This is a an update for the members who were unable to attend the General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, August 18 at the Carmen Clark Lodge - Brighton Town Park.
Monroe Community College CSEA President, Tom Pollizi, introduced and welcomed Monroe Community College’s 5th President, Dr. Anne Kress. Dr. Kress made a few remarks and thanked the members for their hard work at MCC. She looks forward to working with everybody during the upcoming school year.
This was the first time in the Unit 7402 history that the MCC President attended a General Membership meeting in support of the members.
Tom Pollizi introduced the new Unit 7402 Executive Board, the Local 828 Executive Board members who were present (this was the first time in the Unit 7402 history that the Local 828 President attended a General Membership Meeting), the new Labor Relations Specialist - Robert Leonard (replaced Debbie Lee who recently retired), and the member benefits representatives - Deloris Carter and Charles Schwartz.
Gale Lepore recognized the two retirees who were present at the meeting and a number of other recent retirees who were unable to attend the meeting. She also recognized the newest members of the Unit, including those who were unable to attend.
Gale recognized and thanked the current MAT Captains and emphasized the importance of their services to the other members such as distributing time sensitive materials, etc. She also recognized the current Stewards.
Joe Angora spoke of the various ways of becoming more involved with the union, i.e. standing committees, MAT Captains, Steward/Grievance training, etc. Members who are interested in becoming more involved should contact Melissa Burley at mburley@monroecc.edu or 292-2124.
Sylvia Lavin announced the upcoming Steward Training scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, October 28 and 29, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The location will be at the CSEA Satellite office at Winton Place; a meal will be provided beginning at 5:30. The group will include members of other units from Local 828.
Contract negotiations will begin in January 2010. The Executive Board will send out surveys to the members in October. The Board is looking for one additional member to participate on the negotiating committee. Anybody who is interested can apply for the position when the information has been distributed. The person selected will be voted for unanimously by the Board. Tom Pollizi plans to schedule lunch hour meetings throughout the negotiation process to update the members.
The new Labor Relations Specialist (LRS), Robert Leonard, made a few comments. Robert is looking forward to working with the Executive Board and to negotiations.
Tom Pollizi and Bess Watts encouraged members to march in the Labor Day Parade.
CSEA 828 family picnic at Seabreeze on September 7, 2009 - tickets are sold out!
Labor History Series are offered every Friday night throughout September and October.
CSEA Union Office in 8-328 will have open office hours. There will be set hours every day during contract negotiations.
Members who would like to receive updates form the Local 828, can send their email address to Bess Watts at besswhat@gmail.com
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
CSEA Unit 7402 General Membership Meeting
MCC CSEA Unit 7402
General Membership Meeting
Carmen Clark Lodge - Brighton Town Park
777 Westfall Road
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Agenda
• Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
• Introductions –Unit 7402 Board, Local 828 Board, Labor Relations Specialist, Benefits, etc.
• Recognition of Unit retirees
• Union involvement (i.e. standing committees, MAT Captains, etc.)
• Contract Negotiations
Barbeque meal will be served!
Please RSVP your attendance to
Melissa Burley at mburley@monroecc.edu or 292-2124.
Directions:
From MCC, turn right onto East Henrietta Rd, then turn right again onto Westfall Road, Park will be on the right hand side. Turn right into park which is before S. Clinton. If you pass S. Clinton, you have gone too far.
General Membership Meeting
Carmen Clark Lodge - Brighton Town Park
777 Westfall Road
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Agenda
• Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
• Introductions –Unit 7402 Board, Local 828 Board, Labor Relations Specialist, Benefits, etc.
• Recognition of Unit retirees
• Union involvement (i.e. standing committees, MAT Captains, etc.)
• Contract Negotiations
Barbeque meal will be served!
Please RSVP your attendance to
Melissa Burley at mburley@monroecc.edu or 292-2124.
Directions:
From MCC, turn right onto East Henrietta Rd, then turn right again onto Westfall Road, Park will be on the right hand side. Turn right into park which is before S. Clinton. If you pass S. Clinton, you have gone too far.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Unique Vehicle at MCC Cuts Costs, Offers Comfort
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (7/16/2009) – A “new” vehicle at Monroe Community College is turning heads around campus, but you won’t find this model in any showroom.
