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$9.3
Trillion: U.S. National Debt. [Reuters,
ANALYSIS-U.S.
economists see long-term ills from Iraq war, March 13, 2008]
$311 Billion: US Federal Deficit
[Christian Science Monitor, U.S.
deficit at record high and rising, April 23, 2008]
33.51: Cost of a barrel of oil in March 2003.
[Energy Information
Administration]
$118.59:
Cost of a barrel of oil on April 29, 2008. [www.oil-price.net]
$3.53: Average Price Per
Gallon of Gas in Iowa - April 29, 2008. [AAA]
$123 Billion: Profits of Exxon Mobil, Shell
Oil, BP America Inc., Chevron, and ConocoPhillips in 2007.
[AP, Congress Has Big
Questions for Big Oil, April 1, 2008]
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INDIVIDUAL HOME CARE PROVIDERS
AFSCME Iowa Council 61, LOCAL 1100
In the Near Future |
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3% Raise for Providers, Retroactive to July 1, 2006
The raise has passed both a
federal and state approval process. DHS is in the process now of
calculating the providers retroactive raises and a separate check will
be issued to the providers affected. All current CDAC providers will
receive a 3% raise, not to exceed the maximum hourly rate or the maximum
daily rate. Look to your mailbox around November 2007 for a letter from
DHS explaining the details of the raise. |
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AFSCME Iowa Council 61 Local 1100 Dues Deduction
DHS
and AFSCME have been working diligently to get your union dues directly
withdrawn from your check. We are close to the final details being
resolved. We hope to achieve success no later than the years end. Dues
will be 2% of your monthly income with $15.00 minimum and a $35.00
maximum. |
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Universal Logging Forms
DHS will implement a
Universal Logging Form in the near future, so all providers have the
same logging system. AFSCME Iowa Council 61 Local 1100 Elected Committee Members have
been involved in the review process. It is our hope once all the
details are finalized and members learn how the logging form is to be
filled out, members will appreciate the Universal Logging System that
will meet any Audit conducted. |
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Bargaining the 2nd Memorandum of Understanding
Soon our newly elected
Local 1100 Bargaining Team will be meeting with DHS to bargain a 2nd
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Proposals have been submitted from
members around the state and the members at Chapter Meetings voted on
the proposals to be presented. |
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