Comments on: New County Contract

By: Aunt Jayne

Aunt Jayne — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:01:31 +0000

Mr Blow should be T-boned. I doubt that he has been to a dentist lately, but I wonder what kind of health insurance he has…… I’m betting it is far better than my “options”.

By: fairynotprincess

fairynotprincess — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:17:58 +0000

No problem!! I’ll take 5% for the first year, as long as we sign a 1-year contract!

By: TAD Employee

TAD Employee — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:11:43 +0000

I remember sitting in MO talking to Nataly {?} and her trying to convince me that if the dues increase passed we would get 5% each year and that our benefits would go up. I told her I was giving my proxy to someone voting no. When the dues increase passed with SBPEA changing votes I decided not to fight it like others because at least we would have large raises and better benefits. I knew she could was lying.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:33:07 +0000

So which is it? I sit at home and stir stuff up or I am out working in the community doing things.

Some of us prefer trying to get our minds off of our problems by helping others while some of you think the only way to do that is to hit the booze and pop the pills. I prefer my way over yours but to each his own.

By: Another bargaining team member

Another bargaining team member — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:38:03 +0000

okay… NO DIRTY WORDS THIS TIME. I WILL SEE IF YOU LEAVE MY OPINION POSTED

Where do you come up with this crap? I doubt it is from bargaining team members. No one is being sold out.
You listen to people who know little and tell all. There is progress being made, slow but still progress.
You are still just upset you were thrown out of the association.
All you can do is sit at home and stir stuff up. For everyone’s sake, find something to do.
I find it amazing how you cannot do your job, yet you can be a rape crisis counselor, go to church, travel, etc. Guess you must have really messed in your work nest huh?

By: Administrator

Administrator — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:26:08 +0000

If you’re talking about the comment from “another bargaining team member,” my spam protection captured it. Basically, if you put a link or a bad word in a post, the spam protection will remove the comment. It then tells me that I have comments to moderate. Between viagra, body part enhancement, hot singles, etc., there is a lot to moderate. I simply hit the delete key that deletes them all at once.

On the last blog I used to go through them and allow the non-viagra, etc. posts but I’m not going to waste my time this time around. SBPEA has plenty of money to create their own blog. If they don’t know how to behave on mine, then I guess their posts won’t be up for long.

Last time I had them try to get stuff through with four-letter words in foreign languages, etc. I would clean them up. This time I’m deleting them. They can either be civil or they can go away.

By: Notstuckonstupid

Notstuckonstupid — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:02:27 +0000

Um, by the way where did bargaining team member go? Hey, at least we know Paula is still reading the blog! LOL.

By: Notstuckonstupid

Notstuckonstupid — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:01:13 +0000

The most insulting thing about this is that they think we are all stupid enough to agree to it. They actually thought they could slip such a ridiculous, idiotic give away right by employees, and members of the negotiating team and no one would say a word? YES! They are counting on the same STUPIDITY that passed the last contract!

By: Happily Disgruntled SBPEA Member

Happily Disgruntled SBPEA Member — Sun, 04 May 2008 06:08:18 +0000

This is almost what is going around my office. I guess the county wants to do with the Flexible Benefit Plan and Bob has agreed to it but can’t sell all the negotiting team on it. Also heard 5% for first year and nothing after.

By: This is unbelieveable

This is unbelieveable — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:57:57 +0000

I called a friend on the bargaining team to verify that Bob Blow wants to give away our flexible spending account and was told that is true. I WILL SUPPORT ANY OTHER UNION YOU WANT TO BRING IN!@!@!@!@

By: You're Surprised

You're Surprised — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:33:01 +0000

This is what we all predicted would happen. Do I remember a SBPEA board member who told us that we would have to give up our flexible benefit plan this time around? Paula? Looks to me like she knew the deal had already been cut. Wasn’t there an e-mail circulated that showed Bob Blough in colustion with Bob Windle. I will check my old email to see if that is correct.

By: Notstuckonstupid

Notstuckonstupid — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:33:36 +0000

Well said!

By: Tired County Employee

Tired County Employee — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:47:34 +0000

It is my understanding that Bob Blough has proposed that we agree to eliminate the flexible spending account in exchange for an hourly rate increase. That is a proposition that will harm me until the day that I die. By paying for insurance and eliminating the flexible spending account they will in effect reduce my annual retirement pay by at least $2000 a year. This is the kind of BS that Bob pushes on employees on behalf of the Board of Supervisors and Mark Uffer. The all know most county employees are too stupid to fully comprehend what they are doing. The county would have to give us a least a 10% raise the first year alone just to break even from this cocamanie idea. Does anyone wonder why Brad Mitzelfelt and the other Board members work so closely with SBPEA. This contract will allow them to tell voters how much they save and county employees will look like fools for agreeing to it.

By: Jimmy Hoffa

Jimmy Hoffa — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:46:11 +0000

Stuff like this didn’t happen when I ran the unions.

I would be glad to help you County employees in your struggle with SBPEA and the County but, unfortunetly I am buried 6 feet under the end zone of Giants stadium in New Jersey at the momment.

However, my boy James P. Hoffa, the current president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, may be of some help …

http://www.teamster.org/

By: Notstuckonstupid

Notstuckonstupid — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:43:24 +0000

Which is it? Should we direct our anger towards the County or towards the newspapers? No one else would be doing a better job? Really? We know there are a lot of negotiators with good intentions but even they are beginning to realize unlike you, that we got sold out on the dues increase and are about to get sold out again. They want us to blindly march to the BOS to say what? That we all want a raise? How much? Why would I follow the association when no one can even officially tell me what the expecations are? Are you a professional negotiator? Do you really believe that you and Bob and your team members are knowledgable enough to NEGOTIATE a decent contract for us? SBPEA hasn’t let us down though because no one really expects anything out of you. Most of us are hoping that our contract expires just so that we can get SBPEA out. Many employees are even willing to pay higher dues.
What is it that we are supposed to be angry about? The fact that the County has so little respect for you as an organization that it fails to respond to you? What does that say? We pay our dues for SBPEA to represent us! It is SBPEA’s job to defend hardworking County employees to the newspapers. Are you confirming the information on the flex benefit plan? If not, why should we be angry? Please help me to understand. Apparently, I am just a confused, misinformed, simple minded employee and I would LOVE it if you could explain it to me.

By: Bargaining Team Member

Bargaining Team Member — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:07:52 +0000

You are either misinformed or intentionally misstating what has occurred. The bargaining team has established their expectations and Bob Blough has been doing a good job trying to get us there. The anger should be directed at the County, not at SBPEA. No one else would be doing any better than SBPEA is at this point. No one on this bargaining team is selling anyone out. It isn’t SBPEA that is claiming doom and gloom - read the newspapers!