Fix it: Healthcare at the Tipping Point

Join us for a statewide screening &
discussion of the powerful documentary

Date: Wednesday, April 27th

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Location: Solano Community College, Building 600

4000 Suisun Valley Rd., Fairfield, CA

Join cities around the state to watch and discuss this 38-minute documentary that takes an in-depth look at how our broken healthcare system is damaging our economy, suffocating our businesses, discouraging physicians, and negatively impacting the nation’s health, while remaining unaffordable for a third of our citizens. Learn more about how Improved Medicare For All saves money, saves lives and covers everyone!

Starring: Nurses, patients, business owners, doctors, and healthcare experts.

Also starring: You! Join us for popcorn and a discussion after the film!

Event Producers: Campaign for a Healthy California, Napa/Solano Central Labor Council, Solano Community College Alliance, California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA), Courage Campaign, California NOW, California Nurses Association (CNA), Partnership, J. Glynn & Company, National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), Vision Y Compromiso.

To find out more about showings near you:  Jerry Fillingim at jfillingim@csea.com

Since there so many links in these meeting minutes, here’s the entire document for you to review, brothers and sisters. Please check out the links, there’s a lot of good stuff on the other end of them. :-)

If you prefer a copy of the minutes, here they are!

April 19 Rep Council Meeting Minutes           

3:30-5:00 @ Jepson library

Members present – Moira McSweeney, Alyson Brauning, Brenda Hensley, Corey Penrose, Samantha Dubs, Sylvia Aquino, Todd Blanset, Karen Peters, Tracey Begley, Sofia Calderon, Megan Morris, Mike Ensley, Tammy Parker, Sharon Riehl, AnnMarie Woehler, Dawn Waid, Russ Tucker, Julie McGee, Mark Richardson, Helen Blood, Lisa Cusi, Becky Wylie, Jenni Brown, Glenn Branaman, Jouli Jara, Erin Gordon, Chris Fickes, Julie Timmerman, Miranda Merino Kelly, Sylvia Shepard

Members absent – Karen Beeby, Linda Covey, Cyndi Marshall, Lotty Chavez-Anemoto, Gregg Gallagher, Cathy Valdez, Greg Gmahling, Cindy Bray, Kiley Walen, Michelle Fraser, Scott Bassett

  • Mark Frazier attended to discuss school start time and grading policies for 2016-2017.  His presentation was very well received by our membership.

1)- Approval of the minutes – the minutes were approved.

2) – Approval of the agenda – after adding state council to committee reports, the agenda was approved with flexibility.

3) – President’s report – Moira reported on the following:

  • Intention to return letters – the district will be sending out the intention to return letters   Members will be asked to sign by June 30th.

Motion – direct state council representatives to develop an NBI to remove this provision from Ed Code – seconded and approved.

  • Displaced teacher pool – was held on April 6th. Movement between sites will happen next.
  • Election for State Council – will be held from April 20th to the 28th. Please pick up the materials and run elections at your individual sites.
  • Emerging leaders training – will be held at Jepson on May 18th. Please promote this with your members and Dean Vogel will be in attendance!
  • Grading Committee Update – Sylvia Aquino updated council on the conversations in the grading committee and outlined the proposed grading policy changes for this fall.
  • Maternity/paternity information – Sylvia and Samantha updated council on the status of their committee work regarding the professional issues associated with pregnancy and pregnancy leave.
  • CTA May 4th walk-in – Alyson discussed the focus of the event with council and discussed some of the events happening around the state.

4) – Treasurer’s report – after reviewing the treasurers report, outgoing expenses, rep reimbursement, and the proposed budget for 16-17, the treasurers report was approved.

5) – Committee/Chair reports

Motion – donate $150 dollars to the Chamber of Commerce GOTCHA event recognizing outstanding student achievement – seconded and approved.

  • BargainingThe full report can be found here.  Brenda reported on tentative agreement #1, tentative agreement #2 and took some questions from council about the next steps in the bargaining process.  The next session is scheduled for April 21st.  The report finished with a discussion of short term independent study contracts for the spring.

Motion – direct state council representatives to write an NBI advocating for a five year evaluation pause for unit members with ten years of service credit – seconded and approved.

