Transcript Union Structure - National Federation of Federal Employees

Union Structure
and
Governance
Union Structure
AFL-CIO
IAMAW
NFFE
FS Council
LOCAL
The Local
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The Membership is the Local.
Local Officers and Stewards:
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are the “face” of the union;
are the Local’s negotiators;
provide Local representation on a day-to-day
basis.
Local Union Structure
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President
Vice-president(s)
Secretary-Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Conductor-Sentinel
Trustees
Stewards
Forest Service Council
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NFFE Locals in the FS are part of a “consolidated bargaining unit” –
the Forest Service Council (FSC).
90 Forest Service Locals in the FSC.
Represents 20,000 employees.
The FSC, and its officers, and committees:
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Negotiate the Master Agreement;
Participate in the FS Partnership Council;
Negotiate National policy/MOUs;
Handle National grievances;
Provide Regional level representation;
Provide assistance to Locals.
Note: Not all NFFE Locals in other Agencies are part of a Council.
FSC Executive Board
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Council President – Mark W. Davis
Council Secretary Treasurer – Melissa Baumann
Council Vice-Presidents –
One for each region, Job Corps, and Research:
R1 – Ron Angel
R2 – Karen Mora
R3 – Randy Gonzalez
R4 – David Chevalier
R5 – Dan Duefrene
R6 – Lisa Wolfe
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R8 – Dante Whittaker
R9 – Joe Drozdowski
R10 – Barney Freedman
CCC – Larry King
Res – Loa Collins
WO+detached– Chris Berry
See www.nffe-fsc.org for more about the FSC.
NFFE National
Federal District 1, IAMAW
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Supports Locals
(representation, negotiations)
Legislative work
Administrative support
Legal advice
Business Representatives
(aka: labor relations specialists)
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See www.nffe.org for more details.
NFFE National Structure
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President – Bill Dougan
Secretary/Treasurer – Bill Fenaughty
Vice – Presidents (elected at large)
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Rob Arnold (Passport Agency)
John Obst (Retired FS)
Joe Drozdowski (Retired FS)
Patty La Sala (VA)
Kolleen McGrath (AMC)
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Tim Ostrowski (DoD)
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Debbie Ransom (GSA)
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NFFE National Staff
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Jim Davis– Assistant Directing Business Representative.
Business Representatives:
John Griffin
Dave Stamey
Gary Johanson
Jan Thompson
Steve Flory
Stefan Sutich, General Counsel
Cassie Kerner Bond, Organizing Coordinator, West
Brittany Paull, Organizing Coordinator, East
Randy Erwin, Legislative Director
Omar Arnold, Financial Director
Jai Atkins, Assistant to the President
Cory Bythrow, Communications Director
Amy Burns Office Manager
IAMAW, The Fighting Machinists
(International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers
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NFFE is affiliated with IAMAW.
IAM represents employees in many professions
in many organizations.
Powerful lobbying force.
Provides training at William W. Winpisinger
Center (Leadership, Safety, Women’s
Conference, Federal Employee Conference,
etc.).
IAMAW Structure
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President – Thomas Buffenbarger
Secretary-Treasurer – Warren Mart
7 General Vice-Presidents –
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Southern Territory
Western Territory
Eastern Territory
Midwest Territory
Canada
Transportation
Grand Lodge – Federal District 1 (NFFE) is in Grand Lodge
Territory; Rich Michalski is GVP
Locals within the Territories may be organized into
Districts. NFFE is Federal District 1 within IAM.
IAMAW Staff
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In addition to the elected Executive Council, IAM
Departments handle the “staff” work of the IAM.
Departments that you may encounter include:
Government employees (Frank Carelli)
Woodworkers (Rod Kelty)
IAM communications
Auditing
WWW Center
Safety
Human Rights
Women
HPWO Partnerships
Organizing
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Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL)
See www.iamaw.org for more details.
AFL-CIO
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The mission of the AFL-CIO is to improve the
lives of working families—to bring economic
justice to the workplace and social justice to
our nation.
See www.aflcio.org for more details.
Union Structure
AFL-CIO
IAMAW
NFFE
FS Council
LOCAL
Union Governance
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Raise your hand if:
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You were elected into your office through a ballot
of all of your Union members
Your Local has had a members meeting within the
last 6 months
You know when elections were last held in your
Local
You have attended a NFFE Convention
You have participated in an election at your Local
What are you supposed to do?
It depends on your bylaws!
Which must not be in conflict with the IAMAW Constitution,
NFFE FD 1 Bylaws, and FSC Bylaws
Have you ever seen a copy of your
Local’s Constitution or Bylaws?
Internal Union Rules
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Constitution (IAMAW)
Bylaws
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NFFE FD-1
Forest Service Council
Local
Constitution and Bylaws determine:
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What officers you have
Duties of officers
How and when elections are held
Dues
Discipline of members/officers
Rules regarding holding and attending conventions
Local Bylaws
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Written by your Local
Approved by members
Must be submitted and approved by IAM
Many NFFE Locals may have a “Constitution”
left over from before NFFE affiliated with IAM.
If your Local has not replaced the Constitution
with Bylaws, this needs to be done!
Local Bylaws
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Bylaws govern such things as:
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When nominations and elections are held
Which officers your Local has and their duties
Local dues and how dues are set
Local committees and how they are “staffed”
When and how often Local meetings are held
Procedures for approval of expenditures
How Convention delegates are selected
How Bylaws are changed
Bylaws MUST be consistent with the IAM Constitution