ABCFT YOUnionews for February 18, 2022
KEEPING YOU INFORMED - Negotiations Update
CFT President Jeff Frietas and nearly 400 teachers, nurses, AFSCME members, parents, students, family, and community members came together for Tuesday night’s YOUnity Rally prior to the School Board meeting. The YOUnity Rally was an important display of Union power and YOUnity that directly impacted the negotiations between ABCFT and ABCUSD the following day.
On Thursday, as a part of the ratification process, the ABCFT Executive Board voted to approve the 2021-2022 salary compensation tentative agreement (TA) to be taken to the Rep Council.
The ABCFT Executive Board approved to end the nine-day work to rule campaign effective
Friday, February 18, 2022.
So what are the next steps?
Tentative Agreement Ratification Timeline:
On Tuesday, February 22nd there will be a Rep Council meeting to approve to take the 2021-2022 salary compensation tentative agreement out for a ratification vote.
If the TA is approved to move to a ratification vote by the Site Reps there will be a virtual general membership meeting on Thursday, February 24th from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
ABCFT union members will receive a ratification ballot in their work email for the 2021-2022 salary compensation tentative agreement. The online vote will take place from Thursday, February 24th at 6:00 p.m. to Monday, February 28th at 4:00 p.m.
Thank you to all the ABCFT members who participated in the YOUnity Work to Rule Campaign and Rally. After four months of negotiations, we were finally able to reach a tentative agreement. Thank YOU again for flexing your YOUnion power!
MEMBERS ACTIVATED
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PICTURES OF YOUNION POWER AND YOUNITY
We have more pictures than we could ever post here so we have gathered as many as we can and put them into a google folder for your enjoyment. Thanks for making this a magical event for all in attendance. Click here for the folder —--> YOUnion Power Rally
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see just a few of the many pictures we’ve gathered.
ABCFT PRESIDENT’S REPORT - Ray Gaer
Communication is a union’s most important tool for advocating for its members at the bargaining table. Every conversation with the membership is focused on the end result of negotiating for the future prosperity and wellbeing of ABCFT members. This weekly report aims to keep the membership informed about issues that impact their working/learning conditions and their mental well-being. Together we make the YOUnion.
“Raise our pay! Raise our pay! Raise our pay! - The loudest chant of the Rally night.
I’m going to make it quick but that shouldn’t take away from the importance of my message this week. My sincere thanks to the ABCFT leadership team, the negotiating team, the ABCFT Site Reps, and ALL the Teachers and Nurses that worked tirelessly the last two weeks. Our combined YOUnion efforts pulled together a major work to rule campaign, a media blitz, a parent flyer campaign, a YOUnity rally at the district office, and a parade of teachers who eloquently and passionately spoke directly to ABC School Board members. If you are feeling exhausted right now it is TOTALLY understandable!
Right now we are working on an annotated version of the Tentative Agreement to provide as much supporting background information as possible for the various pieces in the agreement. Some of you have asked about the process and the delays in not knowing the exact details of the agreement. ABCFT follows a ratification process that is outlined in our guiding documents so that our tentative agreements are legally binding. We apologize for the delays but we are moving forward with our timeline as quickly as possible. On Tuesday, the ABCFT Representative Council will decide in a vote if the tentative agreement will go out to the membership for a final ratification vote. YOU, ABCFT members are the ultimate decision-makers and for this reason, we are will be sharing revised salary schedules, an annotated TA, and FAQ documents that help members understand the language of the 2021- 2022 salary compensation tentative agreement.
In the meantime, we all have a three-day weekend to regroup. The past six weeks have been incredibly exhausting but ABCFT members have shown that YOUnity is a core value of our organization.
Each day of the campaign, I was sending out early morning RALLY texts to the ABCFT Leadership team but I think my last one summed up my feelings about the rally and the school board meeting. —---------------->
In YOUnity,
Ray
SCHOOL BOARD REPORT
After the successful ABCFT YOUnity Rally about 75 participants headed into the board room to show their YOUnion Blue, support their colleagues who spoke so passionately about the situation or were there to make the school board uncomfortable with signs and cheering at key points of the night. Here are the links for key speakers.
Board President Soo Yoo’s report and Superintendent Dr. Sieu report
ABCFT report (Ray Gaer) "Now is time for actions at the table"
Patrick Gordon “You’ve asked all of us to be exceptional and we are asking you to be average.”
Barbara Vuu “...I ask you to not make me feel foolish for my loyalty”
Ruben Mancillas”...we are essential workers asking for essential wages.”
David Hind”...Kind words mean nothing without actions to back them up.”
Lori Eulberg”I’ve never seen the district as just business and myself as just an employee…but now I do”
Marci Levins”...I’ve worked too long for too little…”
Stephanie Watson”please excuse my hair and voice, I’ve been out there because of you..”
Kym Larkin”..salary should increase in juxtaposition with the extra work we do..”
Maria Nanez”...maybe you forgot we were on the front lines….if you could have seen what I have seen you would have jumped raced to the bargaining table…you would of jump at the chance to show us how we are valued…
Patty Alcantar”... you need to know the value of our program (Child Development)
Richard Saldana”What we are going through right now is totally unnecessary.”
Oscar Galicia “Here I am asking you to see my worth..”
Catherine Pascual”Teachers ask themselves if they should stay in this district…”
Thank you to those who attended or watched. I hope you will take a look at these wonderful speakers.
In YOUnity!!!
More YOUnion Rally Pictures
You can find many more great photos that were submitted here
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