8/24/09

WEST VIRGINIA GRIEVANCE WORK GROUP MEETS

The Governor’s Office and WV Legislature are contemplating what could amount to significant changes in the state’s employee grievance procedure. AFSCME has been active in attending working group meetings with State Director Ed Hartman as a member.

This past March, a grievance reform bill had support from 24 of the 34 members of the West Virginia Senate, but it died when it fell short of the four-fifths majority required for a final reading. After the regular legislative session, lawmakers took up study of the grievance process during their interim meetings in May and June, but now that study has moved over to the work group set up by Gov. Manchin. As meetings continue, updated information will be posted and mailed to our members.

Grievance Work Group Members:

Sen. Ed Bowman, D-Hancock
Sen. Bob Plymale, D-Wayne
Sen. Russ Weeks, R-Raleigh
Del. Dale Martin, D-Putnam
Del. Ron Walters, R-Kanawha
Robert Ferguson, Secretary, West Virginia Department of Administration
Joe Smith, Office of the Governor
Lewis Brewer, Director, West Virginia Ethics Commission
Billie Jo Streyle-Anderson, West Virginia Division of Personnel
Kenneth Perdue, President, West Virginia AFL-CIO
Ed Hartman, Executive Director, West Virginia AFSCME
David Haney, Executive Director, WVEA
David Miller, WVU
Mark Carter, Chamber of Commerce

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