Welcome to the DOR web page. This is your chapter board:

John Tortelli	President	METRO	x32647
Mary Brawn	JEB	Worcester	x22707
Gardner Chace	JEB	Brockton	x36226
Ed Kiley	Health & Safety	Worcester	x22781
Keven Milan	Secretary	Worcester	x22741
Derek Goodwin	Chapter board	Brockton	x36153
Joe Imperato	Chapter board	Salem	x52847
Chris Landry	Chapter board	Brockton	x36224
Jack Martin	Chapter board	Springfield	x21020
Anne Podolak	Chapter board	Springfield	x21412
Kay Williams	509 Recording Sec'y	100 Cambridge	x64024

DOR STEWARD LIST

BROCKTON	Dave Roe	x36207
	William Tattan	x36213
BARNSTABLE	Mary Gendron	x72206
METRO	Lisa Antonino	x32512
	Sandra Cirignano	x32556
	Joel Pimental	x32312
	Eric Rios	x32517
	Cliff Williams	x32551
SALEM	Laura Adams	x52901
CHELSEA	Thomas Walsh	x77650
	Joshua Hicks	x77627
	Charles Penta	x77618
	Donald Lowe	x77651
SPRINGFIELD	Jack Martin (Chief Steward)	x21020
	Anne Marie Caruso	x21431
	Jorge Gonzalez	x21035
	Anne Podolak	x21412
	Alexandra Wysocki	x21066
PITTSFIELD	Christine Hurley	x24013
	Joseph Lerose	x24018
WORCESTER	Maria Delossantos	x22619
	Gwen Eaton	x22758
	Susan Hokanson	x22782
	Peter Hughes	x22765
	Dawn Anderson	x22766

Anyone experiencing contract related problems should contact a steward or chapter board member.  Never go it alone to an investigatory or disciplinary meeting.

Warning: Unauthorized browsing of any kind is prohibited by policy and may also be a legal violation.  If you shouldn't look don't look.  Your job could depend on it.

Remember: Despite the work demands placed upon us, our contract specifies a 37.5 hour work week.  With our case load size and extra projects, it is impossible to accomplish everything.  We have repeatedly requested that overtime be made available, only to have management deny this need. The bottom line is if it can not be done in your scheduled work week, leave it.

We expect to have David Yamada from Suffolk University, an expert on bullying in the work place, at an upcoming chapter Board meeting.  Please plan to attend.
  

Dear Local 509 Members:

On June 26, SEIU LOCAL 509 and NAGE met with DOR management, DPH, and DCAM to review the final report by RDK engineering on the HVAC system in the Salem office.  The report contained many recommendations and changes that need to be made to improve the air quality in that office.  DOR has agreed that all the changes must be completed by the landlord.

The following were also agreed to by DOR and the unions:

• DOR will send employees a memo by July 3, 2008, offering the opportunity to transfer from that worksite if your health is being impacted by your current building.  You will need to apply by July 11 to be considered for this option.  DOR will make decisions on these requests by July 25. 
• DPH will test the site for radioactive material by
  July 11, 2008.
• DCAM will meet with the landlord by July 11, 2008, and let it be known that they must complete all the actions contained in the engineers report.  The landlord will have until July 23 to respond with a plan outlining dates for completion of the required work.

The unions notified DOR that private counsel has been retained to ensure that this matter is fully resolved.

Sincerely,
John Tortelli
DOR Chapter President
LOCAL 509

Nineteen DoR workers from Worcester were treated for carbon monoxide on Thursday, May 29, and the building, which also includes a DMR office, was evacuated.  The immediate issue has been addressed and the offices reopened.  SEIU 509 is working with the state to arrive at a satisfactory long-term solution to the issue of poor quality worksites for our members.

Read the article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reporting on the incident, including interviews with Local 509 President Michael Grunko and several members of our DoR chapter. 

Read a follow-up article from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, covering the state's response to the incident.