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	<description>Presidents Corner</description>
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		<title>Update&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few things:
&#8211; The winter vacations should all be bid by this point. We had some calls in the Union Hall concerning the bidding..the usual ones about overlap, timeliness of approval, use of deficit reduction in conjunction with requests, etc. Surprisingly though, there were far less problems raised than I had anticipated. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deficit Reduction Agreement clarification</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been brought to my attention today that there are still many concerns and misunderstandings over the Deficit Reduction Program Leave (furlough) agreement, so I thought I should explain it just a bit more to clarify portions. First of all, the agreement doesn&#8217;t dictate how or when you are to use your furlough time&#8230;it does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ruffled feathers&#8230;.oops</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been brought to my attention, yesterday, that some of my comments on OUR website have ruffled feathers, somewhat, with the  DDSO management folks.  Well, for what it&#8217;s worth, that was not the intent on my part&#8230;but so be it.  My intent, and my responsibility, is to keep the CSEA members informed of activities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>09 Sep Meeting Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evening all&#8230;
Rick Ortel and I did meet this morning with our Director, Deputy Director, and Linda Barone (by phone), our personnel Director. The meeting itself lasted approximately forty five minutes and our only topic was the furlough issue. We, on the CSEA side, stated that we saw no alternative to ET/OT to ensure everyone getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A.M. Meeting&#8230;Friday 09 Sep @ 0830</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are oh so many questions around this furlough issue!  The meeting I have been invited to will include myself, Rick Ortel (CSEA), Kirk Maurer (Director), Mark Lankes (Deputy Director), &#38; Bob Clemens (DDPS4).  The purpose of this meeting is to discuss in detail how this deficit reduction is suppose to be managed&#8230;for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Ratification&#8230;.here we go&#8230;.!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay everyone, like it or not the Contract, as we all are aware, has been ratified and is now in effect until 01 April 2016.  I will not spend time here with my opinions of right or wrong, good or bad, etc.  But there are some immediate challenges to meeting the State&#8217;s conditions, specifically with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More, More, More&#8230;&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what is being asked from all of us&#8230;direct care as well as support personnel&#8230;&#8230;more, more, more&#8230;with less resources (meaning workers)! Mandations are through the roof&#8230;relief is not in sight and nobody can (or Will) say when it will be in sight. It&#8217;s absolute bull&#8230;..! And it&#8217;s the prime topic on tomorrow&#8217;s Labor/Managment Meeting [...]]]></description>
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