Sinclair stated they do not have professional staff in their Senate but the salary of professional staff comes out of the Classified pool. Mandy stated the union was voted down by three votes. The workload issues have been tabled since the union was voted down. In 120 days it will be possible to bring this up again. Mandy served on a Grievance panel.
Someone does represent staff.
Insurance carriers are being reviewed and want to get statistics regarding how many claims were paid. A decision will not be made on this until August. They are looking at a tier program. May. Currently are getting the word out that they are here and to respond if they may be interested in running. Staff consists of 500 to 600 employees.