THE BREEZE
Newsletter Date: March 2015
Volume 14, Issue 6
Inside this issue:
ON THE ROAD TO NEGOTIATIONS
CSEA Chapter 18 Negotiation Re-openers were submitted to Newport-Mesa
USD following approval by the members at the February 5th Chapter meeting.
The School Board sun shined and accepted our proposal for negotiations
re-openers at the February 24 Board meeting.
Road to Negotiations
1
Step by Step
1
A. Philip Randolph
2
Health & Safety Report
2
Scholarship Report
2
A. Philip Randolph
2
Survey Results
3-4
Auto Club Promotion
5
David Johnson- President
Angeles Vs. Dodgers Fundraiser
5
Paul Manderino- 1st Vice President
2015 Conference
5
CSEA Training Opportunities
6
CSEA Chapter 18 Link
6
Chapter 18 E-Board Contact Info.
6
A proposed set of dates for negotiations was submitted along with the names
of the CSEA Chapter 18 Negotiation Team. There has been no indication by the
district they have any re-openers of their own. We are at a stand still until
further notice. Once we have a finalized schedule of negotiation we will notify
the membership.
Negotiations Team
José Vazquez- 2nd Vice President
Patrick Bullock- Parliamentarian
Pam Saunders-Chief Job Steward
Amy Gonzales -CSEA-LRR
Step by Step
CSEA Chapter 18 Meetings
2014-2015
Dates:
March 5
April 2
May 7
June 4
Time: 4:45 p.m.
Location:
Sanborn Bldg.
2985 Bear St.
Costa Mesa, CA
92626
Your Chapter 18 leadership continues to
follow the information surrounding the
District release of the Executive Director
of Human Resources. We have
communicated with other Union leaders
and continue to consult with CSEA. We
will be providing copies of related articles
and reports on our Chapter 18 website at
chapter18.csea.com
As we enter into negotiations, for the first
time in several years we will be working
with a new District negotiating team. The
District?s lawyer Spencer Covert will be
replacing John Caldecott as their lead
negotiator. As always and continually, our
primary focus is on securing benefits and
salary for classified employees. This is not
just during times of negotiations but is a
year round and constant discussion with
the leadership of NMUSD. The
Classification Study is progressing along. I
know it may seem like nothing is
happening especially to the twelve month
employees that started this process last
year, but most of the work is happening at
Ewing Consultants as they prepare and
review the job descriptions. Once the
process is in line for all of the groups
involved, and the 10, 11 & 12 month
employees, the Compensation Study will
begin.
Health & Safety Committee
Scholarship Committee
2/ 11/ 2015
Kent Ramseyer introduced Starla
Weiss from Newport Heights School
Th e win dow for tu r n in g in an appl ication was
m et at th e Febr u ar y gen er al m eetin g. As of th at to report on the Intruder/ Lockdown
date we r eceived a total of 17 appl ication s CSEA drill their staff had with the help of
Ch apter 18 is in th e pr ocess of ver ifyin g th at th e Newport Beach Police Dept. Officer
m em ber s ar e NM USD cl assified em pl oyees in
Gamble organized the drill.
good stan din g an d th at th e appl ication s ar e
su bm itted with appr opr iate docu m en tation .
On ce th e ver ification pr ocess is com pl eted th e
Sch ol ar sh ip Com m ittee wil l m eet an d m ak e
th eir sel ection s. Th e r ecipien ts wil l be n otified
at th e en d of Apr il .
A. Philip Randolph:
Labor and Civil Rights
Scenario Drill # 1: disgruntle parent
storms front office, shoots principle,
and intruder storms back room.
Intruder in room for 4 minutes
before police arrive and he leaves.
Police & SWAT to clear site and staff
are told to keep doors locked until
SWAT clears site. Even though staff
knew about the drill, it was scary &
shocking, but better to know what
could happen.
Scenario Drill # 2: intruder to
school, intruder announcement and
staff
has 1 minute to lock &
The first African-American inducted into the Labor
barricade doors. What could be
Department Hall of Honor.
move to barricade doors? At their
A social justice and union activist . An exemplary man
site the back door is next to a wall
of principle who had the courage to fight for the
of
windows. Just having curtains
liberation of the working man.
closed the intruder will move along.
http:/ / blog.dol.gov/ 2015/ 02/ 07/ celebrating-a-labor-legend-during-black-history-month/
Leader
Among some of his notable acomplishments:
1925- Organized rail workers to establish the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters,
1941- Persuaded then President Roosevelt to sign an
executive order integrating government defense
factories.
