The Contracts page has been updated. The current (even expired) contract for all chapters (excluding Brookline) have been uploaded to the "Contracts" area under member resourses. Brother Bobby Jones also has approximately 50 contracts for various police, sheriff, and corrections departments across the state. Please email Bobby at bjones@afscme3657.org if you would like a specific contract.

The Local Government Center's 2008 Wage and Benefit Survey is now available. Click on the left panel under LGC to go to that page and the downloadable PDF's.

New Documents Added

There are three new downloads added to your Union’s web site. The information contained in these documents can help you prepare for contract negotiations. The documents are:

New Hampshire Occupational Employment and Wages: contains wage and employment estimates for roughly 600 occupations in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Employment Projections by Industry: Statewide projections for 64 industries and 647 occupations are included along with a brief description of trends that may affect demand for employment over the ten-year period.

New Hampshire Tax Rates: as reported to  the New Hampshire Department of Revenue, the 2006 tax rates for every city/town in New Hampshire.

The AFSCME Local 3657 Organizational Chart can be found under the "Downloads" area of the website. Here you will see what duties are carried out by which Executive Board member. As you probably already know, Chief Steward Matthew Judge has resigned his position with the Executive Board. As outlined in the AFSCME Local 3657 Constitution, the Executive Board appointed Brother Benjamin Lessard of Milford P.D. as Chief Steward, filling out the remaining term. Brother Lessard can be emailed at blessard@afscme3657.org.