1/30/24 Update on hybrid pension legislation
This afternoon an email and text was sent to all of you that contains a link to send a letter to your state Senator that asks him or her to […]
This afternoon an email and text was sent to all of you that contains a link to send a letter to your state Senator that asks him or her to […]
A new Letter of Understanding has been signed and given interim approval to authorize the payment of the bonuses that were delayed earlier this month. The new letter will go […]
Today the Civil Service Commission voted unanimously to approve the Impasse Panel recommendation regarding wages for the final year of our current contract. As detailed in the Impasse Panel document […]
MCO Members, The Impasse Panel has issued their recommendations regarding our wage negotiations with the state. The full document is attached for you to review. The recommendations lean in […]
The Office of the State Employer finally met with us today and confirmed that the retention/recruitment bonuses are still pending but cannot be paid out until the Civil Service Commission […]
Members, The Department has revised the Overtime DOM effective immediately. The first revision that adds language about including separate Day Activity shifts on the Day Shift mandate list is not […]
Members, Yesterday the MDOC sent out a message to all staff about their intentions to make changes to the process of conducting pat-down and strip searches of prisoners that want […]
Earlier today the MCO bargaining team attended the scheduled impasse hearing in front of the Civil Service Impasse Panel. The hearing began with the Panel allowing both the state’s bargaining […]
The MCO Executive Board entered negotiations focusing on three things that we believe are necessary to address the staffing crisis: increasing starting pay to $25 per hour, creating a new […]
I’ll cut to the chase. We are nowhere close to an agreement. Throughout negotiations, we made it very clear to the state that there is zero debate about the ongoing […]