Thank you to everyone who took the time to call their Milwaukee County Supervisors! Your voices were heard loud and clear. On Wednesday, November 18th, the Milwaukee County Board voted to override Scott Walker's vetoes to the Day Treatment Program, Community Support Program and Targeted Case Management. Follow link for results of the vote...

Call your Milwaukee County Supervisors TODAY and ask them to override Scott Walker's vetoes to mental health services. Follow link for more details...

On Friday, November 13th, all St. Francis Hospital bargaining units (RN, Tech and Service) ratified new two-year contracts by an 80% margin. Follow link for more details...

We regret to inform you that VA Local 5032 nurse, Capt. Russell Seager, NP in Primary Care at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, was among the fatalities in the Fort Hood shooting last week. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, friends and co-workers. We will share further information regarding memorials as it is made available by his family.

Read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article regarding Kari Held, a long time Occupational Therapist for the Day Treatment Program at Milwaukee County Behavioral Health, whose job was in jeopardy as a result of the proposed budget cuts. Follow link to read the article reprinted from the November 9, 2009 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...

On Monday, November 9th, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted to restore funding for critical mental health services provided by WFNHP Local 5001 Milwaukee County Chapter members in the Day Treatment Program, Community Support Program (CSP) and Targeted Case Management (TCM). Follow the link for more details on the votes...

Some members have asked questions about the status of the contract. The contract is signed and approved and is due to arrive from the printer this week. You can expect to receive your copy of the new contract from your union rep later this week. Follow link for further details...

On October 28, 2009, our union and Milwaukee County reached an agreement that excludes all WFNHP members from the furlough plan. That means NO FURLOUGHS for our union members. Instead of some members losing 32 hours of pay, all members will accrue only 4 hours on the next minor holiday (which should be Veterans Day). Part time employees will have the time pro-rated. This reduction from 8 hours to 4 hours is for this year only, and only for the one minor holiday. Follow link for further details...

A peaceful union protest turned violent on Sunday, when a heckler physically assaulted two union leaders. Patty Yunk, policy director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), was physically pushed by the pro-Walker heckler. The heckler also physically pushed Bill Mollenhauer, AFSCME staff rep, to the ground. WITI Fox 6 News caught the incident on camera while covering the story. You can watch a clip of the story/altercation.

The Local 5012 membership ratified a new two-year agreement with Memorial Hospital of Burlington on Friday, July 10th. Click to read details on the contract summary. 

On Monday, June 29^th, the Local 5001-Milwaukee County Chapter membership overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new three-year contract with Milwaukee County that provides fair wage increases and protects against healthcare costs. Follow the link to read more details on the tentative agreement.