CONGRATULATIONS
YOU DID IT!!!!! Governor Gregoire has been re-elected and Terry Bergeson is out
and Randy Dorn is in!!!!! OBAMA IS IN!!!!!!!!
This would not have happened without all of your hard work! Cascade Uniserv made 20,000 Calls!
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WE NEED YOUR HOME EMAIL ADDRESSES! These were used during the strike, during future bargaining and other times coming up that we cannot use district mail. A good example would be the elections and certain WEA isues. Thank you for your cooperation on this. We will be using the addressess in email accounts through our web server. District will not be given this information. As soon as we get the new address, we will be sending it out to you all.
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KNOW YOUR CONTRACT
Section 16.0 Work Week/Work Day This section of the contracts defines your work days for all positions. This is found on page 13 of your contract. If you ever have any questions about whether your job is temporary or permanent, that is where to look.
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DO NOT USE YOUR SCHOOL COMPUTER OR EMAILTO CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS
Retirement/Gainsharing
$270 x’s per year of service for all SERS/TERS/PERS plan 3 members.
WEA has a lawsuit against the Legislature for taking away Gainsharing.
Gainsharing was a promise from the legislature for all PERS/SERS/TERS plan 3 members. It was a binding contract that several legislators signed yet they just took it away.
Email – Actuary.state@leg.wa.gov
Tell them how angry and disappointed you are in the taking away of Gainsharing. The actuary must- by law- read every email sent in. Make him read for hours every month about Gainsharing. Share your story.
Contributions – ESP cannot change their retirement contributions even though there is a law allowing us to do so. The IRS has denied our ability to change our contribution amounts. Next year the IRS is promising to take the teachers ability to change contributions as well.
Contact Senator Murray and Senator Cantwell. Let them know what it means for us to be able to change our contributions.
"TAKE THE LEAD" Washington has fallen behind: 46th in class size, 42nd in spending per student, $548 less per student than in 1992, and dead last on the West Coast in teacher compensation.