Greetings-
Congratulations, you have become a member of AFSCME
Local 120. Local 120 represents over 700 workers throughout Pierce
County.
Local 120 is made up of 6 different Bargaining
Groups:
- Pierce County
- The City of Tacoma
- The Tacoma Pierce County Health Dept The City of
Tacoma Library
- The City of Bonney Lake
- The City of Orting).
The Executive Board is the governing body of the
Local.
The Executive Board meets on the 4th Monday of each month. These
meetings are held at the Pierce County Annex Building.
The Executive Board consists of :
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary Treasurer
- Recording Secretary
- Sergeant At Arms
- 6 Policy Chairs
- 3 Trustees
The Local receives a dues rebate from Council 2
(representing all AFSCME County and City Workers in the State of WA). The
Executive Board creates a budget for the local and determines how the
local's funds will be spent
The Executive Board has several Standing Committees
( which are open to participation by members of the local):
- Legislative Committee (which deals with
political endorsements, and legislative actions),
- Finance Committee ( which creates the yearly
budget),
- Website Committee (which oversees the Local
120 Website (local120.org )),
- Pick Nick Committee (which puts on the Annual
Pick Nick)
- Holiday Party Committee (which puts on the
Annual Holiday Party every December).
Officers are elected for 2-yr. terms at the
General Membership meetings held in December of even numbered years.
Policy Chairs and Policy Group Secretaries
are elected for 2-yr. terms at Policy Group meetings held in December of
even numbered years.
Trustees (conduct an audit of the Local's books once a year and act in an
advisory capacity on the Executive Board) are elected to 3yr. terms at the
General Membership Meeting each December.
Policy Groups consist of the Policy Chair, the
Policy Group Secretary and the members of that Policy Group.
Policy Groups elect Shop Stewards (Member participation
is encouraged), Negotiate Contracts and Enforce those Contracts through
the Grievance Procedure.
The Policy groups provide information to the members
from the Executive Board and to the Executive Board from the members.
Shop Stewards are the backbone of the union, they
enforce the contract and provide a two-way conduit by which information
flows to the members from the Policy Groups and from the members to the
Policy Groups.
Local 120 is a Democratic Organization where member
participation is encouraged at every level and every member has a voice in
how the Local is run.
Local 120 is currently represented by Bill Keenan and
Dennis Bolton the Staff Representatives (Business Representative) from the
State Council (Council 2).
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