El Dorado County Employees Association, Local #1
Meetings and Events
Board of Director & Membership Meetings
EDCEA, Local #1 has a Board of Directors (BOD's) that meet on a monthly basis along with EDCEA staff, on the first Tuesday of every month with occasional exceptions. All meetings are held via Zoom.
All MEMBERS are welcome to attend. To request a link to the meetings please email edceapub@gmail.com.
ROLL CALL
Present: Marcia Woods, Helen Keith, Rebecca Klare , DebbieTouchette, Byron Saylor, Cheryl Sim, Karen Bender
Excused: Greg Hicks
INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS Tina Acree, Business Rep from AFSCME
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ADOPTION OF AGENDA, CHANGES AND/OR DELETIONS
Rebecca moves to approve the agenda, Byron seconds, motion passes
MINUTES: July 11, 2023
Rebecca moves to approve the minutes, Cheryl seconds, motion passes
TREASURERS REPORT
Byron moves to approve the Treasurer’s report, Rebecca seconds, motion passes
REPORTS OF PRESIDENT & OFFICERS—Separate handout
STAFF & COMMITTEE REPORTS—Separate handout
ONGOING BUSINESS
Negotiating Team Update
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Putting finishing touches on next survey - this one is about demographics, asking how many people can survive on County salaries and how many have to rely on other sources of income.
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AFSCME review of class and comp study.
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Found most of the methodology to be sound except:
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That including benefits and total compensation was not a best practice since many employees may choose a higher salary over better benefits for a variety of reasons.
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Total benefits cost also does not factor in whether EDC’s benefits cost more or less for similar benefits.
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Comparator agencies also do not rely heavily enough on geographic proximity or factor in private industry competitors despite losing employees to private industry being a main reason cited for high turnover.
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Offering low salaries can result in a nonexistent applicant pool, which the County may use to hire contractors on a limited term instead of full time employees which may actually cost more but sounds more attractive because contracts are for a limited term and full time employees are long term.
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Negotiation opener August 29th Organizing Committee Update
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Nothing from the committee, but the shop stewards meeting happened this week and they talked about having brown bags.
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Need to keep talking and organizing to be in a stronger position for negotiations.
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In the news this week: the cities of San Jose and Los Angeles who have voted to strike and are currently on strike. They are also in AFSCME and both are highly organized. Fighting for higher raises, benefits for part timers, maternity leave benefits.
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Member appreciation for Labor Day
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Helen, Karen, Cherie, Byron, will work on putting something together to try to get it out by September 1 before the next meeting.
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NEW BUSINESS
PEU Leadership Convention
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October 1-4, held in Paso Robles at a vineyard. Marcia will not be able to attend but EDCEA has 3 spots available, so please let Marcia know if you are interested in attending.
Board Elections
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Nominations will be held in November and elections in December.
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Start talking to members who could be candidates. We have quite a large Board and need to get these positions filled.
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Elections committee to be formed in October.
GOOD & WELFARE
Rebecca received the plant we sent for condolences on her mother’s passing last month.
ADJOURNMENT
Cherie moves to adjourn, Rebecca seconds, motion passes.
What is a Lunch & Learn Meeting?
A lunch and learn meeting is an informal meeting that takes place over lunch and/or breaks. Members provide their own lunches, and . come to learn about specific issues.
Organizing Committee Defined
A strong organizing committee is the foundation for creating a powerful, democratic and active union. The organizing committee is the engine that drives the direction of any organizing efforts. The committee’s role is to motivate and unify the membership to take action for the betterment of all EDCEA members in El Dorado County.
2023 BOD Meeting Summary
August
