Updates
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2/21/12
2/21/12
We've added this quarter's Seniority Lists, check it out here.
2/17/12
We just completed the
third round of contract negotiations... and it went pretty well. Check it out.
2/16/12
Retired Officer "Wild Bill" Rogers wrote a book. Check it out and order a copy.
2/16/12
ACOA Updates
This page includes updates on the website, mailers sent to the membership, and emails to the membership. You will be able to see these updates on the side bar on each page on the site. We are working on setting up some kind of email distribution or blog, if you're interested please contact us with ideas.
2/21/12 - Super Bowl Photos
Click here to go to the page with the pictures.
We had a great turn out this year at both the Super Bowl Party and the Annual Meeting. Congratulations to all those who won and thank you to everyone that helped set up this years event.
2/21/12 - Senority List
Seniority lists for first quarter 2012 are available here.
2/17/12 - Third Round of Contract Negotiations
We finished our third, two-day round of contract negotiations with the State late Thursday afternoon, February 16th.
The next round will be held in Juneau on February 28th and 29th.
The State moved off many of their original proposals and, although neither side moved far enough for us to reach an agreement on the whole contract, it was a very positive session. ...read more.
2/16/12 - Retired Officer "Wild Bill" Rogers writes a book
Announcing the pre-release of
"Bikers Got Culture!
Poetry for the discerning biker!"
Bill is a retired Officers who finished his career at PCC before moving to Florida. So please give him hell about moving to Florida and order his book.
"Though a serious poet, "Wild Bill" Rogers takes the reader into the humorous side of a lifestyle that is as unique to America as the cowboy and a culture that is largely misunderstood."
Click here to order "Bikers Got Culture!" from the publisher
2/16/12 - Great showing at House Finance Sub-Committee
We had many about 30 CO's and family members show up where these shirts to the House Finance Suh-Committee on Corrections on the 14th. With the number of letters that Officers have sent to the legislature as well as the great turn out to this meeting we feel DOC and Legislature is begining to understand the seriousness of this issue.
2/9/12 - Legislative Flier
This publication (printable version - pdf) was handed out to each Legislator when Jacob went down to Juneau the last week of January. It is posted on the font page of our site. These two inserts were also handed out.
2/7/12 - Finance Sub-Committees on Corrections - Video
We've added a new page to the website, you can find it under Current Issues » Legislative Session » Corrections Sub- Committees. Theres a link to it on the homepage as well. This will give you a video feed to the Legislative hearings concerning the DOC's budget. The next hearing will be on the 9th.
2/1/12 - Superbowl and Annual Meeting
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting and Superbowl Party. Dont forget to hold onto your raffle number shown here in the packet we just sent out to the membership. You don't have to be there to win, but we'd still like you to be there. Click here for the fliers.
Location: Downtown Marriott Hotel in Anchorage
Annual Meeting Starts at noon
Super Bowl Kick Off is 2:20
2/1/12 - Update on Eights
1-31-12 Response from DOA Commissioner Hultberg
1-27-11 President's Letter to all Correctional Officers
2/1/12 - Second Round of Negotiations
As with the last negotiations, the State offered us less than what they offered other unions. In fact, we believe that the regressive offer the State has made Correctional Officers may be the worst bargaining proposal ever made to any union in Alaska history. Taking back the leave is just one of the many concessions the State is proposing. We have conveyed our concern that negotiations must conclude in time to meet the Legislative deadline for funding. We will keep you informed. If you can, please come to the annual meeting on Sunday for additional information that would not be prudent to put on a public website. If you cannot attend the annual meeting please talk to your Board member or any of the Officers that were present at the meeting.
1/17/11 - "Going to Eights" Update - Contact your Legislator
Let your Legislator know that Correctional Officers do NOT want the move to 8's. Remember it is not the Legislators who are responsible for you going to 8-hour shifts, it is DOC Management. We will be doing what we can in Juneau, but it is the voice of their constituents that Legislators listen to. Send a letter or email.
