Bargaining Update!

Bargaining Update No. 5 Bargaining Update! Two new members, Stephanie Souza and Violet Strawn, have joined our team! In our last bargaining session, the Team Tulare County Community First bargaining team continued to discuss salary increases with our employer. This session, our bargaining team highlighted the economic recovery. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have reached record highs; the California State Budget had several billion dollars in excess revenue; 17 new housing developments have broken ground locally; and local farming has continued to boom despite the drought. As Ty Inman stated, "We shared in the recession, why can't we share in the recovery?" The bargaining team also addressed our concerns about creating a two tier system. The bargaining team addressed the concern that the Tulare County's CAO base salary of $185,398 is higher than Governor Brown's salary of $173,000. Additionally, it was noted that the CAO base salary is higher than the governors’ salaries in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia and New Jersey. The discussion called into question the greater public good and the use of public funds for inflated CAO and management salaries. All in all, the inflated salaries of management are wildly out of proportion to the salaries of front-line workers. On a positive note, a productive discussion regarding mobility within County employment also occurred. Team Tulare County Your SEIU Local 521 Community First continues the resolve to move member Representatives are: priorities forward and to communicate our shared Community First values. Mark Araiza [email protected] JOB POSITION SALARY Courtney Hawkins Tulare County CAO $185,398 (Base Salary) [email protected] Governor Brown $173,000 JoAnn Juarez-Salazar [email protected] Please sign our online petition at http://521.seiu.org/ tularecf and get engaged with your bargaining team (559) 635-3720 today! TJ:cbp opeiu29 afl-cio/CTW-CLC © 2014 Chapters/Tulare County/TC, Community First Flyer—Bargaining Update #4 5.9.14 2014 Primary Elections Region 5: Kern, Kings & Tulare It's our choice! Vote for working families on June 3! In SEIU 521′s democratic endorsement process, members vetted potential candidates, evaluated their positions, and weighed the issues before making their final recommendation for endorsement. STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES GOVERNOR: Jerry Brown LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:Gavin Newsom SECRETARY of STATE: Alex Padilla CONTROLLER: John Perez TREASURER: John Chiang ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kamala Harris INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: Dave Jones SUPERINTENDENT of PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Tom Torlakson UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES (CONGRESS) DISTRICT 21: Amanda Renteria CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY CA SENATE DISTRICT 14: Luis Chavez CA ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 32: Rudy Salas TULARE COUNTY COUNTY SHERIFF: Mike Boudreaux COUNTY BOARD of SUPERVISOR: Virginia Gurrola .

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THE Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette, Inc. (CA) Branch TRIADOCTOBER 2017 WEBSITE: oml-ca.aauw.net TUESDAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 OCTOBER 17 9:30~11:30 am ARE YOU FINANCIALLY Orinda Community Church LITERATE? Do you even know OML and Public Policy what you should know? Presents Karla J. McAvoy, a senior financial advi- sor and principal of Financial Advisors, TOM TORLAKSON Inc., in Lafayette, will be our keynote California State speaker at the November General Superintendent of Meeting presented by AAUW Fund. Public Instruction She will talk about important financial issues facing women at different stages in our lives: managing our finances Guests Welcome! Bring your friends and neighbors. while working and in retirement, dealing The OML Branch welcomes Tom Torlakson, the California State Super- with a spouse’s health issues, helping intendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), to our next General Meeting. Tor- adult children and/or aging parents to lakson will address the state of education in California. name just a few. Torlakson’s journey has led him from the classrooms of Contra Costa PLEASE NOTE: County’s Mount Diablo Unified School District (where he remains a teacher- The November General Meet- on-leave), to the Antioch City Council, the Contra Costa County Board of ing will take place on the second Supervisors, and the CA State Senate and State Assembly. Tuesday of the month due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Read more about Torlakson’s life and what Public Policy is doing on page 3. REMINDER: Walnut Creek Restaurant The 2017-18 OML Directory will be distributed at this meeting.
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