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March Newsletter, Issue #33

Issue # 33: March 21, 2023


Update from the President

Frankie Cocanour (2022-2024 Term)

Bargaining:

I write my update for the newsletter in advance so we can have the newsletter published at noon on Tuesdays. So writing this in advance of the meeting for you to read after the meeting is awkward at best. I won’t have a chance to write what is happening at bargaining while I am in the bargaining session and this email will go out at the end of the session. So I’m going to write about what we planned for this meeting and what hopefully is what happened at the meeting.  Today at 11:00 am was our bargaining meeting. We started off the meeting with introductions from the bargaining team, then the college members introduced themselves. We briefly went over the ground rules that we have already signed so that both sides understand them and to see if we needed to make any changes. After that, different members are explaining what our goals for bargaining are, then we look for the next bargaining dates. If anything significant happened that I have not listed in here an update will go out to members. 

Hand in hand we become stronger together…

To be free, the workers must have a choice. To have choice they must retain in their own hands the right to determine under what conditions they will work.

SAMUEL GOMPERS

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Announcements and Reminders

DON’T FORGET TO WEAR RED ON WEDNESDAYS! 

Bargaining 2023

LCCEF BARGAINING TEAM BEGINS BARGAINING WITH THE COLLEGE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 AT 11:00AM – 12:00PM. 

See Colin’s the VP of Organizing update below for more information. 

Bargaining Survey Bargaining Survey 2/28/2023

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Vice President of Labor Relations

Buck Potter (2022-2023 Term)

I am out of the office this week. If you need assistance with a labor relations issue please contact our VP of Organizing Colin Vurek or our President Frankie Cocanour.

Vice President of Organizing

Colin Vurek (2023-2024 Term)

Greeting Members,  

BARGAINING IS FINALLY HERE! 

If you missed our first Bargaining Session today from 11:00am-12:00pm remember the link below will get you into every session! Members are welcomed to observe via Zoom with your microphones and cameras OFF, please. I will be running a Google Chat to allow observers to chat with me and I can pass ideas to the team at the table. I will actually be at the table also but bouncing into the chat to answer questions you may have. Email me your private email address to: colinlccef@gmail.com so I can add you to the chat. You will find the link for the bargaining meeting below:

Join Zoom Meeting  https://lanecc.zoom.us/j/96183623044

Meeting ID: 961 8362 3044

Dial by your location

       +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

       +1 669 444 9171 US

       +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Feel free to use the image below as your Zoom background. 

IF YOU’D LIKE TO RSVP TO BE SURE I GET YOU IN OUR BARGAINING CHAT PLEASE USE THE FORM BELOW: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pnbX7ov68WrXYsvZOoPfq6peq0rF76C7knwiItj7dB8/edit?ts=6418c7e6

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THE NEW T-SHIRTS HAVE ARRIVED. WE HAVE PLENTY OF EVERY SIZE. Please email me at colinlccef@gmail.com to get yours! 

I also have window clings and stickers for you to flaunt your support for your union! See below! 

DON’T FORGET TO WEAR RED ON WEDNESDAYS!

UNION STRONG!

Grievance Officer

Dawn Rupp (2023-2024 Term)

Not much to report from a grievance point of view. We have moved labor relations meetings to every third Friday starting March 10.

Being in this position has really been a struggle lately and I’m not sure how much longer I can do it. I took on this role to help individuals have the best and most fair workplace. I truly want the members as a whole to have a work environment that is free of bullying and abuse but when “we” are the bullies and the abusers it makes it difficult to achieve. 

Quote(s) for the week:

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite

hope.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take… The line between reason and madness grows thinner.”

Rosa Parks

Treasurer

Linda Reling (2022-2023 Term)

I am excited that Bargaining is finally here!

Records Officer

Tracy Weimer (2022-2024 Term)

Communications Officer

Marleena Pearson (2022-2023 Term)

Bargaining starts off slow, but this is when it’s your chance to build power across campus by participating in actions and encouraging new members.
Want better benefits as a 1039 timesheet employee, become a dues paying member and show the College it matters to you. Want better working conditions with work from home opportunities and a standard workload, show the College you won’t let this slide anymore by wearing red on Wednesdays and sharing your stories.

Membership Officer

Skye Nguyen (2022-2023 Term)

Let’s get support going and join the bargaining sessions to not only stay in the know but also show management that we are one unit to be reckoned with! See you all at the bargaining session Zoom meeting. ????

If there are any questions about membership or someone has interest in joining, they can reach out to me (membership@lccef.org) or fill out the online membership form.

Your Benefit Info of the Week

Did you know that members get some really useful benefits? This week we are highlighting free consumer credit counseling, budget advice and discounted debt management services for AFT members. These are 24 hours a day to help members with confidential financial guidance. If you are lost in finances get help in this ever changing financial world with this opportunity! You can learn about this opportunity you can get as a union member by visiting AFT’s website

Find out what other benefits you are qualified for as union members by going to AFT.org.

Resources you may need!

Chief Labor Delegate

Mark Jordan (2022-2023 Term)

COPE Officer

Fiora Starchild-Wolf (2022-2023 Term)

 Officer At Large

VACANT

Are you a frustrated 1039 employee that feels like there isn’t much that the union does for you? Well, please join our team and help create a way for the executive council to serve the 1039 employees better. There is a position available for 1039 employees on the council. This is the best way for 1039 employees to assist with what needs to make the contract more equitable. The only way to change the working conditions that you don’t like or feel that are not equitable is to stand up and fight for it. This position was created so that 1039 employees could have a voice. We are asking for this position to be filled because it is important and there are so many 1039 employees who are frustrated with the contract. 

Stay connected to LCCEF

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Email address: lccef@lanecc.edu

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