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Working in Cooperation
Promotions Approved
Some state employees are going to have an extra reason to celebrate this
year. On June 1, 2007, after consultation and agreement with the American
Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Communication
Workers of America and the Fraternal Order of Police, the New Mexico
State Personnel Board approved promotions for Dispatchers, Juvenile and
Adult Probation Officers, as well as various positions within the Human
Services Department. These reclassifications reflect increased requirements
and responsibilities demanded by the affected positions. The promotions
were the result of a series of classifications studies conducted by the
State Personnel Office to bring state pay line with their regional counter
parts.
Alternate Pay Bands
In addition, the State Personnel Board also approved alternate pay bands
for thirty-one positions in state government including Corrections
Officers and library workers. Alternate Pay Bands allow state agencies
to temporarily pay larger salaries to affected employees. The State
Personnel Office recommended the Alternate Pay Bands because the recommended
positions were having an extremely difficult time recruiting and retaining
employees for these jobs. Typically the State Personnel Office looks
at the job market both within the state and in the eight surrounding
states when assessing the need for Alternate Pay bands.
These adjustments to the classification structure are part of the co-operative effort between the Governor, AFSCME employees, the Communication Workers of America and the Fraternal Order of Police to improve working conditions for state employees through out the state of New Mexico.
Changes Take Effect
The changes will take affect the first full pay period in July. According
to State Personnel Director Sandra Perez, the Personnel Office will
first implement the classifications study, then the alternative pay
bands and then finally the pay increases approved by the legislature
during the last session.
“This is the continuation of several steps in the right
direction by the State Administration to remedy salary inequity,” said
former AFSCME Council 18 Executive Director, Bruce Jett.
Dates in Labor/Civil Rights History
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March on Washington, D.C. for Jobs and Respect - March 18, 1963
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Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - April 4, 1968
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Workers' Memorial Day - April 28th
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Brown vs. Board of Education - May 17, 1954
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Cesar Chavez forms United Farmworkers Organizing Committee - June 1965
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Civil Rights Act - Prohibiting Employment Discrimination -
July 2, 1964 -
The Voting Rights Act - August 6, 1965
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Womens' Right to Vote - August 18, 1920
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Montgomery, AL Bus Boycott -
December 5, 1955 - December 21, 1956
