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Members Elected to be Delegates to the AFT Convention
Ballots were counted and 11 candidates elected to attend the 2008 AFT Convention on July 10-14, 2008 in Chicago, Ill.
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In April, each OSEA member was mailed a ballot that had the names of 71 OSEA members seeking to represent OSEA, AFT Local 6732, at the July 2008 National AFT Convention. Members were instructed to vote for no more than 11 of the candidates listed. The deadline for returning ballots was May 2 (postmarked).
On May 5, ballots were opened at the OSEA State Office and the long process of counting the votes cast for each candidate began. The vote count was concluded on May 7.
After the votes had been recorded, all candidates were then listed in order of the number of votes received (highest to lowest). The 11 members with the highest vote count have been declared the designated OSEA delegates to the AFT Convention.
The 11 elected OSEA delegates are:
Merlene Martin, Cottage Grove Chapter 32;
JillSimmons, Eugene Chapter 1;
Candace Bigelow, Sisters Chapter 92;
Bonnie Luisi, Hermiston Chapter 10;
Linda Bradetich, Bend-La Pine Chapter 6;
MaLena Wirth, Baker Chapter 20;
Tina McGeary, Bend-La Pine Chapter 6;
Teri McCoy, Pendleton Chapter 115;
John Phillips, Oregon City Chapter 14;
Kathi Fetch, Vernonia Chapter 67; and
Jim Gerbig, Molalia Bus Drivers Chapter 203.
The rest of the candidates are designated as alternates.
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OSEA President Martin Recipient of Highest AFT PSRP Award
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During the AFT PSRP Conference in Washington, D.C., OSEA President Merlene Martin was presented the 2008 Albert Shanker PSRP Pioneer Award, which is the most prestigious AFT PSRP member award.
After being presented with the award, Martin shared her belief that many of the AFT members in the audience are as worthy of the award as her. And—speaking to the OSEA members in the audience and of all OSEA members—she said, “This award may be in my name, but I tell you what, it’s because of you and everything you do.”
The award is presented each year to a member who has demonstrated leadership in his or her union, on the job, and in the community; a leader who has advanced the recognition of classified and the important work PSRPs do in education.
Commenting on Martin’s selection, AFT President Ed McElroy said, "I cannot think of a more deserving recipient of the Albert Shanker PSRP Pioneer Award than OSEA President Merlene Martin. Merlene is an outstanding union leader and she possesses all of the leadership characteristics symbolized by this award."
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AFT Presents OSEA with the "Defender of the Public Service" Award
The Public Service Defender Award presented to OSEA for fighting privatization and financing two research papers that are being citied by researchers nationally
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AFT presented OSEA with the Defender of the Public Service award.
The following is what was said when the award was presented during the AFT-PSRP Conference in Washington, D.C., "This award is presented to an AFT affiliate that has made a significant contribution to the effort to prevent the privatization of public school services. The Oregon School Employees Association, AFT local #6732, over the past few years has worked with researchers at the University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center to published two white papers on privatization of public school services. These papers were produced though meticulous and unbiased research methods following well established practices and principles in the academic community. The papers raise many concerns and identify problems that have consistently arisen in education institutions that have contracted out services previously provided by public school and college employees. Recently, the papers have been cited in other academic studies on the issue of privatization and are becoming well known as a source of information on this issue."
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New OSEA Member Benefit
EPIC Hearing Service Plan
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The OSEA Board of Directors has approved a new benefit to assist members with hearing health care. The EPIC Hearing Service Plan is a voluntary plan that simply coordinates access and reduces costs to quality hearing care professionals throughout the nation and the state of Oregon. The EPIC plan is a unique program that picks up those services and treatments that are not currently covered under major medical health plans; this primarily includes hearing diagnostics and hearing aids.
Through EPIC’s stringent professional review process, they assure access to the highest quality hearing care professionals. Also, EPIC has defined all costs as either fees for professional services and/or individualized costs for hearing aid technology. In this manner, members are assured of receiving all appropriate tests and services as well as the most appropriate technology for the best price.
Be watching your mail for additional information about the EPIC benefits.
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