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| Alert! The Oregon Professional Staff Organization is on strike as of September 15, 2008. Click here for regular updates and blogs. Letters of support for our brothers and sisters can be sent to Catherine Alexander, PSO president, at www.divatcat@comcast.net We’ll keep you updated on events. 2008 Fall National CBC Meeting The National Staff Organization will hold its 2008 Fall National CBC Meeting, September 19-20 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Affiliate presidents and bargaining chairpersons will convene to hear the latest regional bargaining reports and to finalize the National Bargaining Goals and Standards. To assist with your planning, further details and information are provided below. Meanwhile, if there are any questions please contact Butch Santicola at papabutch@verizon.net, fsanticola@psea.org, 724-601-0974 (cell) or Mary Henson at mhenson@mea.org, EsthersBaby@msn.com, 800-292-1934, ext. 6215. Registration Information It is imperative that all participants REGISTER IN ADVANCE for this meeting. Click here to get the registration form. After completion please send to Mary Henson at either mhenson@mea.org or fax at 517-622-1892. The registration deadline is September 12. No registrations will be accepted after this date. Tentative Schedule (Subject to change without advance notice) Friday, September 19, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Lodging Information NSO has negotiated a rate of $125 double/single (plus applicable taxes). To make a reservation anytime, go to http://crowncenter.hyatt.com/groupbooking/mkcrknso82008 or call 1-800-233-1234 and mention NSO. The cut off date to make a room reservation is September 5, 2008. Ground Transportation Participants can get to the Hyatt Regency Crown Center from the Kansas City International Airport (MCI) via Super Shuttle. A one-way ticket costs approximately $17 or $29 round trip. Taxis are available for approximately $45-$50 one way. NSO does not reimburse for rental cars/vans/SUVs. Reimbursement Policy According to policy, NSO will pay for one double occupancy room for the President and Chief Negotiator from each affiliate attending this meeting, unless otherwise specified by your CBC Co-chairs. However, if the President and Chief Negotiator are members of the opposite sex, NSO will pay for two rooms for one night. CBC facilitators are invited; however, at the expense of the affiliate unless they are the president or chief negotiator. Are you a seed or a stone in challenging times? That was the question Mel Myler, the 2008 NSO RA keynote speaker, asked delegates. Myler, a behavioral science practitioner and a recent NEA retiree, inspired the audience that change begins with us. Click here to read his remarks.
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