NAPE Member Justin Edwards is a Staff Care Technician II (CNA) at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney. Justin received his 2021 annual performance evaluation in March, but quickly realized that his evaluation was incomplete. 70% of performance evaluations are based on SMART Goals, and this entire section of his evaluation had been left […]
NAPE Member Frank Scalzo is a Behavioral Health Practitioner at the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln. When Frank realized that most of his colleagues had received their 2021 performance evaluations and he had not, he reached out to his supervisor, who delayed the meeting discussing the evaluation multiple times. Frank finally met with his supervisor […]
In January 2022, a Lancaster County District Court judge affirmed an arbitrator’s binding decision reinstating the October 2017 dress code as implemented for DHHS employees. Since that decision, NAPE negotiated new contract language that requires state agencies to negotiate a clothing stipend if they institute a more strict dress code for employees. But after the […]
NAPE Member Ryan Colvin is a Highway Construction Technician for NDOT in Omaha. This March, Ryan received a Notice of Allegations regarding his attendance at work. The NOA listed several dates where Ryan used sick leave, and NDOT alleged that these were “unplanned” absences or that he did not properly communicate with his supervisor about […]
The Election Committee has announced the results of the elections to elect delegates to the AFSCME Delegate Assembly and Convention and the NAPE Bargaining Conference. Results are below. Thank you to all who voted. 2022 AFSCME Delegate Assembly & Convention Delegates Jay Jensen – NDOT – Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior – Omaha Morgan Smith – DHHS […]
All NAPE/AFSCME members are invited to attend a webinar on Thursday, June 23 at 7pm central/6pm mountain to discuss the results of our contract negotiations survey. To register for the webinar, please click here. The results will also be presented at in person meetings around the state in June & July. A schedule is below: […]
NAPE member Kathy Lovan works at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home as a Staff Care Technician II (CNA). In April, Kathy found herself in a tough situation. She was out of sick leave when she had to miss some work for an unplanned absence due to illness. Thankfully, Kathy had enough vacation leave to cover […]
NAPE member Alan Bretting works at the Nebraska Military Department. In March, Alan received his 2021 annual performance evaluation. When he saw that he received a 1.9 on his performance evaluation, he knew there must have been an error. Since the salary step increase on July 1 is based on receiving a satisfactory performance evaluation, […]
Thanks to our efforts during mid-term contract negotiations, NAPE/AFSCME members will see the largest salary increase in seventeen years. Some members saw those raises in November, and everyone else will see them on July 1. Use our salary calculator to determine your new July 1 salary by clicking here. While these historic raises are a […]
Our union is actively preparing for contract negotiations with the State of Nebraska that will begin this summer. More than 500 state employees have attended town hall meetings and worksite visits in the last six weeks to express what they want to see in our next labor contract. There are still a few town hall […]
NAPE member Maria Torres is a DHHS Resource Developer in Grand Island. Due to the nature of her work, Maria is able to work from home. Maria works a hybrid schedule from home two days a week and at the office three days a week. Like many NAPE members, Maria is placed on-call from time […]
In July, NAPE members at the Nebraska Department of Education will see the largest annual salary increase in over 25 years. Thanks to the efforts of our NAPE negotiating team, led by member Deb Romanek (Lincoln), and lobbying efforts during the legislative session, the Department of Education agreed to enter into mid-term negotiations for additional […]
NAPE Member Thomas Fisher is a Motor Vehicle Examiner at the DMV in Chadron. Like all new state employees, Thomas served a six month original probationary period that was set to end on February 16, 2022. However, on February 7, Thomas received a letter that stated his probationary period was being extended. The letter notified […]
In November, NAPE members Charles Phillips and Brandon Pierce from the Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Kearney reached out to NAPE because they believed their paychecks were incorrect. The NAPE field services team looked into the issue and determined that there were multiple problems with the paychecks. After assisting in getting the more straightforward issues […]
In January 2022, a Lancaster County District Court judge affirmed an arbitrator’s binding decision reinstating the October 2017 dress code as implemented for DHHS employees. Since that decision, NAPE negotiated new contract language that requires state agencies to negotiate a clothing stipend if they institute a more strict dress code for employees. But after the […]
NAPE member Crystal Edmunds is an Administrative Technician at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff. Crystal also happens to be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Because of her licensing, Crystal is able to work out-of-class as a Staff Care Technician II when help is needed. That said, our labor contract has very specific […]
In July 2021, our negotiations team successfully negotiated a step pay plan into our contract for the first time in sixteen years. It established a 40 step pay scale for each job classification. Employees that were rated satisfactory or better were entitled to a two step increase on their respective pay scale. Unfortunately, some employees […]
May 4, 2022 marks the 50th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Nebraska Association of Public Employes! Throughout 2022, be sure to like and follow us on Facebook to see posts celebrating our history and growth over the years. In the Spring of 1971, the Nebraska Department of Roads Employee Association (NDREA) had its first […]
In April, all NAPE members will receive a ballot to elect fellow members to serve as delegates to the 2022 NAPE Bargaining Conference and/or 2022 AFSCME Delegate Assembly. Delegates for the NAPE Bargaining Conference in Bargaining Units A, E, H, I, M, and S have been declared elected. Members in Bargaining Units C and X […]
In March, the NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee interviewed candidates running for Governor of Nebraska to learn about their positions and to gauge their support on issues important to state employees. Participating candidates were Republicans Charles Herbster, Brett Lindstrom, and Jim Pillen, as well as Democrat Carol Blood. Republican Theresa Thibodeau declined to participate in the […]