Dubbed the Trash Master, the modified, two-door Chevy Cavalier is the Facilities team’s unique solution for a vehicle equipped not only to collect all sorts of trash and provide the driver with heat and comfort during inclement weather but also promises to deliver significant cost savings in upkeep.
“The car was a farfetched idea, but it’s worked very fine,” said Ron Fess (Rochester), supervisor of campus grounds. “So far, so good.”
For nearly 15 years, the Facilities team used a utility vehicle that was retrofitted to collect trash, leaves and other debris around the 300-acre Brighton Campus. The vacuum unit – a leaf vac that was refashioned to discard paper, plastic and other objects – was efficient, but the vehicle became too costly to maintain. The unconventional use of the vehicle constantly on asphalt, rather than on grass, frequently wore out the tires and damaged the axles. With no doors on the vehicle, the driver also was regularly exposed to inclement weather.
Ingenuity of the Facilities team solved all its problems earlier this year. The team spent a month retrofitting the used sedan donated by Hoselton Chevrolet in Perinton.
“There were no blueprints or drawings. It’s kind of, ‘Oh we’ll start here and see where it takes us,’ ” Paul Pfenninger (Chili), auto mechanic at MCC, said about retrofitting the campus-owned vehicle with the help of staff horticulturist Greg Nickason (Webster). They helped solidify the design concept after Fess shared his vision with them.
“From a mechanical standpoint, it’s a lot better than the old equipment. It doesn’t require as much service. Parts aren’t breaking down as often,” Pfenninger said. “The tires on the old equipment are not designed for roadway use. We were changing tires every six to eight weeks and changing axles three times a year.”
A powerful vacuum motor on the unit allows the driver, using the suction hose, to pull in wet leaves, glass bottles, unopened soda cans and plastic milk jugs. Shredded or crushed debris is forced out through a discharge chute into a 50-cubic-foot covered metal receptacle, manufactured by Facilities workers. The container design makes it a breeze to empty the collected trash. The capacity of the metal receptacle is large enough to hold four days’ worth of trash.
“You can’t buy it like that. They don’t sell them in boxes. We made all this stuff on our own,” Fess said about the container.
Michael Wichtowski (Greece), a motorized equipment operator at MCC, hopes the vehicle will last another 100,000 miles. Wichtowski is the main operator of the car. Ten other people, who also spend two to three hours a day picking up trash on campus, use campus-owned golf carts to do their job. Garbage pickup accounts for one-third of the crew’s daily workload.
“The new vehicle is user-friendly; it makes the route a lot quicker to do. And it has heat for the winter,” Wichtowski said with a smile, a stark contrast to how he felt last winter, when he’d come in from his shift with frozen feet and his body covered with grime. “With this vehicle, the dust stays outside.”
Dubbed the Trash Master, the modified, two-door Chevy Cavalier is the Facilities team’s unique solution for a vehicle equipped not only to collect all sorts of trash and provide the driver with heat and comfort during inclement weather but also promises to deliver significant cost savings in upkeep.
“The car was a farfetched idea, but it’s worked very fine,” said Ron Fess (Rochester), supervisor of campus grounds. “So far, so good.”
For nearly 15 years, the Facilities team used a utility vehicle that was retrofitted to collect trash, leaves and other debris around the 300-acre Brighton Campus. The vacuum unit – a leaf vac that was refashioned to discard paper, plastic and other objects – was efficient, but the vehicle became too costly to maintain. The unconventional use of the vehicle constantly on asphalt, rather than on grass, frequently wore out the tires and damaged the axles. With no doors on the vehicle, the driver also was regularly exposed to inclement weather.
Ingenuity of the Facilities team solved all its problems earlier this year. The team spent a month retrofitting the used sedan donated by Hoselton Chevrolet in Perinton.
“There were no blueprints or drawings. It’s kind of, ‘Oh we’ll start here and see where it takes us,’ ” Paul Pfenninger (Chili), auto mechanic at MCC, said about retrofitting the campus-owned vehicle with the help of staff horticulturist Greg Nickason (Webster). They helped solidify the design concept after Fess shared his vision with them.
“From a mechanical standpoint, it’s a lot better than the old equipment. It doesn’t require as much service. Parts aren’t breaking down as often,” Pfenninger said. “The tires on the old equipment are not designed for roadway use. We were changing tires every six to eight weeks and changing axles three times a year.”
