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DAS State Personnel (Classification and Compensation Division) reclassified nearly 1,600 state employees into new job classifications in July. This action is a management right unrelated
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With our new contract taking effect July 1, a number of exciting changes are taking place. NAPE will continue our meetings across the state throughout
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Longtime DHHS NAPE Steward Nancy Gamboa has represented fellow employees in Scottsbluff and other parts of the Nebraska Panhandle for over 25 years. Nancy recently
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Beginning with the 2018-2019 membership year, the NAPE Board of Directors adopted a strategic plan that had a strong emphasis on growing our union through
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Rhonda Nimmich, a NAPE member and Accountant III at the Department of Transportation, was unreasonably denied the opportunity to flex her work schedule. As a
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NAPE member Terry Allgayer works as a Supply Worker II in the Western Nebraska Veterans’ Home. Unfortunately, Terry recently suffered the loss of her mother.
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Over 1,600 state employees will have their job classifications changed in July as we transition to our new step pay plan. Classification is a management
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NAPE/AFSCME is affiliated with the Nebraska State AFL-CIO. The Nebraska AFL-CIO is a group of affiliated labor unions that represent the interests of working people
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The 107th Legislature, First Session adjourned sine die on May 27, which was 6 legislative days earlier than anticipated. When Speaker Hilgers announced the earlier
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The 2021-2023 NAPE Board of Directors was sworn in on June 5, 2021, in Lincoln. The NAPE Board of Directors is made up of 20
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Starting July 1, 2021, State of Nebraska employees will begin working under a new contract negotiated by NAPE. With the new contract in place, a
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Developmental Disabilities Service Coordinator, and NAPE member, Kedrick Ford was disciplined with a two-day suspension and six-month disciplinary probation by the Department of Health and
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On May 24, 2021, Governor Ricketts issued Executive Order 21-05, which ordered state code agencies to return to normal in-person operations immediately. This included directing
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In April, three NAPE members brought forward concerns relating to the assignment of overtime at the Beatrice State Developmental Center (BSDC). At the facility, the
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In February 2020, NAPE won a case in binding arbitration after a grievance was filed challenging the unilateral changes to employee’s dress code requiring certain
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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. Since
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NAPE members who work at 24 hour facilities can be assigned mandatory overtime shifts, however, management must assign overtime in accordance with our negotiated contract.
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NAPE Member Veronica DeBlieck is a Social Services Worker at the DHHS Scottsbluff Customer Service Center. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, SSW’s have been assigned mandatory
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When state employees transfer from one agency to another, they may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Our NAPE contract requires the agency
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Have you ever felt bullied or harassed in the workplace? Have you witnessed workplace harassment and not known what to do? Do you have a