County Workers Ratify Contract
Source: AFSCME 48: Newspaper Voice of Milwaukee District Council 48, January 2007
… As for job security: the County can’t lay off any bargaining unit employees in 2007 “unless the State and/or Federal government fails to provide the funding mechanism and/or program dollars, or if the State and/or Federal government enact legislation limiting or prohibiting the County from maintaining current funding levels.” Moreover, the County has agreed not to privatize work currently being performed by bargaining unit employees who are current incumbents in such positions.
And from Jan. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31 2008, the County agreed not to privatize bargaining unit work except for the work of bargaining unit positions that are vacant on Jan. 1, 2008, and those belonging to bargaining units which are vacated by resignation or retirement, (but not discharges) of bargaining unit employees in 2008. The county has agreed not to hold open 2007 vacancies solely for the purpose of privatization in ’08. And the County agreed not to reassign employees to a different work location or department/division in order to accomplish a privatization goal….