WEP/GPO PLANNING CALENDAR 2019

January February March Advocacy - David works on obtaining Madness Month sponsors for new Senate bill -David works on obtaining -New Senate Bill S 521 - Begin new Legislative Alerts on sponsors for new bills – - Legislative Alerts on: Take Action Take Action Tuesday and Tell Your Sherwood ? (Senate) Tuesday and Tell Your Representatives Thursday -Area Reps. Contact Division Representatives Thursday - Divisions sign up to attend Town GRC’s and schedule -Members contact Rep. John Larson Hall meetings of their elected informational meeting about and ask for amendment to H.R. 860 officials WEP/GPO Strategies. Use to include WEP/GPO repeal https://townhallproject.com GoToMeeting or in person -Divisions GRC’s copy message venue -Divisions push their congressman Action Alerts to their Division - New California House to co-sponsor H.R 141 members using Bcc (blind copy) Representatives contact -Divisions GRC’s send Action Alerts -Divisions push their congressman information posted on website to their Division members using Bcc to co-sponsor new bill for H.R. 141 -GRC shares new talking points (blind copy) -Members contact Rep. John for repeal of WEP/GPO with -Divisions contact California Larson and ask for amendment to Divisions’ GRC Senators & House Representatives H.R. 860 to include WEP/GPO -GRC shares Advocacy strategies using email, tweets, postcards, repeal with Divisions’ GRCs phone calls using hashtag - -Divisions schedule monthly visits -Contact Richard Neal about #repealWEP/GPO to representatives local offices WEP/GPO -- GRC Area Representatives assist -Divisions contact California -GRC Reps. contact Divisions with scheduling local Lobby Day Senators & House Representatives with new House members visits using email, tweets, postcards, contact info. -Divisions schedule monthly visit to phone calls : use hashtag -Start new Legislative Alerts – representatives local offices #repealWEP/GPO 2nd Tuesday of month “Take -- GRC Area Representatives begin - Area Reps follow up with Division Action Tuesday” & 4th scheduling Lobby Day visits GRCs concerning advocacy Thursday of month - Divisions sign up to attend Town activities, Lobby Day in April and “ Tell Your Representatives” this Hall meetings of their elected follow up action on Legislative month’s alerts will detail officials Alerts WEP/GPO penalties and need https://townhallproject.com -GRC Area Representatives conduct for new bills. -Members contact- and ask for WEP/GPO Training with Divisions -begin using hashtag amendment to HR 860 to include - Contact California members on #repealWEP/GPO WEP/GPO repeal Ways & Means to ask for -Divisions schedule monthly Rep. Judy Chu amendment to H.R. 860 to include visit to representatives local 2423 Rayburn Bldg. repeal of WEP/GPO offices Washington, DC 20525 Rep. Judy Chu - Divisions sign up to attend Phone (202) 225-5464 2423 Rayburn Bldg. Rep. Linda Sanchez Town Hall meetings of their Washington, DC 20525 2329 Rayburn Bldg. elected officials Phone (202) 225-5464 Washington, DC 20515 https://townhallproject.com Rep. Linda Sanchez Phone (202)2 25-6676 -Divisions contact California 2329 Rayburn Bldg. Rep. John Larson Senators & House Washington, DC 20515 1501 Longworth HOB Representatives using email, Phone (202)225-6676 Washington, DC 20515 tweets, postcards, phone calls Rep. John Larson Phone (202) 225-2265 -GRC Area Representatives 1501 Longworth HOB conduct WEP/GPO Training Washington, DC 20515 with Divisions Phone (202) 225-2265

April May June

-Lobby Day, April 10th. Local and Convention writing activity – - Legislative Alerts on: Take Action Washington D.C. visits with postcards from all members to Tuesday and Tell Your elected officials Linda Sanchez, John Larson & Tom Representatives Thursday -- GRC Area Representatives Reed. -Members contact Rep. John Larson assist with scheduling local and ask for amendment to H.R. 860 Lobby Day visits - Legislative Alerts on: Take Action to include WEP/GPO repeal Divisions participate locally on Tuesday and Tell Your th April 10 CalRTA Lobby Day Representatives Thursday -Divisions push their -Members contact Rep. John Larson congressmen/women to co- - Legislative Alerts on: Take and ask for amendment to H.R. 860 sponsor H.R 141 (updated Action Tuesday – Focus on to include WEP/GPO repeal on Advocacy Action) asking Representatives to Doug LaMalfa, Tom McClintock, request fellow -Divisions push their *Doris Matsui, *Paul Cook, Nancy Representatives to congressmen/women to co- Pelosi, Devin Nunes, Kevin Mc cosponsors sponsor H.R 141 (udated on Carthy, * Tony Cardenas, Advocacy Action) *Nannette Diaz Barragan, Karen Tell Your Representatives Doug LaMalfa, Tom McClintock, Bass, Lucille Royal-Allard, Maxine Thursday & Writing *Doris Matsui, *Paul Cook, Josh Waters, Katie Porter, Lou Correa, Wednesdays focus : Harder, Nancy Pelosi, Devin Nunes, Juan Vargas -Members contact Rep. John Kevin Mc Carthy, * Tony Cardenas, , *Nannette Diaz Barragan, Karen Larson and ask for amendment Add Legislative Alerts Day Bass, Jimmy Gomez, Lucille Royal- to H.R. 860 to include WEP/GPO Additional Day – Wake Up Allard, Maxine Waters, Katie Porter, rd repeal Wednesday – 3 Wednesday of - Phone calls to California Lou Correa, Juan Vargas, Susan Month. members on Ways & Means Davis Committee Divisions Focus on Writing John Divisions GRC’s send Action Alerts -Divisions push their Larson, Linda Sanchez and Tom to their Division members using Bcc congressman to co-sponsor H.R Reed to add amendment to H.R (blind copy) 141 860 for repeal of WEP/GPO -Divisions contact California -Divisions GRC’s send Action Senators & House Representatives Alerts to their Division - Divisions sign up to attend Town using email, tweets, postcards, members using Bcc (blind copy) Hall meetings of their elected phone calls using hashtag -Divisions contact California officials #repealWEP/GPO Senators & House https://townhallproject.com -Divisions schedule monthly visit to Representatives using email, representatives local offices tweets, postcards, phone calls GRC sub-committee emails out of - Divisions sign up to attend Town using hashtag #repealWEP/GPO state members using cross- Hall meetings of their elected -Divisions schedule monthly reference of who has not officials visit to representatives local cosponsored H.R 141 https://townhallproject.com offices -GRC Sub-committee contacts out of state members - Divisions sign up to attend Town Hall meetings of their elected officials https://townhallproject.com