  • Grievance – none
  • Equity Team– none
  • Health Care– Alyson reported on that there is a workshop on health insurance on May 10th and we will be attending it. 

Motion – endorse the CLC slate of Canidates – seconded and approved.

  • Special Ed – Tammy discussed ongoing special Ed issues in VUSD and the challenges facing our members who work in special education. The logistics of the next special Ed meeting were finalized and discussed.  The report finished with a few questions. 
  • Leave Bank and Julie Davis Scholarship– none
  • Membership– none

6)- Business – none

7) – Conference reports – reports on the GTC North were shared with council.  Pics from the event can be found here and on Twitter using the hashtag #ctagtc

8) – Others – none

9) – Raffle – A ten dollar Starbucks card was won by Erin Gordon and Miranda Merino

10) – Adjournment – the meeting was adjourned at 5:18

Respectfully submitted, Corey Penrose

Rebuilding Solano – 2016 Smoke Alarm Installation!

2016 VACAVILLE SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATION EVENT

MAY 14, 2016 – 8:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

OUR GOAL: INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS FOR RESIDENTS
LIVING IN A VACAVILLE MOBILE HOME PARK.

OUR ASK: GET INVOLVED! YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT IS NEEDED TO ASSIST THE CITY OF VACAVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND REBUILDING TOGETHER SOLANO COUNTY IN OUR GOAL OF PROVIDING A SAFE HOME.

TO REGISTER:
Rebuilding Together Solano County, Elizabeth Hoffman (Executive Director) @ 707.580.9360 / Ehoffman.rtsc@gmail.com.

Website: www.rebuildingtogethersolanocounty.org
JOIN NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS IN NEED TO LIVE
IN WARMTH, SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE.

Click here for the flyer!

Do you have some thoughts about when school should start next year?

If you’ve not already seen it, the district has developed a survey asking for input.

Click here to complete it!

Thanks!

Do you have some thoughts about public education at the national level? Here are your colleagues who will advocate for you at the national level!

What!    The National Education Association Representative Assembly—the RA—is the highest decision-making body within the over 3 million-member NEA. With over 8,000 delegates, the RA is also the world’s largest democratic deliberative body.

How long is the RA? Over the course of eight business sessions spanning four days, RA delegates debate the vital issues that impact American public education and set Association policy and activities for the year ahead.

Is the Representative Assembly the same as the Annual Meeting?  No. The Annual Meeting is the six-day period of time that includes the Representative Assembly. The first two days of the Annual Meeting are devoted to delegate registration and a wide range of pre-RA meetings, conferences, and exhibits.  *Prior to the RA, states hold their caucus meetings which delegates are required to attend.  Delegates need to plan on attending both their state caucus meetings AND the RA if elected.

How do NEA members become delegates? NEA members elect their peers to represent their concerns at the RA. The delegates represent NEA local and state affiliates, student members, retired members, and other segments of the NEA membership. The elected delegates determine NEA’s strategic plan and budget, legislative program, and resolutions. Delegates also vote, by secret ballot, on proposed amendments to the NEA constitution and bylaws and elect NEA’s executive officers, Executive Committee members, and at-large members of the NEA Board of Directors.

Why is the annual meeting held over the July 4th holiday?  Traditionally, July 4th was chosen because it was convenient for many educators. It was a time when most schools had finished the regular school year. In most cases, July 4th did not interrupt summer school sessions, and cities are often able to offer more availability and lower prices when meetings are scheduled over the holiday.

Is the RA always in the same city?  No. The site of each year’s NEA Annual Meeting is determined by the NEA Board of Directors. Future meetings will be held in, Denver (2014) and Washington DC (2016).

What factors determine where NEA holds its annual meetings?  The NEA Board of Directors decides the location of the annual meeting. These decisions are limited by the size of a city’s convention center, hotel availability, dates and affordable pricing. Many convention centers do not have enough space for the general session (the Representative Assembly).

How many people support the convention while it is going on? Several convention center personnel such as laborers, food service workers, security personnel, and cleaning personnel help us during the Annual Meeting. Also, there are about 300 NEA staff and almost 250 volunteers who support the convention.

 Who are your delegates this summer?

Alyson Brauning

Brenda Hensley

Julie Timmerman Rodrigues

Corey Penrose

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