Sixty NAPE/AFSCME members elected as delegates to our 17th Biennial Bargaining Conference met in Lincoln in July to discuss, debate, and decide our union’s priorities for upcoming contract negotiations with the State of Nebraska. Delegates considered ideas that were shared by union members at town hall meetings held across the state this spring, as well […]
Union members elected as delegates to the 17th Biennial NAPE/AFSCME Bargaining Conference elected ten union members to serve on our state contract negotiations team. The team is comprised of the following members: Melissa Haynes – NAPE/AFSCME President – DHHS – Fremont Melissa is a Social Worker at the DHHS Fremont Customer Service Center. She has […]
As part of the state negotiations process, NAPE/AFSCME will bargain agency specific contract language to be included in the “appendices” of our labor contract. To prepare for these “Appendix Bargaining” sessions, all union members are invited to an agency specific virtual meeting. If you have ideas that you would like addressed during appendix bargaining sessions, […]
In just a few weeks, NAPE/AFSCME will begin negotiating a new labor contract with the governor’s office on a new two year agreement. As we gear up to bargaining the best contract ever, we need you as an active member to reach our goals. We are fighting for higher salaries and better benefits. Now is […]
State employees are invited to attend a webinar on Wednesday, August 24 at 7pm central/6pm mountain time to learn more about our contract negotiations priorities. Please register for the webinar in advance by clicking here.
NAPE/AFSCME member Frank Stewart is a Developmental Disabilities Services Coordinator for the Department of Health and Human Services. Frank has worked for DHHS in Omaha for more than five years. In March, Frank received an unsatisfactory performance evaluation. This was the second year in a row that Frank was rated unsatisfactory. As a union member, […]
NAPE/AFSCME member Roger Lazo is a Motor Vehicle Examiner in Bellevue. Roger is permanently assigned to the DMV Metro South location, but starting this April, Roger was assigned to report to a different DMV location every day due to staffing shortages at other offices. He was either assigned to the Metro West or Metro North […]
NAPE/AFSCME Member Cathy Schaben is a LPN at the Lincoln Regional Center. This May, the Assistant Director of Nursing at LRC asked Cathy to meet with her and one of her coworkers. Cathy was shocked when during the meeting, the ADON informed both employees that they were being placed on suspension and could not report […]
NAPE/AFSCME Member Rylie Weaver is a Staff Care Technician II (CNA) at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Bellevue. Rylie was looking forward to coming off original probation after her six month anniversary with ENVH on June 13. She received a satisfactory probationary performance evaluation on June 10. However, after a minor disagreement with another […]
NAPE/AFSCME Attorney Dalton Tietjen retired on July 31 capping off a 37 year career zealously representing our union and our members. Dalton began his career representing union members in 1985 when state employees were organizing and fighting to earn collective bargaining rights. After NAPE members successfully lobbied the legislature to pass the State Employees Collective […]
NAPE/AFSCME members Brandon Brown (Revenue – Lincoln), Jessica Davis (DHHS – Lincoln), Avery Hulse (DHHS – Lincoln), Jay Jensen (NDOT – Omaha), Morgan Smith (DHHS – North Platte), and Sharon Waters (Game & Parks – Lincoln) traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from July 10-15 after they were elected by union members to serve as delegates to […]
In another victory for NAPE/AFSCME members, contract provisions that allow 24 hour facility workers at DHHS, NDCS, and NDVA facilities to be paid up to 2.5 times their normal rate of pay for overtime hours worked has been extended through June 2023. These provisions include overtime hours worked at 24 hour facilities paid at double […]
NAPE member Bette Westerfield is an Office Technician at the DHHS Intake Center in Omaha. When Bette received her 2021 performance evaluation in March 2022, she was rated unsatisfactory with a score of 2.9 out of 5. Bette did not believe this was correct, and reached out to her supervisor to resolve the issue. Her […]
NAPE member Sally Ryan is a Social Services Lead Worker at the Department of Health and Human Services in Omaha. Sally has worked for DHHS for more than 20 years. In March 2022, Sally received her 2021 annual performance evaluation. In the evaluation, Sally was rated as unsatisfactory. This was Sally’s second consecutive unsatisfactory performance […]
NAPE Member Roger Sukup is a veteran Highway Maintenance Worker in O’Neill and has worked for NDOT since 1999. In March, Roger received his 2021 performance evaluation, and was rated unsatisfactory. Despite having not been disciplined for performance issues or even placed on a Performance Improvement Plan, this was actually the 6th consecutive year that […]
Every two years, union members elected by their peers as delegates meet in Lincoln to discuss, debate, and adopt our priorities for contract negotiations, as well as elect members to serve on our contract negotiations team. This year, delegates will meet in Lincoln July 15-17 to conduct this most important union business. Over 600 state […]
The Western Area Representative position on the NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors is now vacant. If you would like to serve in this position, please email help@napeafscme.org no later than July 11. To be eligible, the member must work in one of the 33 counties in Western Nebraska listed in the bylaws and be an active […]
The LK Emry Memorial Labor Education Scholarship is awarded to a student who has a parent, grandparent, or guardian who is an affiliated member of the Lincoln Central Labor Union. This year’s recipient was William Cole, son of NAPE member Silvia Betta Cole. Silvia works at the Foster Care Review Office and has been a […]
NAPE members are invited to attend a members only webinar on Wednesday, July 27 at 7pm central/6pm mountain time to learn more about job classifications, reclassifications, and the contract negotiations process related to classifications. If you want to learn more about how employees are classified and your rights surrounding your classification and salary, please register […]
The NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors met in Lincoln on June 11 for its regular quarterly meeting. The Board heard committee reports and conducted a lengthy business agenda. Below are highlights of the actions the board took at the meeting. Committee Reports The BOD heard reports from its regular standing committees. The Executive Committee held two […]
