SEIU 1021 Schools Industry Summit

SEIU 1021
Schools Industry Summit
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE:
MOVING FORWARD
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Napa Valley College
2277 Napa – Vallejo Highway • Napa, CA 94558
“NO CLASS WITHOUT CLASSIFIED”
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE:
MOVING FORWARD
SUMMIT SCHEDULE
Time
Workshop
Room
8:30 – 9:00
Check-in
Cafeteria
900 – 9:30
Welcome
Karla Faucett, SEIU Local 1021 Industry Chair
Jan Schardt, SEIU Local 1021 Industry Co-Chair
Roxanne Sanchez, SEIU Local 1021 President
Gary Jimenez, SEIU Local 1021 Regional VP
Crawford Johnson, SEIU Local Regional VP
Pete Castelli, SEIU Local 1021 Executive Director
Cafeteria
9:30 – 9:45
Break
9:45 – 11:45
Building Strength in Your Workplace
Presenters: Pete Castelli and John Stead-Mendez
This workshop will give members a tool kit to take
back to their work sites.
Cafeteria
11:45 – 12:15
Lunch
Cafeteria
12:15 – 1:15
“Players in Public Education”
Presenters: Alysabeth Alexander, SEIU 1021 Vice
President of Politics and Meredith Staples, SEIU
Local 1021 Researcher
Legislation and Trends in Public Education
Cafeteria
1:15 – 1:30
Break
1:30 – 2:30
Breakout Session
New Member: Who We Are and What We Do
Presenter: Nathan Hansford, SEIU Local 1021
Field Representative
Do you want to know what this Union is all about? Are Unions
still relevant in today’s society? What does it mean to be a Union
Member? Why is this so important? You have questions and we
have answers. We will spend a full hour discussing about what
our Union is, and how it affects your work life and the well-being
of your community. Bring your questions and let’s get down to
the nitty gritty!
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838
Time
Workshop
Room
PEPRA (Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act)
Presenter: Kerianne Steele, SEIU Legal Counsel
860
The far-reaching Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act took
effect on January 1, 2013. This new law radically transforms
public employee pensions. PEPRA applies to all state and local
public retirement systems, and to their participating employers,
including the Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS),
the State Teacher’s Retirement System (CalSTRs), the Legislator’s
Retirement, the Judges Retirement Systems I and II, county and
district retirement systems created pursuant to the County Employees
Retirement Law of 1937 (Act of ’37), independent public retirement
systems, and individual retirement plans offered by public employers.
The PEPRA presentation will cover these important areas:
 New members
 New retirement formulas
 Defined contribution plans
 Employer and member contributions
 Health plan vesting
 Industrial disability retirement
 Pensionable compensation
 Creditable compensation
 Retroactive benefit enhancement
 Compensation earnable
 Forfeiture for felony conviction
 And more
Bargaining 101
875
Presented by Matt Lanza and Ian Arnold, SEIU LOCAL
1021 Field Representatives
How to prepare for bargaining, from electing your team to
working together, the must-do’s and pitfalls of drafting contract
language. Learn how to connect bargaining to the field campaign.
How to win at the table with a strong worksite presence.
2:30 – 3:30 Breakout Session
Member Engagement: How to Get Involved and
Getting Others Involved
Presented by Nathan Hansford, SEIU Local 1021
Field Representative
Ever wonder how to get people to participate in more than a
contract vote that involves money? Need stewards and activists?
Join a lively discussion on how to get your chapter moving. We will be
sharing our experiences on what is working and what is not, and
formulate ideas for future member engagement activities.
Unions rely heavily on “the power of numbers.” This discussion will
be centered on the realization of having true power in numbers.
This hour will be focused on raising participation in all of what your
Chapter is doing.
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838
Time
Workshop
Room
Protecting Your Health Care Benefits
Presented by Sally Covington, Community Campaigns for
Quality Care
860
Is It Time For the Merit System?
