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CHANNEL 1000 NEWS -- 3/28/13
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ON THE BROADCAST TONIGHT
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS -- BARGAINING STARTS APRIL 10th, AND OUR TEAM IS MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS
BARGAINING UPDATES -- WHERE TO GO TO STAY INFORMED AS WE NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT
AND SEQUESTRATION -- WHAT DO THE FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS MEAN, AND HOW WILL THEY IMPACT
CALIFORNIA
CHANNEL 1000 STARTS NOW...
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GOOD EVENING.
LOCAL 1000'S BARGAINING TEAM -- MADE UP OF MORE THAN 200 MEMBER-ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
-- WORKED THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF BARGAINING SURVEYS AND DEVELOP
CONCEPTUAL PROPOSALS THAT WILL DRIVE OUR UPCOMING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE STATE, WHICH
ARE SLATED TO BEGIN APRIL 10TH.
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PROTECTING RETIREMENT SECURITY, PRESERVING MEDICAL BENEFITS, THE END TO FURLOUGHS AND
A WAGE INCREASE WERE AMONG THE KEY PRIORITIES EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS.
OUR BARGAINING TEAM FURTHER PARSED SURVEY RESULTS -- INCLUDING MEMBER COMMENTS - TO
DEVELOP PROPOSALS SPECIFIC TO EACH OF OUR NINE BARGAINING UNITS.
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LOCAL 1000 PRESIDENT YVONNE WALKER SAID: "OUR WORK THIS WEEKEND CULMINATES NEARLY TWO YEARS
OF PREPARATION TO ACHIEVE A FAIR CONTRACT. WE'VE TRAINED OUR BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES
EXTENSIVELY AND WORKED TO BUILD AN ARMY OF MEMBERS TO STAND UP IN SUPPORT OF THEIR EFFORTS."
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LOCAL 1000'S COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF BARGAINING BEGINS THE WEEK OF APRIL 8.
LET'S RUN DOWN THE WAYS YOU CAN STAY INFORMED:
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WE'VE CREATED A BARGAINING CENTRAL WEB PAGE ONLINE AT SEIU1000.ORG. -- WHERE YOU'LL
SEE NEWS FROM THE MASTER TABLE AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL UNITS POSTED WHEN IT HAPPENS.
WE'LL ALSO BE SENDING LOCAL 1000 MEMBERS EMAIL NEWS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
EACH WEDNESDAY, WE DISTRIBUTE UPDATE, OUR WEEKLY UNION NEWSLETTER, IN YOUR WORKSITE
... AND IT'S ALSO POSTED ONLINE
BEGINNING APRIL 8, YOU CAN ACCESS A TOLL-FREE BARGAINING HOTLINE, WITH MASTER TABLE AND
UNIT BARGAINING NEWS
YOU CAN ALSO GET REAL-TIME TEXT UPDATES FROM THE BARGAINING TABLE BY TEXTING THE NUMBER
1000 TO 787753.
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LOCAL 1000 MEMBERS HAVE JOINED A NATIONAL EFFORT TO URGE CONGRESS TO BACK AWAY FROM
A FEDERAL FISCAL DEAL THAT HAS RESULTED IN 630 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROGRAM CUTS TO OUR
STATE THAT DIRECTLY HURTS CALIFORNIA FAMILIES.
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THE SO-CALLED SEQUESTRATION AGREEMENT OF 2011 HAS FORCED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE
DRASTIC AUTOMATIC CUTS TO A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT HELP CALIFORNIA FAMILIES INCLUDING
SUCH PROGRAMS AS JOB TRAINING FOR VETERANS, HEAD START FOR LITTLE KIDS, FINANCIAL AID
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED.
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AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN SEQUESTRATION CUTS TOOK EFFECT ON MARCH 1ST
AS PART OF AN AGREEMENT TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT. CONGRESS HAS REFUSED TO CONSIDER
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S COMPROMISE.
[MAP OF CALIFORNIA ON SCREEN]
WHY IS THE STATUS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET SO IMPORTANT TO US IN CALIFORNIA? FEDERAL FUNDING
IS THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE—COMING IN AT 32 PERCENT--OF GENERAL REVENUE IN CALIFORNIA.
WITH ALL THE PROGRAM CUTS OUR STATE HAS HAD TO ENDURE IN RECENT YEARS, THIS LOSS OF FEDERAL
FUNDING WILL RESULT IN A SHORTFALL IN THE STATE'S BUDGET--AND A LOSS OF JOBS AND VITAL
SERVICES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEQUESTRATION, AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN,
VISIT SEIU1000.ORG
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THAT'S OUR BROADCAST.
FROM SACRAMENTO, I'M KALE ELLEDGE. THANKS FOR WATCHING.