1/17/11 - Annual Meeting and Super Bowl Party
Annual Meeting and Super Bowl party will be on February 5th. If you haven't come to our event in the past, this is the year to come. It is the largest gathering of Correctional Officers in the State.
The main topics to be addressed at the Annual meeting we will be going to 8's and contract negotiations.
Annual Meeting goes from 12:00 - 1:30 pm and the Super Bowl Party will begin at 2pm.
1/11/12 - ACOA Files ULP
Today, January 11, 2012, ACOA filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) in regard to the DOC moving Officers from 12-hour shifts to 8-hour shifts. This is the necessary first step ACOA must take in preventing the Department of Corrections from moving forward with this change.
Link to "Going to Eights" Page
1/6/12 - Going to Eights Rumor
No doubt, by now, you are all aware of Commissioner Schmidt’s January 4th e-mail. In it he alerts all Correctional Officers to watch for a letter from Deputy Commissioner Sam Edwards that will detail changes that the DOC intends to institute. Commissioner Schmidt’s e-mail did not specifically identify what modifications DOC Management is intending, but as many of you have been hearing from reliable sources for months, we believe they are looking at going to, or will be threatening to go to, eight hour shifts ...read more.
Letter to Commissioner of Administration (printable version - pdf)
12/16/11 - Recommendations for Submitting Leave Cash-in Slips
Recently, some leave cash-in slips have not been delivered to the Juneau Payroll Section in time for them to be processed with the payroll they are running. It appears now that the delays were at the institutions and not at Payroll in Juneau. ACOA has been advised by Payroll that leave cash-in slips should not be clipped to, nor submitted with, time sheets. We encourage you to turn them in to your Facility’s Admin Department the day you complete and sign them. The Payroll Section encourages the institutions to send the slips in separately, as soon as they receive them from you. When Payroll receives them, they process them with the payroll they are running at that time.
You may turn in Employee Notices of Pay Problems on leave cash-ins through your facility’s Admin department. Please attach backup documentation. We also suggest that any Notices that are submitted include the date you originally turned your leave slip into your Administration.
Juneau confirms that you have the right to turn in these notices of a pay problem.
12/14/11 - Results from ACOA Poll
| Do you prefer the "current" 1 Day / 1 Night work week rotation, or would you rather "switch" to a 2 Day / 2 Night work week schedule? | |
|---|---|
| Stay with 1 Day / 1 Night Rotation | 57% |
| Change to 2 Day / 2 Night Rotation | 43% |
| Should we work towards adding Compensatory Time in the next contract? | |
|---|---|
| Yes, Add Compensatory Time | 35% |
| No, Do not Add Compensatory Time | 65% |
12/12/11
ACOA’s negotiating team flew to Juneau to meet with the State to begin talks for the next contract. ACOA’s team members are...
Ground Rules proposals from each side were exchanged and discussed, with nothing signed. The State gave... read more.
11/22/11
We've added a few more businesses to our CO Networking section of the website. If you are a Correctional Officer and own your own business or have a special promotion for Officers within your business please let us know so that we can add it to our site.
11/7/11
Membership packet sent out. Look for it in the mail. The only item missing from this list is the notebooks, if you would like additional notebooks please contact the office
Letter (printable version - pdf)
Poll Information Letter (printable version - pdf)
Poll Card (printable version - pdf)
Eagle Card - Links to page
Eagle Card Order Form (printable version - pdf)
10/18/11
Brian Pinney was elected the new Board Member for Bethel. Welcome Brian.
10/01/11
ACOA Corporate Board is starting the Alaska Correctional Officers Foundation. This is an organization dedicated to raised the level of public respect for the Correctional Officers of Alaska as well as supporting those Officers in any way it can. An ACOF page will be up soon where you can track the progress of this organization and get involved helping other Correctional Officers.
8/29/11
AMCC board member Larry Rendon retired after 20 years on the job. Larry served as vice-president on the Corporate board for many years and was instrumental in the formation of ACOA. Thank you Larry.
5/2/11
ACOA has purchased it's own office building. See pictures here and please put our open house on your calender for mid July. Feel free to stop in at any time.
