Union Leave coverage need

Brothers and Sisters-

As many of you know, the E board uses Union Leave provided by the employer to attend conferences and other Labor events.  The standard process is to request this from the Fire Chief well in advance.  This coming Saturday the 24th I am scheduled to leave for Boston for the IAFF Annual convention.  Unfortunately, with just 8 days notice, the Fire Chief rescinded his previous approval of Union Leave.  There is little to nothing we can do about this change so we are left to scramble.

With the approval of the Executive board, I want to offer anyone that can cover one of my work days compensation in the form of straight time pay from the Union.  This is normal practice in other Locals and at the State Council level but would be new for us.  The dates we need covered are August 24, 25, 30 and 31.  We need to get these covered ASAP so please reach out to Evan if you are able to help and we will sort out how much you will get.  If we get more offers than we need we will use seniority to award the shifts and will maintain a list should any future needs come up.    If you want to help but would rather do 12 hours, we will see what others offers come in and plan accordingly. I want to be clear our plan is to fix Union Leave issues through the CBA process but since that is ongoing we need to be creative. Thank you so much in advance for your consideration.

 

Evan