June 2019 - Salt_Lake_BG_Association_Mailing_List

Fwd: Leadership Skills Training Opportunity for all USEA members!
by erik dee 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

If anyone is interested please let me know. Thanks for your membership! Erik Adams Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Utah School Employees Association <information(a)useautah.org> > Date: June 18, 2019 at 8:23:00 AM MDT > To: Erik <deeerik222(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Leadership Skills Training Opportunity for all USEA members! > Reply-To: Utah School Employees Association <information(a)useautah.org> > > > View this email in your browser > > > Leadership Registration Form > > > > Copyright © 2019 Utah School Employees Association, All rights reserved. > Your membership with the USEA entitles you to receive periodic updates regarding issues important to your role as Education Support Professionals in Utah's public education system. > > Our mailing address is: > Utah School Employees Association > 864 E Arrowhead Lane > Murray, UT 84107 > > Add us to your address book > > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. >

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Fwd: Mass meeting minutes 5.23.19
by erik dee 13 Jun '19

13 Jun '19

These are the notes from our mass meeting Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Erik Adams <Erik.Adams(a)slcschools.org> > Date: June 13, 2019 at 2:24:11 PM MDT > To: erik dee <deeerik222(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Mass meeting minutes 5.23.19 > > > FYI > Erik Adams > Head Custodian > Bryant Middle School > 40 S. 800 E. > Salt Lake City, UT 84102 > 801-301-4522 cell > 801-578-8123 office > > Scanned By Microsoft EOP

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Fwd: Negotiations
by erik dee 12 Jun '19

12 Jun '19

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Erik Adams <Erik.Adams(a)slcschools.org> > Date: June 12, 2019 at 2:47:58 PM MDT > To: erik dee <deeerik222(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Fw: Negotiations > > Let's do this! > > Erik Adams > Head Custodian > Bryant Middle School > 40 S. 800 E. > Salt Lake City, UT 84102 > 801-301-4522 cell > 801-578-8123 office > > > > From: James Tobler [UT] <James.Tobler(a)myuea.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 2:43 PM > To: Donald Rowley; Erik Adams > Cc: Bee Alonso; Mike Harman; Talia Hansen; Tony Siciliano; Karen Allbor; matthew ingleby; Terri Coppa; Chaylee Olson; James Lewis [UT]; David Miller; Tiffany Bozarth; Eddy Sanchez > Subject: RE: Negotiations > > Hi all, > > > > Copied below is the e-mail to our members and info for our rally on Tuesday June 18th. We would very much appreciate your attendance and support! Also, we in SLEA are very motivated to work together with you down the road to strengthen ALL jobs in SLCSD! > > > > Thank you! James Tobler > > SLEA President > > o. 801.262.6627 > > c. 801-363-2259 > > > > ---------------------------- > Dear SLEA, > > We need all who are available to come to our Show of Unity rally Tuesday, June 18th 11:30 am – 12:30 pm at Innovations High (1700 S. & State St. – southwest corner of SLCC). The SLCSB will be holding their annual planning meeting there that day and we want to ‘show our unity’ before the SLCSD and SLEA negotiating teams meet with a federal mediator later this summer. And of course, wear RED! > > As I said in my last e-mail, the district’s “best and final” offer last week was a shift from our current steps and lanes salary schedule to the Canyon’s single lane schedule. Our analysis shows that educators who spend 20+ years in SLCSD would lose anywhere from $125,000 to $200,000 over the span of their career. We must improve our profession, not take steps back. > > Invite any/all groups and individuals to come support us June 18th! It would be great if you could reach out to parents to get their support, specifically your school’s SCC and PTA. Improving the teaching profession is improving education. Invite all to wear RED 😉 Parents are strong voices in our district and the more we can engage and work with them the better! > > The media has latched onto the 6% raise, and the district’s response is that the Canyon’s raise with the additional $100 is 6% and would be the best teacher pay in the valley. But, as I said, with further analysis we know this would hurt our profession for the long run. We are inviting the press, so if you are interviewed by someone, keep it positive and ‘on message’. We’d like to move away from the 6% message and have it be more about improving our steps and lanes to strengthen the teaching profession! Some ideas for your signs might be: > Recruit and Retain Educators > Strengthen Our Profession > Student Success > Respect Our Profession > Rally for Teachers, Fight for Students > Standing Stronger Together > Listen > > We’re tired of shared governance being compromised in many of our schools and many are feeling micromanaged by the district. We’d also like to address paid parental leave. A strong showing Tuesday will strengthen us not just for this contact negotiations but in addressing other issues down the road as well. Let’s show them we’re standing together! > > Respectfully, > > James Tobler > SLEA President > > > Scanned By Microsoft EOP

