When the Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home relocated from Grand Island to Kearney in January 2019, employees were offered a $10,000 incentive bonus, to be paid in equal installments, if they continued working in Kearney for the next two years. In October 2020, the Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs stopped making installment payments to over 100 […]
In March, all NAPE members had the chance to vote to elect fellow members to the NAPE Board of Directors for the 2021-2023 term. The results are in, and the Election Committee is pleased to announce that the NAPE members below have been elected to the Board of Directors. No candidate received a majority of […]
Did you know our NAPE contract includes a procedure for salary changes due to promotion? When employees are promoted, they are not necessarily moved to the minimum salary of the new classification. Our contract guarantees that employees will receive either the minimum salary of the new classification, or between a 5-10% increase to their current […]
Did you know that NAPE members cannot be forced to forfeit your vacation leave? As an earned benefit under our NAPE contract, it is the state’s responsibility to provide you with a reasonable opportunity to use your accumulated vacation leave. However, if an employee has over 280 hours of vacation time, the excess will be […]
After negotiating for more than a year, NAPE/AFSCME has reached a tentative agreement with Richardson County on a new contract for our members at the Richardson County Roads Department. NAPE members rejected the county’s final offer and declared impasse in late 2020. NAPE members were unwilling to accept a contract that did not have a […]
Nominations are now open to serve as delegates to the Biennial NAPE/AFSCME Local 61 Delegate Assembly. The Delegate Assembly is the highest decision making body of the union, and meets in person every other year. The elected delegates are responsible for setting policy goals, adopting resolutions, adopting changes to the bylaws, setting dues, and electing […]
Throughout 2021, NAPE is offering a 45 minute monthly webinar for its members. The webinars are designed to teach members about our contract and rights in the workplace, with a new topic introduced each month. Members can click below to register for a webinar below. Webinars are only open to NAPE members. Not a NAPE […]
Did you know being a NAPE member comes with a number of exclusive benefits? As an affiliate union of AFSCME, all NAPE members have access to the AFSCME Advantage program. Part of AFSCME Advantage includes the AFSCME Free College Program which has recently been expanded to permanently include a free bachelor’s degree program! AFSCME Bachelor’s […]
Throughout 2021, NAPE will offer a 45 minute monthly webinar for its members. The webinars are designed to teach members about our contract and rights in the workplace, with a new topic introduced each month. Members can click below to register for a webinar below. Webinars are only open to NAPE members. Not a NAPE […]
All NAPE members were mailed a ballot at the end of February to elect the 2021-2023 NAPE Board of Directors! Each ballot allows members to vote for the specific board members who will represent them based on the geographical region and agency in which they work. All voting is done by secret ballot, so when […]
Our NAPE contract requires the state to provide all employees with a safe working environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous safety challenges, but the situation at the Omaha DMV is particularly concerning after nearly a year into the pandemic. Members of the public are not required to wear masks at the DMV, there are […]
NAPE member Cindy Drake, has been a librarian at the State Historical Society (History Nebraska) for over 43 years. Throughout her lengthy career, Cindy has always done her job with pride as she preserves our history for all Nebraskans. In early 2020, a book was sent to History Nebraska by a citizen so that it […]
The DHHS dress code saga continues on as the one year anniversary of the dress code changes passed us by in February. NAPE won its case in binding arbitration, after a grievance was filed challenging the unilateral changes to employee’s dress code requiring certain employees to wear business casual clothing. In late 2020, DHHS filed […]
NAPE members at the Richardson County Roads Department have been in negotiations with the Richardson County Board of Commissioners for a new labor contract since March 2020. Our contract expired on June 30, 2020, without a successor contract in place. Our members continue to work under the terms of the expired contract while we attempt […]
Our NAPE contract is only as strong as our members who ensure that it is followed. When a supervisor or agency ignores the negotiated contract, it is up to us to enforce our rights. The way that we enforce the contract is through the grievance process. A grievance is an allegation that management has violated […]
NAPE members Terrin Scroeder and Karrie Downey had a combined 42 years experience as Staff Care Technicians at the Norfolk Veterans’ Home caring for Nebraska’s veterans. Beloved by those they cared for, it came as an incredible shock when both Terrin and Karrie were summoned to the human resources office without warning and terminated without […]
Many state employees are unaware that supervisors are eligible to be NAPE members. The State Employees Collective Bargaining Act allows supervisors (employees with a job classification that starts with “V”) to be members of the union, even if they supervise and manage other employees. The law does not allow supervisors to work under the NAPE […]
The Nebraska Legislature is back in session, and NAPE is keeping close track of bills that may affect state employees. Here are some to take note of: LB 213 would require an “efficiency review” of state agencies by an outside contractor at an estimated annual cost of $4 million. Executive Director Justin Hubly testified in […]
Throughout 2021, NAPE will offer a 45 minute monthly webinar for its members. The webinars are designed to teach members about our contract and rights in the workplace, with a new topic introduced each month. Members can click below to register for a webinar below. Webinars are only open to NAPE members. Not a NAPE […]
In March 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provided 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave for state employees who had COVID-19 or needed to quarantine. Additionally, the FFCRA allowed for access to Emergency Family Medical Leave (eFMLA) for state employees that […]
