Soundview Uniserv Council

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Equity Team

Every month on the last Monday, the Equity team meets at 4:30 pm. Our vision is to have our union supporting “diversity and encourage[ing] educational equity, social justice, and cultural awareness in order to increase collaboration and global citizenship.” In these meetings we spend time on these four tenets:

• Ethnic Minority Leadership
• Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color
• Professional Development Training
• Community Outreach 

click here to register for the April 26th meeting

The next meeting April 26th at 4:30 pm. This month the co-Chairs Sarah & Filma are hosting National Education Association trainers who bring trainings that create distributive power throughout our membership. This session the training topic is Running for Office.  Click here to learn more about the equity team work

Invites are sent via email. Didn't get one, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Click here to learn more about the equity team work

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 #PD4Educators

Check out this upcoming SPU conference where WEA member Conrado is a presenter in the "Historical Trauma: Stop the Assaults and Start the Healing" Session Click here to learn more about the Professional Development Conference 2021 | Seattle Pacific University (spu.edu) 

Professional development helps members continue to not only be competent in their profession, but also excel in it. Check out the latest opportunities at: http://www.mysoundview.org/index.php/events-mainmenu. Just some of the classes offered: 

• SPED
• STEM
• Remote Instruction
• Inclusion
• Digital Classrooms – Records, Recordings, and Privacy

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There is no gift from the Freedom Foundation.

Click here for more information: Frequently Asked Questions: Freedom Foundation vs. WEA 

They Say ... We offer attorneys to cancel union membership

We Say ... We offer attorneys to support grievances

They Say ... Pay for our educational insurance when you cancel your membership

We Say ... Your educational insurance up to $1 Million already covers members

They Say ... Union membership costs money

We Say ... Union membership gives you a voice in the workplace

They Say ... You have a right to pay union dues

We Say ... You have the right to stand up without retribution to poor working conditions

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 Bates PTEs, 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, your local promotes 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.
 
    

Get Involved

    Have you been around your union a while and never had the opportunity to get involved? Contact us to find out more at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .