Dear IFPE Member:
The IFPE 4408 Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a master contract with CMS. Please find attached a letter and summary from President Matt Emigholz (IFPE President letter and summary 8.2019).
Attached you will find the Tentative Agreement of the master contract inclusive of changes (Rolling TA Document as of 8.17.2019). (We will post the contract to the website soon.) Please note that you will be voting on ONE contract that includes all IFPE titles in RC-29, RC-45 and RC-56. The parties agreed to combine the 3 previous contracts into one master agreement. This was a process that was completed before bargaining halted in 2015; however, bargaining was not completed so it has yet to be voted on by the full membership. Proposed changes to existing contract language were made by both parties during bargaining and the agreement is what you will be voting to ratify.
We appreciate your understanding of the brief timeframe for information, meetings and voting. We reached the tentative agreement on August 16th and must have the ratification submitted (if it passes) by August 31st to CMS. Why the quick process? The stipend is part of the previous fiscal year’s appropriations. Since that fiscal year ended June 30th, the lapse period for submitting the stipend for each individual to the Comptroller is September.
The IFPE Bargaining Team will be conducting virtual contract summary meetings to explain the tentative agreement and answer questions. These meetings can be accessed by phone or via the internet. These meetings will be held at the following times on:
Monday, August 26th:
12:00 pm
via phone: 408.740.7256 or 408.317.9253
Meeting ID: 367 173 212
via internet: https://bluejeans.com/367173212?src=htmlEmail
Meeting ID: 367 173 212
4:00 pm
via phone: 408.740.7256 or 408.317.9253
Meeting ID: 585 235 334
via internet: https://bluejeans.com/585235334?src=htmlEmail
Meeting ID: 585 235 334
7:00 pm
via phone: 408.740.7256 or 408.317.9253
Meeting ID: 373 389 695
via internet: https://bluejeans.com/373389695?src=htmlEmail
Meeting ID: 373 389 695
We will be conducting ratification meetings on Tuesday, August 27th at 10 different locations around the state. Please see list of locations and times below and attached (IFPE Ratification Locations).
Per Labor Relations at CMS, employees shall be allowed to attend ratification meetings with release time for up to 2 hours for travel and attendance. If the vote is held at your worksite, you are eligible for up to one hour release time. One hour of release time will be in paid status.
FPE 4408 Master Contract Ratification Locations
AUGUST 27, 2019
Voting will be held at the following locations (please note specific time for each)
WESTMONT (7:00 am – 7:00 pm)
Illinois Federation of Teachers
500 Oakmont Lane
Westmont, IL 60559
SPRINGFIELD (7:00 am – 7:00 pm)
Illinois Federation of Teachers
700 South College Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS (7:00 am – 7:00 pm)
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Four Executive Drive Fairview Heights, IL 62208
MARION (7:00 am – 4:45 pm)
CMS State Regional Office Building
2309 West Main Street Suite 112 Marion, IL 62959
ELGIN (7:00am – 7:00 pm)
Elgin Mental Health Center Rehab Building 750 South State Street
Elgin, IL 60123
EFFINGHAM (7:00 am – 4:00 pm)
IDOT District 7 Headquarters
400 West Wabash
Effingham, IL 62401
DIXON (7:00 am – 4:00 pm)
CMS Garage 22
817 Depot Avenue
Dixon, IL 61021
OTTAWA (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)
IDOT District 3 700 East Norris Drive
Ottawa, IL 61350
CHAMPAIGN (8:30 am – 5:00 pm)
DHS (SNAP Facility)
705 N Country Fair Dr.
Champaign, IL 61821
MANTENO (7:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Manteno Veterans Home
1 Veterans Drive
Manteno, Illinois 60950
Additionally, members can vote online at the following link https://ifpe4408.simplyvoting.com on August 27th between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. Use your personal device (phone or computer) to vote.
To cast an electronic vote:
1. Go to the link https://ifpe4408.simplyvoting.com
2. Enter your password
your password is your zip code and first 4 letters of your last name
if your last name only has 3 letters, add a number 1 to the end
Examples:
Mary Jones, 62704 -- password: 62704Jone
Robert McDonald, 60462 -- password: 60462McDo
Anne Bow, 67403 -- password: 67403Bow1
3. Answer the one question and submit
The IFPE 4408 bargaining team appreciates your patience, your support, your understanding of the process and your continued membership.
Together we are stronger!
In solidarity,
Tom Jackson AVP RC-56, IFPE 4408 Negotiation Chairman
Chad Purcell RC-45 CMS Mechanics
Andrew Neubauer RC-29 Meat & Poultry
Carlton Merritt RC-29 Regulatory North
Jeff Warner RC-29 Regulatory South
Jason Jurs RC-29 Security
Kenny Arnold RC-29 Sworn
Support Team:
Matt Emigholz IFPE 4408 President
Deneen Pajeau IFT Field Service Director