Presented by George Cole, Executive Director for the
California School Personnel Commissioners Association
(CSPCA)
875
For years, we have been on the defensive over rising health costs.
Every dollar for benefits is a dollar less for wages or vice versa. Win here,
lose there. Rather than fighting over who should pay, we need to start asking,
“Why are our health benefit costs so high?” This session will help answer this
question and outline new strategies aimed at controlling health costs, not
lowering take-home pay.
In your district: Are neighbors, friends and families of
administrators hired over qualified classified employees
seeking promotion? Are your job descriptions out of date? Do
reclassification requests get denied due to politics? Are hiring
practices changed or ignored so that pre-selected candidates are
hired? Are there inconsistencies in the testing and hiring process?
Do you feel stuck and unable to advance in your district?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, it may be time
for the Merit System. Please come to this session to hear more
about this system of protection established by the Education
Code, for classified employees, and which works in conjunction with
your Union. If you are already in a Merit System District, come and
ask questions about best practices for Personnel Commissions.
3:30 – 4:00
Closing
Announcements
Raffle (must be present to win)
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Cafeteria
2014 Schools Industry Council Summit
About the 1021 SIC
About the Local 1021 Schools Industry Council (SIC)
T
he Schools Industry Council was formed in 1997 when 10 Locals merged to
form SEIU Local 1021. The Schools Industry Council’s purpose is to increase
member participation and develop strategies and campaigns to deal with
common issues that affect all School workers. The Industry Council is also
responsible for monitoring the California State Budget and fighting for funding
for education. We continue to work with Schools Industry delegates, members,
and SEIU 1021 Staff to develop strategies to fight the attacks on public employee
pensions, health care increases, and other benefits.
Since the merger, the Schools Industry has focused on ensuring member voices and opinions concerning
1021 policies, and contract campaigns are heard and taken into consideration by the 1021 Executive Board,
SEIU State Council and SEIU International.
The Schools Industry will focus on implementation of Local Control Funding (LCFF), Local Control
Accountability Plan (LCAP), fight against Privatization/Contracting out and strengthen Legislative Agenda
for classified workers and strengthen public education.
We must continue our work in earnest if we are to gain the slightest lead over management as they continue
to find ways to overwork and underpay our members; all this while we ask more of our members in the form
of advocacy at worksites, involvement in committees, communities, projects and supporting local and state
ballot measures.
We are asking every school chapter to participate in our Schools Industry Council. All members are welcome
to attend the meeting. The Schools Industry Delegates are committed to providing you with all the tools
necessary to prepare you for tough fights.
All SEIU 1021 School members are welcome to join the Schools Industry Council
monthly meeting, the second Saturday of every month at the Fairfield Office
(2300 Boynton Ave). This meeting is open to all members, please RSVP on the
events page of the Local website: www.seiu1021.org
Questions: Contact Karla Faucett at karla.faucett@seiu1021.org or Jan Schardt
at jan.schardt@seiu1021.org
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SIC Staff A – M
Roxanne Sanchez
SEIU Local 1021, President
roxanne.sanchez@seiu1021.org
Pete Castelli
Executive Director, Field & Programs
pete.castelli@seiu1021.org
John Stead – Mendez
Deputy Director
john.stead-mendez@seiu1021.org
Nely Obligacion
Regional Field Director,
Schools Industry
nely.obligacion@seiu1021.org
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School District
Field Rep