July September August - Legislative Alerts on: Take - Legislative Alerts on: Take - Legislative Alerts on: Take Action Tuesday – Repeal of Action Tuesday – Repeal of Action Tuesday – Repeal of H.R. 141, Tell Your H.R. 141, Tell Your H.R. 141, Tell Your Representatives Thursday, Representatives Thursday, Representatives Thursday, Wake Up Wednesday – asking Writing Wednesday – asking Wake Up Wednesday – asking for amendment to H.R. 860 – for amendment to H.R. 860 – for amendment to H.R. 860 – writing to John Larson, Tom writing to John Larson, Tom writing to John Larson, Tom Reed, & Linda Sanchez Reed, & Linda Sanchez Reed, & Linda Sanchez -GRC Representatives Assist

-GRC Representatives Assist Divisions to push non- -Assist Divisions to push Divisions to push non- sponsors non-sponsors sponsors congressmen/women to co- congressmen/women to congressmen/women to co- sponsor H.R 141 (updated co-sponsor H.R 141 sponsor H.R 141 (updated on Advocacy Action) (updated on Advocacy on Advocacy Action) Doug LaMalfa, Tom McClintock, Action) Doug LaMalfa, Tom McClintock, Devin Nunes, Kevin McCarthy,*Tony Doug LaMalfa, Tom McClintock, Devin Nunes, Kevin McCarthy,*Tony Cardenas, Maxine Waters, Katie *Doris Matsui, Devin Nunes, Cardenas, Maxine Waters, Katie Porter, Lou Correa Kevin McCarthy,*Tony Cardenas, Porter, Lou Correa Maxine Waters, Katie Porter *Nannette Diaz Barragan *Nannette Diaz Barragan *Nannette Diaz Barragan,

Lou Correa - Divisions sign up to attend Town - Divisions sign up to attend Town Add Legislative Alerts Day Hall meetings of their elected Hall meetings of their elected officials Additional Day – Wake Up officials rd https://townhallproject.com Wednesday – 3 Wednesday of https://townhallproject.com Month.

-Divisions Focus on Writing -Divisions visit local offices during -Divisions visit local offices during John Larson, Linda Sanchez August recess, request meeting August recess, request meeting and Tom Reed to add with Representative or Legislative with Representative or Legislative amendment to H.R 860 for Assistant Assistant repeal of WEP/GPO At Fall Workshops, GRC Reps share:

-GRC sub-committee emails or - [email protected] created. - Divisions sign up to attend tweets out of state members using Advocacy Action/Advocacy Tools to Town Hall meetings of their cross- reference of who has not be on home page of CalRTA website. elected officials cosponsored H.R 141 - Ask Members to contact https://townhallproject.com representatives who are co-sponsors -Members contact representatives of H.R. 141 and request they contact -GRC sub-committee emails out who are co-sponsors of H.R. 141 John Larson and request amendment of state members using cross- and request they contact John to H.R. 860 for repeal of WEP & GPO reference of who has not Larson and request amendment to - _Shows how to use Twitter cosponsored H.R 141 H.R. 860 for repeal of WEP & GPO - [email protected] GRC plans Fall Call To Action Days: created - [email protected] Divisions, retiree groups..work Chair, Advocate, President meet created. Advocacy Action/Advocacy together to schedule visits, calls, with Retired Educators Group Tools to be on home page of CalRTA emails and mail postcards to and CPFA website Representatives.

Chair follows up with Retired Educators Group and CPFA

October November December - Legislative Alerts on: Take Action Tuesday – Repeal of H.R. 141, Tell Your Representatives Thursday, Wake Up Wednesday – asking for amendment to H.R. 860 – writing to John Larson, Tom Reed, & Linda Sanchez

-GRC Representatives Assist Divisions to push non- sponsors congressmen/women to co- sponsor H.R 141 (updated on Advocacy Action) Doug LaMalfa, Tom McClintock, Kevin McCarthy,*Tony Cardenas, Maxine Waters, Katie Porter, Lou Correa, Devin Nunes *Nannette Diaz Barragan At Fall Workshops, GRC Reps share: - [email protected] created. Advocacy Action/Advocacy Tools to be on home page of CalRTA website. - Ask Members to contact representatives who are co- sponsors of H.R. 141 and request they contact John Larson and request amendment to H.R. 860 for repeal of WEP & GPO - _Shows how to use Twitter

GRC Call To Action Days: October 21 - 25

Divisions, retiree groups..work together to schedule visits, calls, emails and mail postcards to Representatives. CalRTA will post on Facebook. GRC Area reps coordinate and document local Representative’s visits.