Monday, September 17, 2012

September 2012 Update

Members,

ORS office & your retirement  (It  takes 7days to get your ID # so please hurry!)

Please visit the ORS office of retirement services to review your state pension options The deadline is in October. This is your responsibility to keep up to date on your pension credited service years and recent legislative changes that require your IMMEDIATE action. http://www.michigan.gov/ors/

I am please to announce that Ron Waxmonsky will be leading our bargainning team. Sessions are being scheduled for September and October. Look for more communication regarding any developments as the transpire.

Richard Filbey will be the contact for handling all employee relations issues with the college.

Jeff Kass will continue in his advisory role as VP and will be in charge of communications.

Hossein Azerbajani will continue in his function as treasurer.

UNION MEMBERSHIP FORMS
      If your staus on the college list recently changed or if you are a new hire as of this fall 2012 you will recieve a form or by clicking on the AAFMCC link below. Yes the Social Sec # is required.

AAFMCC membership form : https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1cL0YEUaFXUHRwRiuphWXpbLV9f0R8FNRZ42GWfz3i7o

Once you fill it out please mail it back to:
AAFMCC
P.O. Box 183017
Shelby Twp. Mi. 48317

FALL 2012 Dues

      As your President I am sensitive to the needs of the members who have complained in the past about dues being to high. As a result we examined the dues and by eliminating PAC(political action funding) as well as a restructuring of how dues are deducted (now a straight percentage) we have delivered on our promise to reduce the dues burden on members.

     Therefore, the executive board upon my recommendation has established the Fall 2012 dues to be 1.8% of pay. According to calculation of past dues by the treasurer, members were paying approximately 2.25% on average. This reduction represents a full 20% reduction in dues from the past school year.

Adjuncts and the Press: NFM WEBINAR - Sept 24
If you have not already signed up visit the website and become a member of this independent higher education organization. Earlier this summer I turned some of our members onto this group whereby they offer health care if you need it.