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Hello brothers and sisters!

As the election draws closer and closer, we’re partnering with our friends and allies for a final Get Out the Vote Push – and we need your help!

• Where – IBEW 1245 – 30 Orange Tree Cir, Vacaville, CA 95687
• When – November 1st-4th at 9 am.

Come on out, folks, let’s get it done!

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Congratulations to VTA member, Ellen DiMichele!  She won a lovely flat-screen TV for taking a moment to fill out her CTA campagin 2014 pledge card.

Campaign 2014 is a very important one for educators because CTA’s recommended candidate for the Superintendent of Public Education is Tom Torlakson.  Tom is running against Marshall Tuck, a non-educator who is supported by billionaires because of his support for the corporate takeover of public schools, scapegoating of educators, and Arne Duncan’s high-stakes testing agenda.

If you’d like to participate in this raffle, which will award another TV every Friday between now and election day, and you’ve not filled out a pledge card, download this:

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And give it to your site director.  A full list of your site directors can be found here:

Good luck, brothers and sisters!


-Registration Fees for the conference (may be reimbursed prior to attending if needed*)

-Airfare (or mileage equivalent to economy airfare) for conferences far away (may be reimbursed prior to attending if needed*)

-Parking at venue and/or airport (if flying)

-Mileage to and from venue OR mileage to and from airport

-Round-trip shuttle between airport and venue

-Meals:
-Maximum of $80 per day is reimbursable
-When conference provides a meal, you may not be reimbursed for that meal
-When conference provides a partial day of meals, the breakdown of meal maximum reimbursement for meals not provided is as follows:
-Breakfast: $20
-Lunch $25
-Dinner $35

-Other travel charges, like bridge tolls

-$6 per day maximum in portage (tips for luggage handling, housekeeping, etc.)

* any pre-payments made shall be returned/paid back to VTA if the member does not attend the conference