Employees denied the Juneteenth Holiday of 2022 shall be allowed an additional floating holiday. This was effective October 4, 2022, but the employer is just getting around to having agency payroll staff enter the additional floating holiday in the payroll system to make it available for employees to use. MMB anticipates that agencies will have added the floating holiday in their system during the November 8th pay period. All eligible employees, who were in employment on June 20, 2022, and covered under this Agreement, shall be eligible for one (1) additional floating holiday which must be ... Read More >>
Backpay
Employees should have received backpay for periods from 7/1/21 - 6/30/22 and 7/1/22 through the pay period ending 10-25-22. In some cases, employees believe they have found errors in the amount of backpay. In those instances, the employee should contact their payroll staff to address the error. Often, it’s resolved at that level. If there continues to be a discrepancy, contact MGEC for a second opinion or for support in addressing the issue further. ... Read More >>
Range Reassignments
MMB plans to process the MGEC Range Reassignment for affected job classes the weekend of October 28, effective 10/26/2022 (the first day of the second full pay period following contract ratification, as required by the agreement). This will place the affected employees on the newly-assigned ranges beginning with the Payroll Period ended 11/8/2022 to be reflected on the paycheck dated 11/18/2022. For more information check out this link on the MGEC website: https://mgec2023.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Range-Reassignment-Notification-to-MGEC-1.pdf Employees who previously ... Read More >>
MGEC Golf Event & Annual Meeting & Dinner
MGEC members were able to get some sun, compete for golf prizes, and participate in the Annual Meeting & Dinner on Thursday, September 29th. Held at Oak Marsh Golf Course, the event offered a much-welcomed recreational opportunity for MGECers to reconnect with each other in person – the first such opportunity since COVID. Sponsored by WSB and Hiway Credit Union, the shotgun-start golf event brought out foursomes from different parts of Minnesota, competing against each other but all united by the MGEC labor agreement. Awards for play were given to… results here. MGEC is very proud ... Read More >>
MGEC Executive Board Elections
The election ballot was approved at the September 26 board meeting. Thank you to the full members who have dedicated their time by submitting a candidate form and stepping up to work on behalf of the MGEC members. Now is a great time to review the candidates before the election ballot is sent out. Ballots will be sent out to full members on October 23, 2022. The ballot will close at 4:30pm November 8th. Positions available: Vice President (3 year term: 1 year VP, 1 year President and 1 year Past President) Fernando Nacionales Secretary (2 year term) Benton Campbell 5 Director ... Read More >>
MGEC Contract Update
Late Thursday afternoon, MGEC received information on several important dates relating to the renegotiation of our labor agreement. While we have all been anxious about finally getting the official word about when the terms of bargaining will be implemented, there are no significant changes between what we were told in bargaining and what we heard today. The following dates are what the state communicated to us: The across the board wage increases of 2.5% retroactive to each July for 2021 and 2022 will be reflected in the pay period ending October 25th which will be paid November ... Read More >>