Thursday - November 12: Wellsville Council's Personnel Committee met Thursday morning at Village Hall. Present were Personnel Committee Chairman Randy Allmon, Committee Members Rosie Goss & Tony Cataldo, Mayor Joe Surace, Village Administrator Jim Saracco and all five members of AFSCME Union Local 1869. The meeting immediately went into Executive Session behind closed doors. Allmon said the reason for that is they would be conducting contract negotiations.
However union members after the meeting indicated it was exactly the opposite. Union members advised that they were told there would be no more negotiations and after the first of the year the union would not be recognized. With Wellsville not be classified as a city Council was advised earlier in the year that they don't have to recognize the union. Committee member Tony Cataldo indicated at a November 1 Personnel Committee meeting that he would like to see all Village employees on an equal basis.
Union members further advised the next step was to contact their union representative and to schedule another meeting. Allmon did not return my phone call later in the day to comment.
Other sources tell me the second part of the meeting was to discuss whether to immediately hire a full time fireman to replace Marty Thorn or to wait until after the first of the year. Thorn resigned at the end of October. The gap in the schedule left by Thorn is currently being covered with part-time firefighters. No other information was available on what was decided or what will be recommended to full council.
In spite of Village Hall being closed Wednesday for Veteran's Day there was a Sewage Committee meeting. According to Jo Ann Bobby-Gilbert's report in this morning's MJ the meeting was with LSW officials Mike & Doug Logan in regards to the jet rodding bills. From that report not much was resolved other than there being a need for better communication between the administration and council. If you followed that story that is an understatement.
If what I was told about the Personnel meeting is true, and I have no doubt that it isn't, I'm wondering why they went behind closed doors.
The next regular Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, at 6 P.M. at Village Hall.
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No UNION, no votes, for any of you!
Nice threat Anon, but how is it fair for 5 employees to negotiate benefits and our safety forces can't? Why isn't this union encouraging other departments to join?
Because it is not necessary.
What is not necessary?
The other departments will be encouraged to join the union! All union's in the state of Ohio and beyond will be contacted of this situation. The administrator has made it clear. "If the union does not comply, the union will not be recognized". That sounds like a threat, not negotiations. Let's not forget how long we have been a Village! Now that the employee and union member of 20 years has been treated unfairly beyond belief, and is fighting for what is right. "Let's not recognize the Union"!!
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