Picture courtesy of John Spink / AJC

"It's like a sore and you are poking at the sore," said Gina Pagnotta (center), a 9-year Public Works employee who is president of the 357-employee Professional Association of City Employees (PACE). Pagnotta listens to Parking Meter Enforcement Officers outside the budget meeting per Atlanta Journal Constitution.

PACE had a Union Member meeting April 29th to inform workers of pending LayOff notifications. PACE was available at City Hall May 1, 2008 when notifications were enforced; currently PACE is assisting Union Members with Appeals for the RIF action imposed by the City Of Atlanta. Members are urged to use the Appeal Process to insure that the RIF's action was performed in accordance to Applicable codes and by-laws. Union members Riffed has 5 days to use the appeal process after receiving notice. PACE Union will provide the Legal Representation for Laid-Off union members. Members must contact the PACE Union Office or union President, Gina Pagnotta before the deadline.

Union News Update (correction version)

Retention system (Length of Service):

In order for Evaluations scores to count they must be considered "Effective Evaluations" toward your retention. The lowest effective evaluation scored is 80 points, an average score is 100 points and outstanding is a score of 120 points. Each employee earns ½ point per month towards Length of Service for retention, with a maximum of 6 points per year. The Yearly retention points for 20 years of Service = 200, and the maximum Yearly retention points = 240 up to Retirement.

To calculate your score, you must add your current year Evaluation score to the number of points you have earned for yearly retention.

04/19/2008 5:36pm

PACE Union Official's Notified of RIF's and Layoffs

City of Atlanta's Department of Human Resource (DHR) office notified PACE Union official's concerning the city's Reduction in Force (RIF) and Layoff's action plans. A meeting with Top Union Official's and DHR is scheduled on Monday April 21, 2008 to obtain pertinent information. Union official's will share the results of the meeting with Union Members on April 29th at the PACE Union General Assembly at Atlanta's City Hall.

Union President Gina Pagnotta contacted DHR Manager David Jones to ask important questions pertaining to the RIF's and Layoff's, to provide Union Members with answers to questions they may have. A List of the questions and answers are listed below:

Financial Changes are on the way to Balance the City of Atlanta’s Budget!

(Budget shortfall update)

The ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) program was instituted by the City of Atlanta, and according to the Mayor's Stakeholder’s Briefing on Channel 26, Atlanta need to cut 120 million to help balance the budget for 2009.

Channel 26 Budget Shortfall announcement by Mayor Franklin, David Edwards, Policy Advisor, and Janice Davis, CFO

Mayor Franklin discuss the proposed reason for the budget shortfall as a slowing economy, impacts that every one feels such as a 37% hike in Gasoline prices, building material sales down 5%, unemployment at a rate of 4.8%. Mayor Franklin announced that 75% of the budget is personnel related cost, and the city needs to fully understand what options are needed for the 2008/2009 budget.

As President of the Atlanta Chapter of P.A.C.E, my goals includes strengthening and promoting the one unified body and one unified voice of PACE Union. I will Collectively and individually strive for more open channels of communication between our Employees and the City of Atlanta.

Now is the Best Time to become a P.A.C.E member! Your rights should be protected.

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