Hello Local 3782 Union Members,
On Thursday, July 7, 2011, we held our membership meeting at our new location (a huge improvement over our former location and quite a bit less expensive). We provided food and beverages as well as an update regarding our recent meeting with management.
For those of you who could not attend the meeting, here’s a brief summary of what we discussed:
Recently, we were approached by management about the budget crunch and how the ARC of Monmouth would be affected by it. They asked us to consider concessions regarding compensation.
First they asked if we would consider putting off our raise for the fiscal year July 2011 – June 2012. Their alternative proposal was for a wage freeze and contract extension in the following year. After some discussion at our July 7th membership meeting, our reply to management was that after careful consideration, we do not believe our membership would vote to accept that.
We may continue to meet with management on this issue but rest assured that we will bring you the information on any concessions we feel have merit so that you can decide whether or not to accept them.
We thank those members who took the time (we realize not everyone had the ability to attend the meeting) to attend our July 7th meeting. We will try to meet again very soon.
Most of all, we thank you for your support and understanding. We will continue to work hard to protect and improve our contract in every way possible.
Jessie Merritt, President Local 3782