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The Connection
1136 N. Military Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-496-2440
800-472-5582
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WEAC Region 3 represents public education employees in a large territory stretching from Florence to Port Washington,
and from Menominee to Washington Island.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
4:15 PM to 6:15 PM
WEAC Region 3 / GBEA Office
1136 N. Military Ave., Green Bay
Come join your union colleagues for an open and honest discussion about Teaching for Black Lives. We will be discussing the article "Dear White Teacher" written by Chrysanthius Lathan. We live in a diverse world with diverse learners. As educators we are lifelong learners and continue to have much to learn about ourselves and our students.
Light refreshments will be provided.
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American Indian Mascots in Wisconsin
from: WEAC President Ron Martin
The use of American Indian mascots in Wisconsin is at the forefront this week, as the Wisconsin Association of School Boards considers a resolution to support ending the use of the mascots statewide.
WEAC has a long-standing belief . . .
read more
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Update: The Wisconsin Association of School Boards on Wednesday, January 23, 2020,
voted 218 to 101 to reject a resolution advocating for the elimination of American Indian mascots in the state . . .
read more
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Important Dates for WTCS Locals:
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Locals must notify the Region 3 office about their intention to file for the recertification election.
April 1 - 21, 2020
Voting period (complete details to follow).
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Consumer Price Index Calculation Chart
(updated last on 01-16-20)
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has advised the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) that the CPI-U increase applicable to one-year collective bargaining agreements with a term beginning on the dates listed in the corresponding column in the
chart attached
. This information is always readily available at the WERC website:
http://werc.wi.gov/.
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WI Public Ed Network:
Summer Summit Registration is Open
(click below for more info)
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Do you want to attend a FANTASTIC conference?
Submit your application today!
4 members will be chosen to attend the Labor Notes 2020 Conference Friday (after school) April 17 through Sunday, April 19 in Chicago.
Winners will attend the conference with Regional Directors Kathy Rohde and Kristin Lytie. Transportation, lodging and food are included.
Send a short (2-minute) video to
Kristin Lytie
by Monday, February 10th
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For details about what to include in your video application, click
here
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For more information about Labor Notes, click
here
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To see the schedule from the 2018 conference, click
here
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The WEAC Region 3 Office at 1136 N. Military Ave. is a drop-off site for blankets.
Locals can consider a public relations campaign to collect blankets! Contact
region3@weac.org
for pickup!
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Wisconsin Leadership Development (WiLD) Offering Organizing Workshops
If you’re interested in opportunities for personal growth and developing organizing capacity for the causes you care most about this year, one of these workshops might be for you!
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Notice of important upcoming WEAC deadlines:
FEBRUARY 1:
The deadline for applying for the four
WEAC Scholarships
for children of WEAC members is February 1. Scholarship winners will receive grants of $1,450 per year for four years of college or university study, if they remain eligible. Find out more at
weac.org/scholarships
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FEBRUARY 1:
The deadline for submitting nominations for several
WEAC awards
: the Education Support Professional Award; Friend of Education Award; Lewandowski Award for Humanitarian Activities; Tenia Jenkins Activist Award; and the Cunningham, Dickinson, Watson Staff Award. For details, go to
weac.org/awards
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Live Webinars Scheduled for February
ETF is offering a series of 30-minute, live, interactive webinars designed to increase your understanding of Wisconsin Retirement System benefits. Individuals can also ask questions at the end of these sessions. Visit their
webinar page
to learn more about any of the sessions. Here is what others have said about their webinars:
- "My participation in the webinar was a first for me, and I just want to compliment you on how easy it was to connect, follow along, and provide questions or requests. Excellent job!"
- "Thanks for having these valuable webinars. The professional but conversational style helped me to understand the presentation as easily as an "in office" meeting. Really appreciate that the presenter fully understands the subject. Wonderful job."
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Hello friends,
How many of us have experienced a class room clear? How many of us have had to teach combined classes because there weren't any subs? How many of us have not been able to refer students to the services we know they really need? How many of us have had to make do with what we have knowing students deserve better?
All these issues, and many more, disrupt learning in our classrooms.
We are trying to unravel how we solve the disruption of learning in our classrooms and work to build safe schools, but we need you.
We are holding town halls all over the state to discuss what disrupted learning looks like in our classrooms and what solutions we can create. We are partnering with DPI and Tony Ever’s office so we can inform them of what our classrooms really look like.
We need your voice: your experiences, your expertise, and your solutions.
Sheboygan and Port Washington are partnering together to hold a town hall on Thursday March 5
th,
to begin this discussion. If you are interested in attending this event, please register
here
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If this is something you want to hold within your own local, please reach out to me.
In Solidarity,
Kristin Lytie
Uniserv Director
Region 3 WEAC
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WEAC Region 3
1136 N. Military Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54303
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