Don't Miss This Meeting !

The Washington Teachers' Union Executive Board 2nd Saturday meeting will be held this Saturday on November 8, 2008 @ 9 AM. The meeting will be held at the WTU Office located @ 490 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 7200 Washington, DC. 202-293-8600. Directions: Take 7th street south, take a right on Independence Avenue, take a left on L'Enfant Plaza SW and the union office is midway up on your left next to the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. Please email President George Parker if you plan to attend @ gparker@wtulocal6.org Hope to see you there !

I encourage all WTU members to attend and request that your elected teacher representatives address your concerns. In this meeting the union president will provide a Contract Negotiations update. Saturday's agenda includes the following:

90-Day Plan
Summary of WTU President and Field Staff meeting with DCPS Representatives regarding 90-Day plan

Staffing and Teacher Placement
Status Report by Clay White on Teacher Placement

Grievance Update
Status Report on resolving backlog of Grievances
Key grievance and arbitration cases

Vending Machine
Status of resolving Vending Machine disbursement of funds to SCAC's

Open Season
Health Providers

Executive Board Training
Dates for Executive Board Training

Building Rep and Representative Assembly
Status of Elections
Building Rep Training
Representative Assembly Meetings

Contract Negotiations Update
Status of collaboration on education component with AFT
General Status of Negotiation
(Posted by The Washington Teacher)