Monday, Feb 15. is WVAFSCME Presidents Day Rally / Lobby Day at 9:30
Open to ALL friends and workers relatives regardless of whether in union or not. Come and enjoy free breakfast and meeting and talking to many delegates and senators at meeting. Learn how you, yes you can help. Also you can lobby afterwards if you wish.
Below is an excerpt from the WVAFSCME Newsletter. (West Virginia Association of Federal State County and Municipal Employees.
http://afscmewv.org
Newsletter is at http://www.afscmewv.org/newsletters/wvorganizer_fal_win_2009.pdf Be sure to then click the PDF symbol in center of screen.
Even if you are not a member of WVAFSCME come out and support this. Their goals imprtoved salaries, and stopping the erosion of benefits (which is really a take away of compensation), etc. are of interest to all actives an retirees.
If you can’t attend call with your support anytime in the next few days.
There are links at their web site to the state legislature, and also at peiawatch.wordpress.com
They can be found at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
Share your concerns about lack of raises, shortage of staff in many areas, and the constant take away of benefits. Click
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/districts/hd/hd.cfm to find you house delegates
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/districts/sd/sd.cfm to find senate delegate to email or call
Note Banking and Insurance Committees are looking at revising PEIA. Let them know your concerns or you might get some bad changes. Some on these committees are trying to fix things for workers and retirees. They need your thoughts and support. It does not matter if they are from your district. This is an issue that affects all, and they need your input. Memebers of the Senate and House Banking and Insurance committees are: Senate Banking & Insurance -Joseph Minard (Chair),Evan Jenkins (Vice-Chair)
Chafin, Fanning, Green, Helmick, Kessler, McCabe, Palumbo, Prezioso, Deem, Facemyer, Hall
House - Banking & Insurance -Clif Moore, Chair – Banking, Doug Reynolds, Vice-Chair – Banking, David Perry, Chair – Insurance, Alex Shook, Vice-Chair – Insurance, Tom Azinger, Minority Chair – Banking, Patti Eagloski Schoen, Minority Vice-Chair – Banking, Bob Ashley, Minority Chair – Insurance ,Ron Walters, Minority Vice-Chair – Insurance, Cann, Frazier, Hartman, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Michael, Shaver, Skaff, T. Walker, Wooton, Andes,
Carmichael, J. Miller‘
Othe impotant committees are Finance, Health and Human Resources, Education, and Juiciary
Also important are the heads of the Senate and House
Senate: President: Earl Ray Tomblin, President Pro Tempore: Joseph M. Minard, Majority Leader: H. Truman Chafin, Majority Whip: Larry Edgell, Minority Leader: Don Caruth, Minority Whip: Clark Barnes
House: Richard Thompson, Speaker Pro Tempore: Ron Fragale, Majority Leader: Brent Boggs, Majority Whip: Mike Caputo,
Assistant Majority Whips: Sam Argento, Larry Barker, Jeff Eldridge, Tim Ennis, Richard Iaquinta, Clif Moore, Dave Pethtel, Sharon Spencer,
Randy Swartzmiller, Minority Leader: Tim Armstead, Minority Whip: Larry Border, Assistant Minority Whips: Troy Andes, Ray Canterbury,
Lynwood Ireland
Delegate told me he gets at least 2 or 3 calls a day on this, so lets keep it up pand increase this.
Want to comment publicly or anonymously, such as the telephone comment line at the Charleston Newspapers or commenting on line on artilces you read. See tips at peiawatch.wordpress.com at Quick Ways to Help
http://peiawatch.wordpress.com/quick-ways-to-help/
There is also an information packet at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Educational/PACKET_2010.pdf You will need to click the PDF symbol. It oes NOT have a map of the EAST basement
Also at peiawatch.wordpress.com is a discussion of PEIA’s proposed changes Nov. 2009 for July 2010 titled PEIA proposes outrageous premium increases and benefit changes -Nov. 2009 . Most were enacted, along with some things not mentioned in the Public Hearing Handout, and some not even mentioned in the hearings maybe enacted. A few were tabled for a year with some kin of weird/condition/deal/agreement to pass or phase in next Nov.
Plan C was not approved. So bascially it will be a major take away of beneifts.
Remember Room EB -40 is in the basement under the East Wing. “It is easy to find once you are in the basement of the east wing.
If all the meters
“WHAT: Public Employee Lobby Day
WHEN: Monday, February 15, 2010 – 9:30 AM
WHERE: WV State Capitol – Charleston
Lobby Day is a one day event beginning with a morning briefing on our issues
with coffeerginia State Capitol in Charleston.
Signs will be placed around the Capitol pointing to this meeting room and if you
need directions to and continental breakfast provided as the Legislative leadership
in the House and Senate talk with us and concluding with visits to
Legislator’s offices and to watch the legislative session in progress.
Attendees are encouraged to car pool and arrive east wing conference and
training room (EB-54) on the basement floor on Monday the 15th by 9:30 AM.
Bring a co-workers, neighbors and friends.
Directions and Meeting Location: Treasurer’s Office under the Treasurer’s main offices at
the West Vi the Capitol from anywhere in the state, email us at
Council77@aol.com call 304-342-2114. On February 15 (Lobby Day) if you
have any problems, call the same number.
Plenty of FREE President’s Day holiday parking at the meters on Capitol grounds.
Happy Holidays
Mark Your Calendars
Now – President’s
Day, Monday February
15, 2010. 9:30
AM -‘Lobby Day’ ‘’
Note there are also more parking & shuttle buses from the Laidley Field parking area, but you need to deteremine if you have to park at the far end across the street by stadium
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WV PUblic Workers Presidents Day Rally, Feburary 15, 2010
The only way public workers are going to be heard is if we organize together and take collective action when necessary to demand our rights. Our Public Workers Presidents Day Rally is one of many ways we let the legislature know about the issues that concern us.
Join us at 10:00 am February 15 in the Capitol Rotunda and celebrate with public workers from all across this state as we rally to educate the legislature and our communities about the issues public workers face.
On Presidents Day our union members will also hold meetings with our lawmakers to make sure they understand why these issues are important to us. For carpool information – call the Union Hall at (304) 699-4401.
Other sites of interest:
UE LOCAL 170
http://www.uelocal170.org/
Recommendations for PEIA http://uelocal170.org/modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=29
WEA
http://www.wvea.org/
Recent Updates
WVEA Legislative Update During the session weekly updates are posted each Friday. Legislative Update Update #4 online – 2/5
OPEB liability sparks proposals The Senate has proposed 17 items as part of their OPEB plan. OPEB Plan
Attracting and retaining teachers WVEA President Dale Lee’s op-ed on the subject. Attracting Teach
WEA president’s blog http://wveapresblog.blogspot.com/
AFTWV
http://wv.aft.org/
Legislative update Feb.12 http://wv.aft.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=632f52ce-bd65-4b3d-bd7c-0caea6b840f5
Reform PEIA NOW ads http://wv.aft.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=47593c94-5172-4ead-897a-d4674e29677f
peiawatch.wordpress.com
wvpersa@wvpersa.org