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Fwd: Executive Board Meeting and Delegate Elections 6.19.19
by erik dee 12 Jun '19

12 Jun '19

Good morning members, This years’ USEA leadership summit and delegate conference will be taking place at the homestead resort in midway August 1-3. Salt Lake B&G is allotted 3 delegates who will be elected by silent ballot in our next executive board meeting. We are accepting nominations until 4:00 pm Wednesday June 19. Please reply with your nominations. Also all members are invited to the executive board meeting, we will receive Association representative training then. Thanks for your membership! Erik Adams Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Erik Adams <Erik.Adams(a)slcschools.org> > Date: June 12, 2019 at 7:15:41 AM MDT > To: erik dee <deeerik222(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Executive Board Meeting and Delegate Elections 6.19.19 > > > > Scanned By Microsoft EOP

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by erik dee 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Please print and post in your buildings Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: Negotiations
by erik dee 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

Important please read Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Erik Adams <Erik.Adams(a)slcschools.org> > Date: June 7, 2019 at 3:39:21 PM MDT > To: erik dee <deeerik222(a)gmail.com>, "eadams(a)useautah.org" <eadams(a)useautah.org> > Subject: Fw: Negotiations > > > > Erik Adams > Head Custodian > Bryant Middle School > 40 S. 800 E. > Salt Lake City, UT 84102 > 801-301-4522 cell > 801-578-8123 office > > > > From: Bee Alonso > Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:27 PM > To: Mike Harman; Donald Rowley > Cc: Talia Hansen; Tony Siciliano; Karen Allbor; matthew ingleby; Terri Coppa; Chaylee Olson; Erik Adams; David Miller; Tiffany Bozarth; Eddy Sanchez; Tobler James > Subject: Re: Negotiations > > Yes let me know when and where I will be there. Listening to the board meeting right now. > > > 🐝Bee Ann Alonso 🐝 > Liberty Elementary Manager > 1085south Roberta Street > Salt Lake City 84111 > 801 578-8185 > From: Mike Harman > Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:24 PM > To: Donald Rowley > Cc: Talia Hansen; Tony Siciliano; Karen Allbor; matthew ingleby; Terri Coppa; Chaylee Olson; Erik Adams; David Miller; Bee Alonso; Tiffany Bozarth; Eddy Sanchez; Tobler James > Subject: Re: Negotiations > > Ben, > I agree, there needs to be a better communication structure between employee groups. I appreciate your support. We are planning some type of Rally or something for June 18 at the next board meeting. > > It is interesting that you were told we had settled. We are now officially at impasse, so we can talk about it, which we have obviously been doing as you may have seen the media reports. > > Thanks > > Mike > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 7, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Donald Rowley <ben(a)rfranging.com> wrote: > >> HI Mike, >> >> I just listened to a recording of the board meeting and was shocked to find out you have not settled. Janett told us that you were finished and that three percent was something you had agreed upon. >> >> We wondered why you had shot so low. We agreed largly because we were told that you had settled. With the knowledge that if that was not true we could exercise a provision in our agreement to reopen negotiations. >> >> We need to work on our communications so we do not get played off each other in the future. >> >> I think we should talk. Your fight is our fight. If we had known we could have increased the record attendance at the board meeting with all the classified groups represented. >> >> I am cc all the classified negotiating teams so they can weigh in themselves. >> >> P.S. I have not signed the agreement at this time and intend to wait as long as I can. >> >> Thanks >> Ben >> >> >> -- >> Ben Rowley >> RF Ranging >> 1959 South 4130 West >> Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 >> Cell: 801.870.2053 > Scanned By Microsoft EOP

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Fwd: Negotiations Update
by erik dee 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