A powerful vacuum motor on the unit allows the driver, using the suction hose, to pull in wet leaves, glass bottles, unopened soda cans and plastic milk jugs. Shredded or crushed debris is forced out through a discharge chute into a 50-cubic-foot covered metal receptacle, manufactured by Facilities workers. The container design makes it a breeze to empty the collected trash. The capacity of the metal receptacle is large enough to hold four days’ worth of trash.
“You can’t buy it like that. They don’t sell them in boxes. We made all this stuff on our own,” Fess said about the container.
Michael Wichtowski (Greece), a motorized equipment operator at MCC, hopes the vehicle will last another 100,000 miles. Wichtowski is the main operator of the car. Ten other people, who also spend two to three hours a day picking up trash on campus, use campus-owned golf carts to do their job. Garbage pickup accounts for one-third of the crew’s daily workload.
“The new vehicle is user-friendly; it makes the route a lot quicker to do. And it has heat for the winter,” Wichtowski said with a smile, a stark contrast to how he felt last winter, when he’d come in from his shift with frozen feet and his body covered with grime. “With this vehicle, the dust stays outside.”
Thursday, July 16, 2009
General Membership Meeting
MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CSEA UNIT 7402
General Membership Meeting
When: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where: Carmen Clark Lodge
Brighton Town Park
777 Westfall Road
Food will be served!
Please RSVP your attendance by July 31st
to Melissa Burley at mburley@monroecc.edu or 292-2124.
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Name_________________________
Yes, I plan to attend ___
No, I do not plan to attend ___
CSEA UNIT 7402
General Membership Meeting
When: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where: Carmen Clark Lodge
Brighton Town Park
777 Westfall Road
Food will be served!
Please RSVP your attendance by July 31st
to Melissa Burley at mburley@monroecc.edu or 292-2124.
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Name_________________________
Yes, I plan to attend ___
No, I do not plan to attend ___
Saturday, January 10, 2009
How to File a Change of Address with CSEA
If your home mailing address has changed and your CSEA mailings are still being sent to your old address, contact Sylvia Lavin, Membership Chair (x3191, slavin@monroe...). Sylvia will file a change of address with the CSEA membership office in Albany. She will need your old and new address and the last four digits of your social security number.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service Clarification
As a clarification to yesterday’s MCC Tribune announcement, the new Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service is meant for persons who are classified as CSEA and thus not eligible for other Chancellor’s Awards. Nominees for the award must be full-time employees who have been with the college a minimum of five years.If you have any questions, please contact Valarie Avalone (ext. 3021) or <mailto:vavalone@monroecc.edu>Thank you
Valarie Avalone
Planning
12/18/2008
Valarie Avalone
Planning
12/18/2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
General Membership Meeting
MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CSEA UNIT 7402
General Membership Meeting
Where: Brighton Campus
November 17, 2008
Monroe A & B
5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner Menu: BBQ chicken & ribs with
cole slaw, macaroni salad, baked beans
fruit salad, cookies & beverage
*There will be no lunch hour meetings
Agenda
General Information
Bernie Giambra, President & Donna Miller, VP of Local 828
Members’ Benefits/Insurance Information/Workers’ Comp
Carrie Andrews of Monroe County Legislature to speak on
“The Importance of Unions”
Tear off required for dinner. Return to Sylvia Lavin, SSD,
CSEA membership chair, Room 3-105 no later than Thursday, November 13th.
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Name_________________________ I will be having dinner ___
Extension number___________
CSEA UNIT 7402
General Membership Meeting
Where: Brighton Campus
November 17, 2008
Monroe A & B
5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner Menu: BBQ chicken & ribs with
cole slaw, macaroni salad, baked beans
fruit salad, cookies & beverage
*There will be no lunch hour meetings
Agenda
General Information
Bernie Giambra, President & Donna Miller, VP of Local 828
Members’ Benefits/Insurance Information/Workers’ Comp
Carrie Andrews of Monroe County Legislature to speak on
“The Importance of Unions”
Tear off required for dinner. Return to Sylvia Lavin, SSD,
CSEA membership chair, Room 3-105 no later than Thursday, November 13th.
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Name_________________________ I will be having dinner ___
Extension number___________
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