Mt. Morris Schools - Tony Bauer
Saginaw City Schools - Mark Burnell, Mark Clements, Nita Patterson
City of Saginaw - Janice Hoffman, Andy Johnson
Saginaw Community Mental Health - Jan Atewell-Chaltraw, Dan Renner
Units with 50 members or less at-large - Terri Podojak (Bay City Schools), Caroline Reed (Buena Vista Twp)

Region 1 UnitsBay City Schools
Beacon Harbor
Beecher Schools
Birch Run Schools
Buena Vista Schools
Buena Vista Township
Clio Area Schools
Kairos Healthcare
Lapeer Schools
Montrose Community Schools
Mt. Morris Schools
North Huron Schools
Saginaw, City of
Saginaw City Schools
Saginaw Co. Comm. Mental Health
Saginaw Housing Commission
Saginaw ISD Headstart
Saginaw Public Library
Saginaw Township Schools
Saginaw Transit Authority
Swan Valley Schools
Teaching Family Homes
Thomas Township