Email
Albany USD
Angela Thomas
angela.thomas@seiu1021.org
Acalanes Union High School District
Angela Thomas
angela.thomas@seiu1021.org
College of Marin
Daz Lamparas
daz.lamparas@seiu1021.org
Chabot/Las Positas CCD
Kaden Kratzer
kaden.kratzer@seiu1021.org
Cotati-Rohnert Park USD
Maria Peluso
maria.peluso@seiu1021.org
Dixon USD
Nathan Hansford
nathan.hansford@seiu1021.org
Fremont USD
Matt Lanza
matt.lanza@seiu1021.org
Geyserville USD
Maria Peluso
maria.peluso@seiu1021.org
Hayward USD
Kaden Kratzer
kaden.kratzer@seiu1021.org
Livermore Valley Joint USD
Kaden Kratzer
kaden.kratzer@seiu1021.org
Los Rios USD
John Shaban
john.shaban@seiu1021.org
Mendocino College
Maria Peluso
maria.peluso@seiu1021.org
Napa County Office of Education
Nathan Hansford
nathan.hansford@seiu1021.org
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SIC Staff N – Z
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School District
Field Rep
Email
Napa Valley CCD
Nathan Hansford
nathan.hansford@seiu1021.org
Oakland USD
Ronda Goldsby
ronda.goldsby@seiu1021.org
Ohlone CCD
Matt Lanza
matt.lanza@seiu1021.org
Peralta CCD
Matt Lanza
matt.lanza@seiu1021.org
Sacramento City USD Elementary
John Shaban
john.shaban@seiu1021.org
Sacramento City USD
Ian Arnold
ian.arnold@seiu1021.org
San Francisco City College
Angela Thomas
angela.thomas@seiu1021.org
San Francisco USD
Daz Lamparas
daz.lamparas@seiu1021.org
San Lorenzo USD
Matt Lanza
matt.lanza@seiu1021.org
San Ramon Valley USD
Matt Lanza
matt.lanza@seiu1021.org
Santa Rosa Junior College District
Maria Peluso
maria.peluso@seiu1021.org
Sebastopol Unified School District
Maria Peluso
maria.peluso@seiu1021.org
Sonoma County Office of Education
Maria Peluso
maria.peluso@seiu1021.org
Vacaville USD
Nathan Hansford
nathan.hansford@seiu1021.org
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2014 Schools Industry Council Summit
Planning Committee
The Local 1021 Schools Industry Council thanks the Summit Planning Committee for all of its hard work.
A special thank you to Jan Schardt for procuring the Napa Valley College site. We also thank Napa Valley College
for the use of their site.
Committee Members
Karla Faucett
Schools Industry
Council Chair
Jan Schardt
Schools Industry
Council Co-Chair
Doug Marr
San Lorenzo
Unified School
District
Budget & Finance
Alysabeth Alexander
Nathan Hansford
SEIU 1021
Field Representative
Matt Lanza
SEIU 1021
Field Representative
SEIU 1021 Vice President
of Politics
A Special Thanks to Local 1021 Staff
& SEIU 1021 Executive
Board Members
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Schools, Communications,
Organizing, Politics and Education
& Training
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Daz Lamparas
SEIU 1021
Field Representative
John Shaban
SEIU Local 1021
Field Representative
2014 Schools Industry Council Summit
Contact Information
Contact Us
SEIU Local 1021 Member Resource Center: 1-877-OUR-1021
Event and Contract Information: www.1021schools.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seiu1021sic
SEIU Local 1021 Offices for Schools
Oakland Office
100 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Office: (510) 350-9811
Fax: (510) 451-6928
Toll-free: (877) 510-1021
Sacramento Office
5450 Power Inn Road, Suite F
Sacramento, CA 95820
Office: (916) 288-4049
Fax: (916) 288-4088
San Francisco Office
350 Rhode Island, Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 94103
Office: (415) 848-3611
Fax: (415) 431-6241
Toll-free: (877) 415-1021
Santa Rosa Office
600 B Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Office: (707) 293-2858
Fax: (707) 542-1496
Fremont Office
37138 Niles Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94536
(contact Oak St. with
any questions)
Fairfield Office
2300 Boynton Ave., Suite 200
Fairfield, CA 94533
Office: (707) 422-9464
Fax: (707) 422-5107
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A VISION FOR THE FUTURE:
MOVING FORWARD
SEIU 1021 Schools Industry Council
The 2014 Summit is dedicated to the memory of
Mynette Theard
2010-2013 Industry Chair
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