IAPE Bulletin 8/17/2020: Check your bonus, nomination deadline

Did You Notice Your Bonus?

IAPE-represented employees eligible for our 2021 bonus should have received a second pay deposit on Thursday, August 13th. Under the terms of the IAPE/DJ contract, eligible employees were entitled to a payment equal to 0.5% of their salaries as of June 30th (so, before the calculation of your new rate of pay effective July 1st).

The contract refers to the 2021 bonus as “targeted at 0.5%” and states, “The actual lump sum payment will track the funding level of the Company’s management bonus (‘AIP’) plan, as determined by the Company, from 0% to 200% funded. For example, funding of the AIP at 90% would result in a lump sum of .45%. Funding of the AIP at 110% would result in a lump sum of .55%.”

The company’s management bonus was funded at 100%.

Election 2020: Nomination Deadline

There are only two weeks left to nominate yourself or a fellow member for the upcoming IAPE election of officers and directors. Nominations must be received by Aug. 31 using this form and submitted to elections@iape1096.org. The election committee will declare an eligible candidate who is unopposed at the deadline as winner by acclamation. The committee will post the nominees for contested positions by Sept. 4. 

Ballots will be mailed out by Oct. 5 and will be due back to the election provider by Nov. 4 to be counted. Official descriptions and duties of the roles can be found in the bylaws. 

A reminder that the election this year will be conducted via mail ballot, so please make sure we have your up-to-date mailing address so we know where to send your ballot in early October. 

You can read more about the nomination process and official guidance on rules around campaigning in the candidate toolkit on the election page of the IAPE website. 

Training Reminder, Steward 101

Whether representing a member during a meeting with managers, acting as an information source for members wondering about the union, or helping to organize IAPE events and activities, stewards are the lifeblood of our union. Are you interested in becoming an IAPE steward? Please join us for our Steward 101 training this Wednesday, August 19th at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

We’ll be talking about all the ways members can get involved as stewards and will describe the importance of effective stewards in a union structure. This is another of our series of remote training classes. To register for this or any of our upcoming classes, please visit our events page.