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Victories

2011

  • Comp. time bill allowing 2 years instead of 1 year to use it, HB988. Governor signed it
  • Stopped the pay cut of 7% to all unit employees at TDCJ
  • Stopped the 2 year career ladder freeze for CO's
  • Stopped the increase in Insurance Premiums
  • Stopped the bill to not allow state employees the right to lobby for their rights
  • Stopped TDCJ employees from having to pay for their uniforms, lose of personal laundry service at the unit, pay market rate for meals on the unit. We also stopped the pay for unit housing. The TDCJ board imposed their own new housing payment policy
  • Stopped the bill to move TDCJ HQ to Austin. This would have cost millions the state did not have so it would have come out of TDCJ's budget
  • Stopped the bill to not let TDCJ retirees come back and earn pay and retirement funds at the same time
  • Stopped any CO layoffs
  • Stopped the attempt to privatize all state jails and privatization of inmate transportation
  • Elminated two private prisons
  • Stopped the elimination of longevity pay by state Rep. Erwin Cain in HB 2954
  • The list goes on but these are just a few of the bills we dealt with ...

2009

  • Pay raise 3.5% for two years totaling 7% - Won
  • HB137 - Toureilles - Comp time rollover - Died in committee
  • HB138 - Toureilles - CO6 - Died in committee
  • HB479 - Heflin - Additional sick time for O.T. worked - Died in committee
  • HB518 - Kolkhorst - Tuition reimbursement - Vetoed by governor
  • HB2269 - Alonzo - Tx. Correctional Peace Officers - Arbitration - Killed by Senator Tommy Williams and TPEA (Texas Public Employees Association)
  • HB3497 - Miller - Career ladder for now - Uniform TDC employees - got out of committe - died on house flooor
  • HB1914 - McReynolds - Abolish part of P.I.C. - Signed by Governor
  • HB933 - Dutton - Liability of government dead caused by negligance - Died in committee
  • SB2309 - Whitmire - Changing of policies of TDC - Died on Senate floor - Killed by Senator Tommy Williams
  • HB3106 - Madden - Hazardous duty increases for non-uniform security employees - Died on House floor
  • HB3605 - Frost changing of TDC policy - Died in committee

 

We did it in 2007!

  • Career Ladder Adjustment CO VI DEFEATED
  • Pay Raise PASSED
  • Comp. Time Reimbursement DEFEATED
  • Stop Anymore Privatization WON
  • Erosion of Employed Benefits WON
  • Hazardous Duty Pay Increase PASSED
  • Industry Career Ladder DEFEATED
  • UTMB Pay Raise WON
  • Tuition Reimbursement VETOED
  • Sunset Bill PASSED

Special Note:

The Correctional Employee Council negotiated the stopping of banking of overtime in Jan. 2007.

We FOUGHT for these in 2005

  • Pay Increases for 2005(4%), 2006(3%) PASSED
  • Hazardous Duty Pay Increases PASSED
  • Stop Privatization PASSED
  • Hero's Bill - Mortgage Assistance PASSED
  • Banked O.T. - DEFEATED - Forcing TDCJ to pay O.T. instead of banking 240 hrs.

WE STOPPED Privatization in 2003!

Special Note:

In 2003 AFSCME negotiated changing the L4 disciplinary enhancement to staying on your record for one year instead of two.

We did it again in the 2001 Session!

  • 4% Increase for Higher Education: UTMB, Texas Tech and Non- Security Personnel. PASSED
  • Correctional Officers Career Ladder: Entry Level CO’s, 8% Increase; Veteran Officer (8yrs). PASSED
  • SB 292: Retirees Dues Deduction- Authorizes the Retirement system to deduct from all retirees a monthly annual payment equal to the amount of the fee for that person’s membership in a state organization. PASSED
  • Lobbied for and supported – legislative approved medical coverage set aside funds, off setting Employee out of pocket expense. PASSED
  • 16.25% increase with commensurate %’s from CO II’s and up. Including Majors.
  • HB 3185: Professional Respect Now (passed by Senate and House, vetoed by Governor 6/17/01)

 

WE did it in the 2000 Interim!

  • $100.00 Per Month Pay Raise PASSED

 

WE did it in ’99!

  • Across –the- Board Pay Raises PASSED
  • HB 1713- Chunking Bill- Throwing Feces, Urine, Body Fluids On A Corrections Officer (Misdemeanor Enhanced to a Felony) PASSED
  • HB 2943- Compensatory Time Bill (Rider Passed) – This Bill Directs The Agency to Accommodate As Far As Possible or Pay Overtime PASSED
  • HB 1113- Provides Protection to TDCJ Officers in Emergency Situations While Dealing with Inmate Escapes In Their Care, Custody and Control PASSED

 

We Did It In ’95! We Did It In ’97!

  • Grievance and Mediation Process PASSED
  • Across the- Board Pay Raise PASSED
  • Employees Paying for Uniforms DEFEATED
  • Enhanced Retirement Benefits PASSED
  • Employees Paying for Meals DEFEATED
  • Permission to Possess Tobacco Products
  • Employees Paying State Portion of SS Tax DEFEATED
  • In Designated Smoking Areas PASSED
  • Bills on Privatization DEFEATED
  • Elimination of Polygraph Testing as a Condition of Employment PASSED
  • Employee T.B. Test (no charge) PASSED
  • Inmate Assaults on Correctional Officers
  • Halt to Privatization PASSED
  • (Misdemeanor Enhanced to a Felony) PASSED

 

Special Note:

  • We negotiated for 3 tardies before being written up.
  • Sergeant's Overtime; After constructive talks with AFSCME, TDCJ changed the classification for Sergeants so that they now have O.T.

AFSCME is the only Correctional Employees Union to have consistent labor management meetings

LEGISLATIVE VICTORY

AFSCME/ CEC 7 Delivers On Correctional Officers Legislative Agenda; WhichEncompasses A Career Ladder, Salary Adjustments and medical coverage set aside funds. 

Special Note: Under the career ladder not all CO’s would receive an immediate raise until they have enough months to move to the next pay schedule. AFSCME was there for you. The union with a vision.

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