We were notified by the Fact-Finding Neutral that due to the complexity of the issues, he will not have a report ready until the end of March or first week in April. We had anticipated having a fact-finding report by this week. But with this news, it is clear that we will not be "strike legal" on March 24, and must postpone our one-day strike. The Executive Board met tonight, March 8, and set a date of April 22 for our strike. Let’s use this time to keep organizing, hold house meetings, keep the pressure on, build on the momentum from March 4!
What an amazing day! Keep sending your stories and pictures — and also post them to www.standupforschools.org, too, as some of you have already done. It was truly inspiring to see and to hear about all the creative activities you did with your students!
Manny Lopez, Betty Olson-Jones, Julie Palacios
Given the uncertainty surrounding the budget, there is a possibility of layoffs between now and August 15. We want to make sure our members have access to the latest information we are getting, so be sure we can reach you during the summer!
We need all OEA members to join together this coming Wednesday, May 13th in a work action, march and rally. Sign out after your students are dismissed, or an hour before the end of your duty day.
Where: 2:00pm at Harrison St. and Grand Avenue (Adams Park)
(or join us at points along the way — see the leaflet)
March to the Administration Building and speak out at the School Board!
We need to show our strength in numbers to STOP:
3% pay cut and health care caps (Kaiser just raised their rates by 8%!)
Cuts to Early Childhood and Adult Education
Worsening Educational Conditions
$77 million for consultants!
Download the leaflet MAY 13 flyer final.doc for more information – and remember, it’s better to lose an hour or two of pay than to lose 3% for a year!
Membership Committee
Presents Tools to Build a Stronger OEA
All session will be held at the Oakland RRC
Participants must RSVP to Kim Foster in the Oakland RRC
1211 Embarcadero,
The focus of this session is on working in a coalition with community groups, individuals, and other school employee organizations to promote and achieve the OEA’s goals. This session covers methods to analyze the community to determine groups and individuals who wield influence in the district; methods to analyze OEA’s interfacing with these resources; strategies to organize a working coalition within the community; responsibilities of the association when working with coalitions; and development of an organizing plan to develop an effective community coalition of the local association. This session is designed for CAT team members and OEA Reps.
If you need more information please contact the OEA membership Committee Chairs: Amy burns at amyburns@pacbell.net and Steve Miyamoto at stevenmiy@gmail.com
Snacks and refreshments will be provided
Seating will be limited to the first thirty (30) people