Who’s ready to rally? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Erik Adams <Erik.Adams(a)slcschools.org> > Date: June 7, 2019 at 3:38:35 PM MDT > To: erik dee <deeerik222(a)gmail.com>, Erik Adams <Erik.Adams(a)slcschools.org> > Subject: Fw: Negotiations Update > > > > Erik Adams > Head Custodian > Bryant Middle School > 40 S. 800 E. > Salt Lake City, UT 84102 > 801-301-4522 cell > 801-578-8123 office > > > > From: Emily Pierce > Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 12:23 PM > To: Erik Adams; Wendy Blankenship > Subject: Fw: Negotiations Update > > > > > From: sleamembers-request(a)lists.utea.org <sleamembers-request(a)lists.utea.org> on behalf of James Tobler [UT] <James.Tobler(a)myuea.org> > Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:16 PM > To: sleamembers(a)lists.utea.org > Subject: Negotiations Update > > > > SLEA, > > > > Your SLEA negotiation team met with the district this morning. Unfortunately, again we were offered the Canyons salary lane, but this time with an additional $100 increase to each step as their best and final offer. Knowing how this would hurt lifetime earnings for many SLCSD educators, and definitely be a blow to new teachers to our district after 10 years, we rejected their offer. We countered asking for a 5% increase to our current steps and lanes, which they subsequently rejected. Both sides agreed to mediation. > > > > We are tentatively planning an SLEA rally for the next SLCSB meeting June 18th. Time place TBA as this meeting is typically held away from the district office. Check e-mail frequently and spread the word about the 18th. I know we disperse for summer, so we’ll need everyone who can attend to be there. We definitely need to show up in force!!! And of course, wear RED 😊 > > > > Stronger Together!!! James Tobler > > > > PS. Our press release statement is copied below. I do want to clarify that strike talk at this point is premature (see Tribune article – link copied below). Such a decision would not be made without thorough SLEA member input and a membership vote. > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > For Immediate Release > > > > Salt Lake Teachers Declare Impasse in Contract Negotiations > > > The Salt Lake Education Association (SLEA) today announced it has declared impasse in contract negotiations with the Salt Lake School District for the 2019-20 school year and will enter mediation according to Utah State Law. > > > > SLEA is asking for mediation because of the school district’s failure to provide adequate resources to ensure the recruitment and retention of quality teachers in Salt Lake City School District. > > > > The Salt Lake City School District Board of Education offered a new single-lane salary schedule that would have provided a starting teacher salary of $50,100, but would mean a loss of more than $125,000 in earnings over a 30-year career compared to the current step-based salary schedule. A counter-offer by SLEA to accept a 5-percent increase based on the 2018-19 salary schedule was rejected by the school district. The district also rejected proposals to cap class sizes and extend pay for parental leave. Teachers would receive a salary increase under the Board’s proposal for the current year, but most would face decreased lifetime earnings because of the single-lane salary schedule. > > > > “We appreciate the efforts of the Salt Lake City School District in addressing the concerns of educators and seeking solutions to the ongoing crisis of teacher recruitment and retention,” said SLEA President James Tobler. “Fortunately, both teachers and district officials are focused on doing what’s best for the students we all serve. We remain hopeful we can work with the district to reach a favorable settlement.” > > > > The SLEA negotiations team consists of three teachers who volunteer their time to represent the interests of educators, the SLEA president, who is also a teacher, and a local UEA representative. > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > SL Tribune article: > > https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/06/06/after-teachers-silently/?f… > > > Will there be a teacher strike in Utah? > www.sltrib.com > Two days after <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/06/05/nearly-teachers-salt/" target=_blank>nearly 200 teachers held a silent protest</a> at a board of education meeting and threatened to strike, Salt Lake City School District announced it has failed to come to a compromise with the union to raise salaries. > > Scanned By Microsoft EOP

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Fwd: Membership committee meeting
by erik dee 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: erik dee <deeerik222(a)gmail.com> > Date: June 6, 2019 at 12:17:54 PM MDT > To: salt_lake_bg_association_mailing_list(a)mailman.xmission.com, Sanae Hunkin <geminae215(a)gmail.com>, Alysia Paradise <alyanneparadise(a)gmail.com>, Noemi Flores <nf508116(a)gmail.com>, karen.allbor(a)gmail.com, tchristini(a)gmail.com, Tim Bell <tbell(a)useaut.org>, claudiakmares(a)gmail.com, wendy.nish(a)hotmail.com, chavez.s801(a)gmail.com > Subject: Membership committee meeting > > Hello all, we are having a membership committee meeting at Bryant next Tuesday at 4:30. All members are welcome to come. Attached is the agenda. Please reply by Monday if you will be attending. Thanks for your membership! Erik Adams > > > > Sent from my iPhone

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