Current News

December General Membership Meeting!

The next General Membership Meeting will be held on:

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ground Round Restaurant
3190 Klose Way, Richmond
4:30pm to 6:30pm

Please RSVP by December 12th to Mary Jones, SSA President (233-3988).

Negotiations Update!

SSA starts impact bargaining on non-Benefit items on 11/4/08. We have full contract negotiations so it will give us an opportunity to review our entire contract with the District.

To date, the District has not set up any dates for negotiating benefits. The rumor floating around is that the District wants to "cap" all employees' benefits. In an effort to not let this happen, SSA, Local 1, and WCCAA will again be negotiating the Benefits portion of our contract collaboratively - as we did in 2005. Members of our negotiating team have been meeting with members of the other 2 units in order to come up with up-to-date information to pass on to our members. Phase I is to distribute the Health Benefits FAQ to our members. Phase II will follow at a later date and will involve surveying members.

October General Membership Meeting Announced!

The next General Membership Meeting will be on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Ground Round Restaurant from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. The cost of food and drinks will be covered by SSA and there will be a No Host Bar. Please RSVP by October 10th to Mary Jones at Helms Middle School (233-3988).

Parcel Tax Volunteers Needed!

On Saturday, September 20, parcel tax supporters will start walking neighborhoods in the district hand-delivering Measure D literature to voters. They critically need volunteers to walk for 1-3 hours and help get the word out (and get some exercise at the same time!).

To join the fun and make a critical difference in this campaign, please gather at:

Local 1 Office (4197 Lakeside Drive, Suite 170, Richmond, CA 94806)
at 9:30 AM, Saturday, September 20 (and every Saturday until election day)

No more cuts to public education! Statewide Call-in Day - Thursday, July 24

The California School Employees Association (CSEA) urges you to c all your state legislators and ask them to support the “Conference Committee Budget” — AB 1781.

• AB 1781 is a budget solution that strikes a balance between cuts and revenues.
• AB 1781 provides additional revenues to avoid even deeper cuts to education, health care and other vital programs.
• AB 1781 closes tax loopholes for corporations and the wealthiest Californians.
• While schools will still be cut by about $2 billion, AB 1781 restores $2.5 billion that the governor proposes to cut from the education budget.

Call the “Cuts Hurt” Hotline! TOLL-FREE: 1 (888) 268-4334. You will be transferred to your state representatives’ message recorder. It’s time to make YOUR voice heard!

March 15th Protest in Sacramento

Join SSA members to protest the Governor's proposed education budget cuts. Thousands will converge in Sacramento on Thursday, March 15th to demand the Governor keep true to his promise of the "Year of Education" by fully funding education! The Governor's proposed $5 billion budget cuts to education (for 2008-2009) will undoubtedly have a devastating and disproportionate impact on our already under-funded schools. CA already ranks 46th in the nation in per pupil spending. If you are interested in carpooling, please contact Mary Jones (233-3988) by 2:00pm on Wednesday, May 14th.

WCCUSD Budget Information

Please visit our Budget Information web page for information on how to contact state officials about the education budget crisis.

There are a number of documents illustrating WCCUSD's 2008-09 Budget Information on the Fiscal Services web page.

To give your input on the budget, please visit: How to Give Input on the District's Budget.