Apr 13

Napa Solano Central Labor Council update!

By vacatea in Uncategorized

Siblings we have been very busy the past months identifying, meeting with, interviewing and endorsing this year’s slate of June primary candidates. We will now be starting our field program and will be looking for our affiliates to step up to the plate and once again show why the endorsement from our Napa Solano Siblings is so sought after!
Be on the lookout for a variety of ways to contribute to our primary campaign. One on one contact at worksite visits and personal Letters to your members from affiliate leaders are the most effective ways to begin a campaign. Justin will be providing you with a schedule in a couple of days and it is critical that your members are provided with several options to participate. I have attached a copy of our endorsements and they are also at the bottom of this blast.
We will be receiving our lists from the Fed and need to know if any affiliates want to opt out of our program. Please contact Justin or myself as soon as possible if this is the case.
Now that the pre endorsement convention is behind up we now have a final slate of candidate that the Napa Solano Central Labor Council has officially endorsed.

Now it is time to go to work.

Spring Salute 2016
Siblings, well by all accounts Friday nights 6th annual Napa Solano Central Labor Council spring salute was a smashing success! To the Casual Observer it looked like it went off without a hitch but those that were part of the organizational committee know otherwise 🙂
A special shout-out to Firefighters local 1186 who literally pulled your beleaguered executive director out of the fire and provided us with a BBQ that was out of this world.
And we also want to thank our Executive Board members and volunteers who stepped up to the plate to make it all happen. Painters, Teamsters #315, Operating Engineers 3, Carpenters, Building Trades, CSEA and of course our new field coordinator Justin Bailey for pulled off a wonderful event. I know there were more and Justin will be sending out a blast thanking all involved and also a final report.

I received a number of phone calls and emails over the weekend congratulating us on our efforts, and it was a great Team effort. Everyone was impressed that we were able to have Congressmen Mike Thompson and John Garamendi Assembly members Bill Dodd and Jim Frazier as well as California Superintendent of Public Education Tom Torlakson to pass out the awards and certificates to our worthy Siblings who we honored at the event. I have listed the winners at the bottom of the blast.
Also a shout out to G Anthony Phillips for the wonderful program honoring our Spring Salute Award winners and Jonathan Gordon for taking pictures. I think everybody agrees that the program we put together was awesome although a lot of the pictures are dark because of the lighting in the museum. I actually asked them to turn the lights off to keep things mellow and also the spotlight off of us old timers on the stage.
We will keep you up-to-date on the final numbers and once again we would like to reach out and thank everyone who had anything to do with the event and thank you for your continued efforts in making the Napa Solano Central Labor Council one of the most active labor councils in California. Hats off to everyone!

Link to Photos by G Anthony https://db.tt/y0SWYuTl

Strike averted
By now you have all heard that the Strike at the Maritime Academy and their 22 sister campuses was averted! Many thanks to all of our four State Reps: Senator Wolk and Assembly Members Bonilla, Frazier and Dodd for all writing letters in support of our Siblings. Great work by the local Leaders at the California Faculty Association!
CWA strike sanction:
Well one averted and another to take its place? Our Siblings at CWA has requested and been granted Strike Sanction by the Napa Solano Central Labor Council Executive Board in their struggles getting a contract with ATT. Let’s hope that we can avert another strike, they are after all failure, as their leadership continues to negotiate. We do however stand ready to hit the streets and support our Siblings.
Field campaign
Be on the lookout for a notice from Justin with our Phone Bank and walk schedule. We start work this week!

Endorsed Candidates by your Napa Solano Central Labor Council:
We are proud to announce:
US Congress:
CD # 5: Mike Thompson
CD #3: John Garamendi
CA Senate District
SD #3: Bill Dodd
CA Assembly District
AD # 4: Dual Endorsement for Dan Wolk and Don Saylor
AD # 11: Jim Frazier
AD #14: May Torlekson
Solano County Board of Supervisors:
District #1: Erin Hannigan
District #2: Dual Endorsement for Honeychurch and Iokamedes
District #5: Skip Thomson
Napa County Board of Supervisors:
District #2: Mark Luce
District #4: Alfredo Pedroza
District #5 Belia Ramos

Napa Solano Central Labor Council Spring Salute Award Winners:
Labor Partnership Award – These awards went to elected officials that our committee felt went above and beyond when it comes to fighting for the Working People in Napa and Solano counties.
LINDA SEIFERT
MARK JOSEPH
Labor Activism Award – This award went to the person that we felt did the most to team with Labor and support us on Issue Campaigns, Rapid Response and Candidate Promotion
RICKY HURTADO – NAPA
PAUL STICHICK- SOLANO
Labor Community Partner Award – This award went to the Business leader who best exemplified what a winning relationship between Labor and management can produce for the workforce and community
SYAR INDUSTRIES
Becky Benton Memorial Courage Award: This award went to the individual who, like our friend Becky Benton, showed remarkable courage in the face of adversity both in the political arena and facing the challenges that life throws at them.
AKBAR BIBB
Labor Champion Award – These awards were presented to the individuals and affiliates that make up the core team in our remarkable success every election. These Siblings show up and do the work every election cycle and help develop the field program for the council. Without their dedication and the support of their affiliate’s leadership we would not be nearly as successful.
KEVIN BROWN – IAFF 1186
FRED DAVENPORT – CSEA
SHARI HEROUT – TUTA
MARK DEWEERDT – CTA
KEVIN COLEMAN – IBEW
AISHA PALMER-ISLAM -SEIU 2015
TONY MCGRATH -OE-3
SEIU 1021 STRIKE TEAM.
Labor Backbone Award – This award went to the Siblings that we felt best showed why and how our members will continue to be a force in the Labor movement. These Sibs work every day to promote our values and are the backbone of our Labor Councils continued organizing success.
BRIAN COLUMBO – IRONWORKERS APPRENTICE
STEVE MCCALL- UA#343
GREG HOPE – UA#343 APPRENTICE
TAYLOR HUDSON – UNITE HERE
JIM RILEY – OE 3
BILL HODGES – INSULATORS APPRENTICE
FRANK CUNEO -SHEETMETAL APPRENTICE
Lou Franchimon Labor Lifetime Achievement Award: This award went to the individual who has demonstrated a dedication and service to working Men and Women over the long haul. This is meant to be our highest honor that we can present to a Labor Leader
CARLOS BORBA- TEAMSTERS