1947- Pressured Pres. Truman to desegregate the
armed forces
1950's-He was elected the AFL-CIO Executive
Council. and helped the Negro American Labor
Council
1963- Instrumental in the now famous March on
Washington .
Follow the link to read the entire article.
Notification of Parents ? do they
know where the 2nd relocation area
(off site). Grades will be doing
drill/ walk to 2nd relocation area,
and parents will need to sign
permission slips, so parents will
know where it is.
Their site has Lock Blok on their
doors. Small rubber pad that slides
to keep door open about ½ inch,
but can be quickly moved to close
the locked door.
Presentation of Workers
Compensation accidents by Miguel
Anguiano of Human Resources.
Work Injury Claim Form from injury
arising out of employments or
during course of employment.
Covers travel from Site to Site for
your work, but not from Home to
Work or Work to Home.
W/ C Judges make the final
decisions
W/ C frequency & severity claims
have declined since 2009.
Instruction Aides/ Special Ed aides
have the most claims by
department.
Most common claims from strains
(from lifting, pushing, or pulling),
trip & falls and repetitive motion
injuries.
Days lost and Cost of W/ C have
general decline since 2009.
Human Resources can offer to do
safety training. Report all safety
hazards. The Return to Work
Program that modifies work done to
accommodate the restrictions on
full return.
Human Resources will visit sites to
look for ergonomic issues, offer
stretching tips and training.
Sally Becenti will send everyone
information on Orange Vests that
can be used for FIRST RESPONDERS
only. Suggested bright lime green
t-shirts with TEACHER printed
across front for sites to use.
Handout from Whittier School for
parents regarding Emergency Pick
Up of students.
Next Meeting Date: April 15, 2015
Meeting notes submitted by
Results:
Survey Results Continued
On your marks get set .....
For $39, you can attend the "Tribute to
Labor" at the Auto Club 400 on March 22. In
addition to huge ticket savings, you also get
an exclusive pre-race pit pass, complimentary
parking and union appreciation throughout
the race. Offer expires March 12, 2015 (while
supplies last).
http:/ / www.csea.com/
CSEA 2015 Conference
July
26-31
http:/ / www.csea.com/
Nom in ation s for Del egates to Con fer en ce
wil l tak e pl ace at th e M ar ch 5th Ch apter
m eetin g. To be el igibl e to atten d Nom in ees
m u st of atten ded at l east six (6) Ch apter
m eetin gs sin ce Apr il 2014 th r u M ar ch 2015,
an d m u st atten d th e m an dator y
Pr e-Con fer en ce M eetin g Ju n e 2r d at th e
Capistr an o USD Distr ict Office, an d
par ticipate in al l aspects of th e Con fer en ce
su ch as Edu cation Days an d Ral l ies/ Pick ets.
CSEA TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Union Steward
Training 1 (whole
day)
March 7,2015
(Saturday)
CSEA Orange Field
Office
Union Steward
Training 2 (whole
day)
March 21, 2015
(Saturday)
CSEA Chapter 18 E -Board
CSEA Orange Field
Office
Union Steward
Training Level 3 ?
Advanced
Steward/ Alumni
Training (whole day)
May 2 2015
(Saturday)
In conjunction with
the Institute
Location TBD
Please rsvp
to Julie Curran
Know Your Rights +
Bargaining 101 Training
Want to know your rights
if a supervisor calls you
into a meeting? What
happens if you are
retaliated against for
protected activity? Come
to the Know Your Rights
Trainings to find out
answers to these
questions and more.
via phone 714-532-7122
e-mail: [email protected]
Know Your Rights
Trainings will take place
from 5:30PM to 7:30 PM
on the following dates:
Tuesday, March 24, 2014
Orange Field Office
Tuesday, May 4, 2015
Santa Ana District Office
Training Room (Spanish
Version)
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Santa Ana District Office
Training Room
Registration
For information contact
Jose De Rosas at
(714)532-7130
Email:
[email protected]
CSEA NMUSD
Chapter 18
chapter18.csea.com
March 1-7: National
Consumer Protection Week
March 2: Read Across America
Day
March 2-6: National School
Breakfast Week
March 8: Turn Clocks Ahead
One Hour (Daylight
Saving Time