In a letter to Commissioner Kreitzer on March 7, Business Manager Jim Duncan requests that the state meet with ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 to amend the GGU 2007-2010 collective bargaining agreement to include service step provisions that are contained in HB 417 and SB 297, which were introduced on March 3.

ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 negotiators made a proposal for such service steps during negotiations, but the state rejected the proposal.

Download March 7, 2008 letter to Commissioner of Administration

Additional documents relating to the correspondence include an August 28 letter from Jim Duncan to the Contract Negotiating Committee, a September 5 letter from the commissioner in response to earlier discussions, and a copy of the bargaining proposal that was submitted to the state at the table on January 31.

Download August 28, 2007 email from Jim Duncan to CNC

Download September 5, 2007 letter from Commissioner of Administration

Download January 31, 2007 proposal to state negotiators