NH DOC

DOC Update

Information for members of SEA Chapters 24, 33 and 255.

The Department has started issuing layoff and reassignment notices

If you receive a layoff notice, please contact the SEA immediately, at 271-3411. We have only five days to file an appeal of the layoff notice. In response, the SEA office will be open on weekends through the month of June. Weekend hours will be 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please be sure to keep a copy of your notice for your own records.

There are many benefits of SEA membership, including representation in contract grievances, disciplinary matters and Personnel Rules issues (including layoff and reassignment/transfer). SEA members are also able to vote on the contract, vote in chapter elections, and participate in union activities. Please sign a membership card and forward it to the SEA as soon as possible.

SEA’s FAX number is 271-3500.
The SEA office has moved to a new location: 207 North Main Street in Concord. The office parking lot will be closed for resurfacing June 13-14, but the office will be open.

Posted By: Liz Iacobucci on 6/13/2009 12:51:00 PM

DOC Master Plan

We have posted the DOC Master Plan here.

Please read through it. If you have comments, please contact your Chapter leadership, or SEA Field Representative Joe Meagher at 271-3411 x115 or SEA Government Relations Coordinator Brian Hawkins at 271-3411 x120.

Posted By: Liz Iacobucci on 3/6/2009 7:59:00 PM

SEA Field Staff

SEA Chapter 24

Field Representative IIJoe Meagher
271-3411 x115
jmeagher@seiu1984.org

Field Representative II Jeffrey Brown
271-3411 x107
jbrown@seiu1984.org

SEA Chapter 33

Field Representative II Joe Meagher
271-3411 x115
jmeagher@seiu1984.org

Field Representative II
Jeffrey Brown
271-3411 x107
jbrown@seiu1984.org

SEA Chapter 255

Organizing Administrator

Brad Asbury
271-3411 x123
basbury@seiu1984.org

Grievance Representative

Nick McGinty
271-3411 x114
nmcginty@seiu1984.org

Collective Bargaining Agreement

View the CBA online (N.H. Division of Personnel Web site)

Also known as the "CBA," or "Contract," the Collective Bargaining Agreement is a negotiated agreement between the union and the state. Each side has equal input. It applies to all classified state employees and includes wages, benefits, and working conditions. It also includes a number of agency-specific "sub-unit" agreements which are additional negotiated agreements which apply to employees of those agencies.

When an employee believes that management has violated the terms of the CBA, they have the ability to file a grievance. Obviously, some situations are valid grievances and others are not. The first step in pursuing any grievance is to contact your union steward.

The union represents members in contract grievances. Non-members (Agency Fee payers) are also represented by the union in contract grievances.

State Personnel Rules

View the Rules online

The Administrative Rules of the NH Division of Personnel are not a negotiated agreement between the union and the state. They are a set of rules developed by management, although the union can sometimes be successful in influencing the contents. The Personnel Rules apply to all classified state employees and include such things as discipline, layoff, classification, promotion, selection, and evaluation.

When an employee believes that management has violated the Personnel Rules, they have the ability to file a request for dispute settlement, or an "appeal." Obviously, some situations are valid appeals and others are not. The first step in pursuing any appeal is to contact your union steward.

The union represents only members in Personnel Rule appeals, as a benefit of membership.