OEA EXECUTIVE BOARD VOTES TO RECOMMEND RATIFICATION BY THE MEMBERSHIP.

To read the Tentative Agreement click here.


TIMELINE FOR A RATIFICATION VOTE**

Wednesday: 

4:00-5:30 OEA Representative Council
Bret Harte Middle School
3700 Coolidge Ave.
Debate and secret ballot on recommendation to membership

Friday: 

 OEA Ratification Meeting/You will be able to leave school early.
Oakland Technical High School

Tentative Agenda

2:30-3:00 Registration (Bring ID or Membership Card)
If you are not a member, you may sign up and vote
3:00-4:00 Questions and Debate on Acceptance of TA
4:00 Balloting begins
Questions and Debate continues
6:30 Balloting ends

**The ratification vote by the OEA Membership will take place on Friday, June 14. That meeting is not dependent on the actions of the Executive Board or Rep Council.


Update

On Monday, June 10, the OEA Executive Board voted 10 to 6 to recommend that the membership accept the Tentative Agreement (TA).

A TA is the first step to having a settled contract. The membership has the final say in accepting or rejecting the terms of the TA at a Ratification Meeting on Friday, June 14.

Hard copies are available now at the OEA Center.

Please send questions you may have about the TA tooaklandea@oaklandea.com, and write in Subject Line: TA QUESTION. This will help us prepare a FAQ sheet for the Ratification Meeting.

We have made small but real gains in this Tentative Agreement, the first TA since 2005. One of the strategies for settling a contract by the end of the year was to establish a foundation to build upon in the next round of negotiations for a 3 year contract. Those sessions will begin in the fall and I am convinced that the solidarity we have built among the membership this year will continue to grow and will be critical to achieving significantly more.

In Unity,
Trish Gorham, OEA President



Enforce the Contract!

An Article of the contract was not printed in the current copy, but is still agreed to by OEA and the District. The last Wednesday Minimum Day in elementary schools is exclusively for teacher preparation and there are no mandatory meetings.


SPREAD THE WORD!

It is not just the OEA Center that holds all responsibility for getting the word out to members.


Reps: Please make sure the members at your sites are getting the most up to date information.

Members: Please forward to your colleagues whom you know don't always fix their attention on union matters.

It is extremely important that we make the decision on a Tentative Agreement through a vibrant democratic process. That can only be fully realized by an engaged and participatory membership.VOTE!

2013 Election Results

OEA GENERAL ELECTIONS RESULTS

Click here

Sign the OEA Petition and forward it!

YOU TOLD THE OUSD SCHOOL BOARD IN PERSON LAST WEDNESDAY 

TELL THEM BY EMAIL 

NOW


Greetings! 


Your OEA Bargaining Team has requested that all members sign and send the petition that will deliver the clear message to the OUSD School Board Directors that:

WE HAVE BEEN PATIENT TOO LONG. WE DEMAND A FAIR CONTRACT NOW.
OEA WILL NO LONGER WAIT: NEGOTIATE!


The OUSD Bargaining Team will present more than the original offer put on the table 2 months ago when the School Board Directors instruct them to. 


The time for movement at the table is, wait for it.......... 


NOW 


Forward the petition to your friends, neighbors, parents, and colleagues. 

NOW



We negotiate again on Tuesday, June 4. Your team expects a counter offer to the last proposal. 

To send the petition, click here. 

In Unity,

Kei Swensen, Bargaining Chair
Oakland Education Association

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PS 

DO NOT believe rumors. 

ASK your site representative. 

CALL and EMAIL the OEA Center. 

MAKE SURE your site sends someone to the June 3 Rep Council at Oakland International High for the latest, accurate information. 

Sign the petition and forward it.................NOW

Step Up on May 22, 2013

Greetings!

If you have not opened the email sent Sunday evening, you are

not sufficiently informed about what has happened in negotiations. Please read it.

District Stalls on Compensation

Your OEA Bargaining Team needs more than their voices at the table. They need, at this critical time of negotiations, to have the voices of the membership supporting them.

Visibly. Loudly. And in multitudes. This Wednesday. 5:30-7:00.

No Class Size Limits for Special Ed

I don't have to tell you the struggles of your Special Ed sisters and brothers. You see their ever increasing case loads, increasingly needy students, decreasing level of support. Please honor their efforts as they present their issues to the Board.

Visibly. Loudly. And in multitudes. 2nd Ave. and E. 10th St.

Adult Education May Be Eliminated

It was the recommendation of the Superintendent as recently as May 8. Students, parents, and teachers will come on May 22 to stand up for this vital service to our city, especially our immigrant community. Join them.

Visibly. Loudly. And in multitudes. For as long as you are able.

OEA members have always been there for their students, their community, and for each other. And even as we feel as if we can barely make it to the holiday weekend, this Wednesday I ask that you be there for all, once again. For as long as you can. But...

Visibly. Loudly. And in multitudes.

 

In Solidarity,

Trish Gorham

Oakland Education Association

"Tentative Agreement" reached on 5/16/13 between HBIC and OUSD on Health Care

What Now, HBIC?


In a 4 (SEIU, AFSME, UAOS, Building Trades) to 1 (OEA) vote, the Health Benefits Improvement Committee accepted OUSD's Last, Best, and Final Offer. Click here to read.

No Tentative Agreement is binding until it is voted on and ratified by the membership. The OEA Executive Board has not scheduled a vote yet.

Members need to understand what is being offered and who is being asked to shoulder the financial burden in this proposal.

The following document will help you better understand HBIC and the proposal.

5/8/13 Bargaining Update on HBIC.

We are consulting with a State Mediator from the Public Employees Relations Board and CTA Legal to determine all of our options and obligations

Complete the SBAC Survey by June 3, 2013 - Win a prize!

Dear OUSD Teachers,


In preparation for Common Core and Smarter Balance Assessments, we are asking all teachers in OUSD to take a 10 minute survey. The survey includes questions about the use of technology and data at your school site. Your answers to these questions will help to inform future purchases and staff supports provided by the district.


All teachers who complete the survey will be included in a raffle for a $25 Amazon gift card. Additionally, if your school has a response rate above 90% you will earn a free pizza lunch and free on-site training by Gooru Learning with access to a customized school library page that you can use to discover web resources, collaborate with colleagues, and create digital lessons to share with students.


ACTION: Complete 10 Min Survey by June 3

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K2K69H5


(please ensure that you are using an up to date internet browser to take the survey)


Many thanks in advance for your help!


Best,


Your SBAC Readiness Team

OEA GENERAL ELECTIONS MAY 14-17

If your site does not have election materials by Wednesday, May 15, please contact the OEA Center 510-763-4020.


Below are links to candidate information.

All candidate statements written on declaration forms. click here


Click on names to read flyers submitted by candidates:


OEA 2nd Vice President
Mark Airgood
Kei Swensen (We apologize that a glitch prevented pics to be included.)


OEA Executive Board Seat 3Stella Collins
Toni Morozumi


OEA Executive Board Seat 4
Tania Kappner
Jesse Muldoon



CTA State Council Seat 2
Betty Olson-Jones
Tania Kappner


CTA State Council Seat 5
Keith Brown
Mark Airgood


It does make a difference--Please Vote!