Category: News & Updates

CODAA is looking for a member to attend this meeting, most likely in the morning. CODAA will pay expenses. Please reply to Beverly.

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:30 AM, Beverly Stewart<[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

In an effort to educate our selves, Region 67 is hosting a session to learn more about the Affordable Health Care Act and to strategize about making it work for adjuncts — not lose hours — developing strong contract language.

We are considering a meeting on Saturday, February 23. We have not set a time or place. But it would probably be at Grace Church, which is 637 South Dearborn. Although the plans are not set yet, I want to get this out to you to get a sense of who can plan. Please let me know if you can come or if you can send someone one from your local.

If you pass this this on to someone you think would be interested in coming, let me know who they are and what their contact information is.

Beverly Stewart
Higher EdIEA Northern Section Rep

IEA Higher Education Council Report (2/15/2013)

TO BE HELD IN ATLANTA, GA APRIL JULY 1 – JULY 6, 2013.

TWO delegates will be selected by an election to be held by Wednesday, March 7 (7a.m – 6p.m.)

• Candidates must be an IEA-NEA member of CODAA.
• Winner will represent CODAA members and our interests at the various plenaries and group sessions.
• Winner must make the commitment to go to Atlanta, GA and participate in both the daily IEA caucus and pertinent NEA sessions.
• In the event the winner cannot go, the runner-up/alternate will assume the responsibilities.
• The delegates will report (written or in person) the activities and issues (such as resolutions, legislative platform and the NEA budget and bylaws) which are brought before the assembly to CODAA

There are funds available from the unit and from the region to help defray expenses.

If you are interested, contact Vicki Root-Wajda at [email protected] or the CODAA webmaster (use the “Contact CODAA” form at right) no later than February 15, 2013.

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The 2013 NEA Higher Education Conference will be held March 22-24, 2013 at the Portland Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

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IEA members are urged to begin calling their state legislators Sunday (January 6) afternoon in anticipation of a new attack on public employees’ pensions. The call to action is a result of Gov. Pat Quinn’s announcement that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan had dropped his demand that pension-cutting legislation must include the controversial “cost shift.”
Call to action

Over the next few days, IEA members will likely receive “robo calls” urging them to contact their legislators. Starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, IEA members are urged to use the We Are One Illinois hotline to contact their state representatives.

The hotline number is 888-412-6570. Just follow the prompts and you will be connected to your state representative (Only the House will be in session Sunday evening – the Senate could be in session Monday).
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When you get your legislator on the phone, be sure to tell him/her to:

■Oppose any proposal to cut benefits for retired employees.
■Vote NO on any pension bill that has not been negotiated with and approved by the employee unions.
■Work with the unions to develop a fair and constitutional solution to the pension problem.
■Support revenue solutions to the pension problem, not benefit cuts.

It is important to understand that the votes that could be taken between today and Wednesday will be taken by the outgoing (lame duck) legislature.
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For more about the bill or for more talking points, visithttp://www.ieanea.org/2013/01/04/call-to-action-issued-on-pensions/?fb_source=pubv1