Local 21 Rapid Responders Get Published
Local 21 Goes to Campaign School
Local 21's South Bay Office is Relocating
Save-The-Date! South Bay Rapid Response Team Training,
September 8
Save-The-Date! Delegate Assembly at Oakland Marriott, September 11
Save-The-Date! South Bay Members Host November Campaign Kick Off, September 11
Save-The-Date! AEA and CAMP Special Meeting, September 22
Save-The-Date! How to Reduce Your Stress - SF & East Bay Workshops
Local 21 Rapid Responders Get Published
Last week members of the Local 21 Rapid Response Team responded to a guest Op-Ed in the "San Francisco Examiner" by Public Defender Jeff Adachi, the proponent of a November ballot measure that will double health and retirement costs for City and County of San Francisco employees, and make dependent health care unaffordable for many working San Franciscans. Two Rapid Responders, Garry Bieringer and Mary Marzotto, were published in the "Examiner's" Letters to the Editor section last Friday and were effective in refuting Adachi's claims and shifting the focus back to the real devastating impact Prop. B will have on working families.
Read their letters here. To join the Rapid Response Team, visit our website.
Local 21 Goes to Campaign School
On Friday and Saturday, August 20 and 21, fifteen Local 21 members and staff participated in the California Labor Federation's 2010 Campaign School training. They came from Richmond, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose to learn the fine points of recruiting volunteers, reading polls, and getting out the vote. Of all of the unions who were part of the training, Local 21 sent the biggest delegation. Way to go team!
Congrats to the graduates! Lois Scott, SF; Gus Vallejo, SF; Maria Ryan, SF; Jo Elias-Jackson, SF; Tom Manley, Oakland; Rachel Richman, Staff; Sam Casas, Richmond; Cindie Fonseca, Staff; Michelle Hatfield, Staff; Alex Tonisson, Staff; Stephen Mungovan, SF; Sharon Jenkins, Staff; Luis Adona, SF; Zach Seal, Oakland; and Sandra Jeong-In Lane, Staff.
Local 21's South Bay Office is Relocating
Our Union's South Bay office is moving to a more central location at 4 North 2nd Street in San Jose on Friday, September 17. Due to our growth in the South Bay, we are moving into an office with a very large conference room that can better accommodate our many meetings. A special thanks goes to EC leaders Ananth Prasad, John Mukhar, and Dianna Butcher for helping Senior Staffer Nancy Ostrowski with previewing locations and deciding on the best space for all our members and staff.
Save-The-Date! South Bay Rapid Response Team Training,
September 8
Local 21 is hosting a training for all Rapid Response Team members on "Writing Letters to the Editor" on Wednesday, September 8, from 5 to 7pm at Local 21's South Bay office at 675 N 1st Street, San Jose . Some of the topics to be covered include writing effective letters to the editor, messaging, and campaign background. Please RSVP to Michelle Hatfield at mhatfiled@ifpte21.org.
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Save-The-Date! Delegate Assembly at Oakland Marriott, September 11
The next Delegate Assembly will be on Saturday, September 11, at the Downtown Oakland Marriott. Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 am, and the Assembly starts at 9 am. This Assembly will feature a campaign training for all attendees, a discussion of the Union's budget and heightened political challenges ahead, opening remarks by Paul Shearon, our International Union's Secretary/Treasurer, and Special Guest Speaker Keith Carson , Alameda County Supervisor representing District 5.
All delegates and any members interested in attending should RSVP by calling the Union office at 415-864-2100 or emailing Mandy Bratt at mbratt@ifpte21.org.
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Save-The-Date! South Bay Members Host November Campaign Kick Off, September 11
All South Bay chapter members are invited to join their colleagues and other Unions on Saturday, September 11, for a Rally and Precinct Walk in support of our endorsed candidates, Forrest Williams, candidate for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, District 1; and Xavier Campos, candidate for San Jose City Council, District 5. Please join us at the Labor Temple Hall A, 2102 Almaden Road in San Jose, 9am to 2 pm. Contact Michelle at 408-291-2200 with any questions and to confirm your attendance.
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Save-The-Date! AEA and CAMP Special Meeting, September 22
In an effort to save jobs and services, City Association of Management Personnel (CAMP) and Association of Engineers and Architects (AEA) members at the City of San Jose recently agreed to 10% reductions in their total compensation. Members will get their first paycheck with the cuts reflected in September, and the Union will be available to answer any questions about the equation the City is using to administer the cuts.
City of San Jose employees, please join us for a Special Membership meeting on Wednesday, September 22 at First Christian Church, 80 S. 5th Street in San Jose , to have all your questions answered. The meeting will be co-hosted by Local 21 and a coalition of San Jose city unions. In addition to addressing paycheck changes, we'll also be talking about how you can help make an impact in the upcoming campaign season. Let's work together this November and beyond to ensure these sacrifices are the end of our concessions, not the beginning of a long road to more cuts ahead.
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Save-The-Date! How to Reduce Your Stress - SF & East Bay Workshop
Do you find yourself adjusting to layoffs, worrying about the reduction in your investments, watching home equity disappear, maxing out credit cards, and struggling to make ends meet? Learn how to reduce stress in your life by attending these free classes for Local 21 members. The sessions, led by Kitty Costello, M.A., MFT and Richard Epstein, PhD, MFT, will take place on:
- Monday, September 13 from Noon to 1 pm at the Alameda County Law Library, Conference Room #3, 125 12th St., Oakland (brown bag lunches are permitted).
- Wednesday, September 22 from Noon to 1 PM at the SF PUC, 1145 Market Street in San Francisco, 1st Floor Large Conference Room. Work Life Support Service will be providing pizza and soda for participants.
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