eNewsletter - October 30, 2009
San Francisco Residents, Vote on November 3
Take Action to Close the Prop. 13 Loophole!
Union Benefit: Save on Your AT&T Wireless Bill
Know Your Rights: Weingarten (Don't Go In Alone!)
Save-The-Date! How to Reduce Your Stress - SF & East Bay Workshops (Oct. 5 & 19)
San Francisco Residents, Vote on November 3
Local 21's San Francisco and Executive Councils have made the following endorsements in the San Francisco election on Tuesday, November 3.
Measure A: Budget Reform, Neutral
Improves San Francisco's budget process and financial management, but could also establish inflexible deadlines for bargaining.
Measure B: Improves Governance, YES
Allows each member of the Board of Supervisors to have three legislative assistants, instead of two. It will improve constituent services and provide needed policy assistance to Board members. Local 21 currently represents the Board Aides.
Measure C: Rec and Parks, YES
Allows the sale of naming rights to Candlestick Park. Of the City's share of funds, 50% will go to the General Fund and 50% to fund Recreation Director positions. This proposal will help save jobs and services.
Measure D: Arts & Business Dist., YES
Creates an arts & business district on Market St. between 5th and 7th Streets, to be funded through billboards and signs, with funds used to revitalize the area.
Measure E: City Furniture, YES
Freezes the number of ads on city benches at the January 2008 level.
Register to vote online! All registrations for the November 3 election must be completed by October 19.
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Take Action to Close the Prop. 13 Loophole!
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This year's budget crisis has made it painfully clear - it's time for our leaders to stop offering half measures and political rhetoric and start proposing honest solutions. |
It's time for California to get serious about reforming a system that is bankrupting our state. If you believe in creating greater equity in our tax system, shutting down corporate tax loopholes and bringing back fiscal sanity to the California budget - please sign the petition today!
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Union Benefit: Save on Your AT&T Wireless Bill
Local 21 members are eligible for a variety of benefits under Union Privilege and Union Plus, a program developed by the AFL-CIO to provide quality products, discounts, and services to union members and their families. Union Plus offers range from legal services and insurance discounts to discounts on health, travel, and recreation.
One of the many benefits Local 21 members receive includes a 10% discount at AT&T Wireless, off the regular monthly rate for individual and family wireless cell phone plans, data plans, phones, and accessories. The discount applies to new and existing AT&T wireless subscribers.
For more information, print out the Union coupon, or visit the Union Plus website for more information on this and other benefits.
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Know Your Rights: Weingarten (Don't Go In Alone!)
All employees have the right to union repre-sentation! If you are called into a meeting or are being questioned about anything which may result in discipline, request a Local 21 representative or steward immediately.*
You have the right to information about the subject and scheduling of any meet-ings, as well as a reasonable amount of time to privately consult with your union steward, prior to any questioning. Your representative also has the right to actively advocate on your behalf. An employer must cancel or postpone any meetings or questioning until a union representative arrives. If your employer refuses your request for union representa-tion, you have the right to not answer their questions. Never voluntarily give up your right to union representation!
*U.S. Supreme Court, Weingarten case.
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Save-The-Date! How to Reduce Your Stress - SF & East Bay Workshops (Oct. 5 & 19)
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 this 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 21 from Noon to 1 PM at the San Francisco Public Library at 100 Larkin St., Sycip Family Conference Room, 4th floor (no food allowed).
- Monday, October 5 from Noon to 1 PM at the Alameda County Law Library, Conference Room #3, 125 12th St., Oakland (brown bag lunches are permitted).
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