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CPEA - Settled

SEA - Settled

SCEA - Settled

UPEA - Settled

UPOP & UPCA - Settled (UPOP GM Ratified, UPCA, GM Wed 9/19)

ESPCP - Rally, Disitrict office on Sept 18 @ 4:30 pm

ESPCP - Bargaining, Sept 18

#PD4Educators -  Fall 2018

Sept 29 - Race & Labor Workshop, 9 a - 5:30 pm  Registration information.  https://tinyurl.com/y83w8n6r

Clock hours:  0, Cost: $0, Food: Light refreshments and lunch are provided by Soundview,  Location:  Soundview

Oct 3 - New Hire Dinner, 4-6 pm

Nov 30-Dec 1 - Bargaining Conference

Nov 30-Dec 1 - Pre-Retirement Seminar

Dec 1 -  TeachingEquity Conference at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom (Clock hours provided) More details and registration at: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=qmzqlrqab&oeidk=a07efnc0v4p6646683a

More info about the Race and Labor Workshop

Some stories are dramatic, like the member of color who was threatened with physical violence after winning union office. Other are more subtle, the kind of incidents that can weigh on you when they’re repeated over and over. A Black union staffer often interacts with members by phone or email; when she later meets them in person, she is told, “Oh, you’re not how I pictured you.”  This workshop isn’t simply a diversity training. It’s designed to look at the history of racism in our country and in our labor movement. We talk about how racism shows up in our workplaces, our family and community life, and even our unions; how racial categories historically have served the interests of employers; and how divide-and-conquer hampers organizing today. Participants brainstorm solutions in four areas: bargaining, organizing, union culture, and community connections. We also discuss how to answer union sisters and brothers who aren’t convinced racial justice has anything to do with union politics. One small-group activity is to write a persuasive speech you might give to your executive board.

Goals:

1. Clearly communicate the relationship of race to US history and the history of organized labor.

2. Demonstrate skills that integrate racial justice into every area of their union (e.g. collective bargaining, organizing, public policy, political campaigns, strategic campaigns, legal, health & safety, research & education, community organizing, etc.)

3. Create a forum in which principled debate can unfold about the direction of organized labor and its relationship with race.

4. Identify approaches toward combating racial injustice and right-wing populism with the aim of building working-class unity.

5. Identify structural inequity in regard to race, specifically how it has manifested in the labor movement’s history and present institutions.

6. Participants will be able to locate themselves within the intersection of race and labor, then name specific ways that they and their unions can challenge structural inequity within the labor movement.

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Collective bargaining has always been the bedrock of the American labor movement. I hope that you will continue to anchor your movement to this foundation. Free collective bargaining is good for the entire Nation. In my view, it is the only alternative to State regulation of wages and prices - a path which leads far down the grim road of totalitarianism. Those who would destroy or further limit the rights of organized labor - those who would cripple collective bargaining or prevent organization of the unorganized - do a disservice to the cause of democracy.

John F. Kennedy 
 
               The collective bargaining agreement, or contract, establishes the rights and working conditions (including pay) for the members of CPEA, ESPCP, SCEA, SEA, UPCA, UPEA, and UPOP. Collective bargaining is the process used by the members of ESPCP to advocate for improved working conditions, fair wages, and to set limits on the power of the employer to act without representation.
 
      The power of collective bargaining is the power of the group to take united action. One employee has little power or influence and can easily be dismissed as a complainer or malcontent. Together, speaking with one voice at the bargaining table, ESPCP can promote the common interests and ideas of all members to address workplace issues.
  
     Through collective bargaining, you have the protection of due process and the ability to use the grievance process in situations where a supervisor or the employer acts unfairly or arbitrarily. Collective bargaining increases the wages and hours of employees in the bargaining unit. Over the last five years wages in our classified units have increased more than 25% on average. These are real gains for members worth thousands of dollars each year and would not have been possible without collective bargaining.
 
     In addition, member issues that involve potential loss of hours, layoff, transfer, and evaluation can all be addressed using the collective bargaining agreement, and the contract language providing employee protection is reinforced and improved as part of the bargaining process.
 
     The contractual agreement between the your local union and the District provides a venue for members of the bargaining unit to meet management as equals and stand up for the rights of workers to be treated with the respect they deserve, the respect they earn doing the important work that is necessary in providing a quality education of the students they serve.