Upcoming Events:

Event for Don Saylor on April 15th
5:30-7:00 pm
Sudwerk Brewing Company
2001 2nd street, Davis, CA

Sheriff and DA Event for Skip Thomson on April 15th
Begins at 5:30 pm
Mandarin Restaurant
219 Texas street, Fairfield, CA

United Workers for Local Government on APril 19th
9:00 am
445 Nebraska street, Vallejo, CA

Dan Wolk reception on April 20th
5:30-7:00 pm
Home of Lois and Herb Cross
1805 Rehrmann drive, Dixon, CA

Construction Connect on April 20th
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
All Star Rents
2525 Claybank road, Fairfield, CA

CLC E-Board and Delegates Meeting
5:15 pm E-Board meeting, 6:00 pm general meeting
CTA office in Fairfield??

Construction Career Fair on April 22nd
9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Napa Valley College
2277 Napa Valley Highway, Napa, CA

Showing of movie “Fix It” on April 27th
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Solano Community College building 600

Latinos Unidos event on May 1st
Begins at 1:00 pm
St. Johns Catholic Church
960 Caymus street, Napa, CA

Bill Dodd event on May 6th
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Holman Cellars
190 Camino Orgua #9, Napa, CA

Letter Carriers Food Drive on May 14th

Jon’s new email: btruckcap@gmail.com

Jon Riley
Executive Director
Napa/Solano Central Labor Council
445 Nebraska St.
Vallejo Ca. 94590
707-373-5250 Cell
707-246-9727 Office
www.napasolanoclc.org

Apr 13

April State Council Report

By vacatea in Uncategorized

Prop 30 extension – we need to encourage all members to participate in the Prop. 30 re-authorization signature-gathering campaign. CTA is trying to collect 150,000 signatures statewide. April 18th is the deadline to turn in so let’s get this done!!!!!

WE HAVE A LOT TO LOSE

UNLESS WE RENEW PROP 30!

Instructional materials for our students
The kinds of supplies we need to do our job right
Programs that benefit our neediest students
The kinds of salaries that attract and retain high quality teachers

LAST PUSH EFFORT!

Every signature turned in earns a raffle ticket to win a Kindle Fire!
Every full petition turned in gets a $5 Starbucks card

(In addition to the 7 raffle tickets)

Here’s some great resources for your chapter and your members – First of all, check out resources available at:

www.cta.org/Campaign2016 – to talk about the initiative with their fellow members and in their communities.
http://www.cta.yourvoterguide.com/#/search – all politics are local and, if you’d like to know who the teachers in your community would like for you to vote for, go here! All you have to do is enter your address and that site will deliver a personalized voting guide
www.cta.org/optout – would you like to know more about the opt-out movement and what we can/can’t say to our parents and students about standardized testing? Go here to find out! Also, the testing subcommittee would like to remind us that, this year, scores from the smarter balanced test will set the cut scores for next year, therefore, they urge to make sure that students do not opt-out this year.

Finally, would you like to know some more about the many accommodations available for the Smarter Balanced test? This chart does a great job of breaking it down!

www.cta.org/social – and, finally, a new social directory of all local chapters and departments

Day of the Teacher – is May 11, 2016, and the theme is “California Teachers: Leaders of Learning.” ESP Day is May 17, 2016. Posters and celebration resources will be going out to local chapters soon so be sure to keep an eye on your mailbox!

Vergara – CTA is expecting an appeals court decision in regards to the Vergara case. We expect a positive ruling by May 25th, 2016. If you’d like to know more about this issue, go here!

Would you like to know more about restorative justice and explore just how schools can service all of our kids?

Would you like to learn how a group of committed individuals can change the world?

Come to the CTA office on May 7th to do all of this and more – simply click on that picture for more details!

Annual Online School Library Survey

The survey home page is at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb

Tip: Print the survey questions to gather answers before transferring them to the online survey

The password to access the survey (typed just as it appears here) @YourLibrary
After entering the password, use the Begin Survey link (rather than the ENTER key)

The survey will be open until April 30, 2016, but why not complete it now?
To print a copy of what you submit, select the link to Survey Results from Current and Prior Years on the survey home page. Select your school’s record for 2014- 15. What you will have before you is a concise, printable version of the information you just submitted.

Here’s a great training on closing the discipline gap!

Have you heard about the social security offset?

If you have not, please check out this. The inequities with educators and Social Security have been a fight for many years and this letter discusses many of the issues facing our members as we work to overcome this inequity. This isn’t going to be an easy fight but, together, we shall overcome!

If you have any questions, or if you have any feedback on any issues in this report, please click on the names of your State Council Reps to share your thoughts!