CSEA Union Steward Training Announcement Level 1 and 2 - Marin Area

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Please consider attending and helping out our membership.  Thanks much.

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EMPLOYEE REQUEST-Catastrophic Leave

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:

Good Afternoon Everyone:

Please see the request below. Thank you in advance for your help.

In accordance with Article 8 section 8.15 of the CSEA contract the CSEA leadership has received a request for donations to help a member who qualifies for support under the catastrophic leave provision. The amount being requested is 160 hours.   On the member’s behalf, CSEA is asking for you to consider making a donation of your sick leave to help this member in need.

In order for you to make a donation,  you must maintain a minimum of 160 hours or 20 workdays of sick leave in your personal sick leave bank. The minimum donation is 4 hours and the maximum is 40 hours per school year.

If you are interested in giving a donation please respond email me (kayala@marinschools) with the amount that you are interested in donating.  The personnel department will verify that you have adequate leave available for this request.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Best Regards

2 WORKSHOPS

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:

Hello Everyone:

Please read below and decide which workshop best suits your needs (if any) as space is limited.

For either workshop, please be sure you get your CalPers number.

First workshop: 9/28/16  - 2:30-5:00pm Board room, MCOE.

This workshop is for folks who are eligible and considering retirement in the next year or two.

Second workshop: Later part of February 2017.

This workshop is geared toward folks PLANNING for retirement in the next 5 years. Sign-ups for this, early Feb. MCOE.

ALSO, Please remember if you are not off during these hours, you will have to take either PN or Vacation time. If you have signed up for the workshop and think the second one works best for you, just email me (kayala@marinschools) and I’ll put you on the second one.

Hope this helps everyone who inquired about not retiring too soon but are interested in learning good information for their future.

Best Regards

CSEA Area B Newsletter

From Nancy Malcom, Area B Communication Committee Member:


Greetings everyone,

Welcome to the new school year.  I hope you enjoy the September 2016 Area B Newsletter.

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From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Hello Everyone:

We have the date for the RETIREMENT workshop which will be given by Deb Jachens (CSEA) on September 28, 2016 from 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM at the Marin County Office of Education in the Board room.
We need RSVP’s by September 20, as we only have a certain amount of laptops and the room is not huge either. However, if you have a laptop or ipad, you can bring in just in case and use it.
Also, be sure to have your 10 digit Calpers ID. If you don’t have it, here is the number to call for it. CalPERS 888-225-7377 for your ID.
Thank you and remember to RSVP as room is limited.


Best Regards

From Markey Lees, Labor Relations Representative:

Information on CSEA sponsored Pre-Retirement Seminar for CalPERS members of all ages occurring on Saturday, September 17.

LEARN NOW how CalPERS pays you later

8-16-16 Chapter Minutes

Chapter Meeting

August 16, 2016

Room B 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

MINUTES

At 2:31 pm, President Karen Ayala opened the meeting.  Present were: Karen Ayala, Terri Nadell, Nancy Duns, Alex Young, Debbie Aviron, Erika Greene, Araceli Castaneda, Adriane Lommel and Catherine Brady

Hand-outs: 

·         Chapter Meeting Agenda

·         Minutes of June 9, 2016 Chapter Meeting

·         Treasurer’s report

Approval of Agenda: The agenda was approved by Nancy Duns, seconded by Alex Young,             with no changes.

Secretary’s Report: The chapter minutes were approved by Nancy Duns, seconded by Alex Young, with no changes.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was approved by Alex Young, seconded by Terri Nadell, with no changes.

Constitution and By Laws: Have been revised, the last revision was 1996.  The revised
C and B’s were presented to the Chapter for reading and comments.  The revisions were meeting dates, every other month and dues, now $40.00 per year.  Some adjusts were made, such as all correspondence to Chapter Members will be via email not mail. We will present the C and B’s again at the next chapter meeting for approval.

Professional Growth Funds: The funds have not been released yet, Karen is following up with Raquel on the final amount. Once funds are approved Karen will email the chapter. We are considering raising the disbursement amount for the membership to $200.00 per reimbursement period only if the funds are available to do so. Remember, these funds are on a first come, first served basis.

Elections: We will be holding elections in October and November.  Any qualified members interested in any Board position should notify the Board and attend the October Chapter meeting. All of the officer’s terms are up in December.

Office Communications: The point was mentioned that many employees miss the hallway meetings and information that is passed on.  Email notification of meetings was mentioned in a possible way to inform employees of meetings so more can attend or follow up on what was discussed. This may be brought up to Mary Jane’s Office in the future. However, this is not a union type matter but rather Mary Jane’s options. Anyone is welcome to communicate their interest in these meetings directly to her office.

Good of the Order: Alex thanked Karen for her Presidency and work on behalf of the CSEA Chapter #327.  Erika thanked the Board for all the work updating the Constitution and By Laws.  Karen appreciated Erika for attending all the Chapter Meetings.

Adjournment was at 3:25 pm