EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AGENDA - SEIU 521...EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AGENDA July 16, 2011 Time: 10:00 – 3:00PM I. 10:00 - Call to Order – Gwyn Harshaw, President 1. Roll Call/Quorum

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AGENDA

July 16, 2011 Time: 10:00 – 3:00PM

I. 10:00 - Call to Order – Gwyn Harshaw, President 1. Roll Call/Quorum

II. Open Forum

III. Introduction of Tom Woodruff – Executive Vice

President

Presentation by Tom Woodruff on the “Fight for a Fair Economy” Campaign and Next Steps

Presentation from Delegates to the “Member Leadership Action Conference” and any next steps for the “Fight for a Fair Economy” Campaign

IV. 12:30 – 1:15pm - Lunch

V. Business Items

1. General Business i. Approval 6/28/11 EBd Meeting Minutes - (pages 3-10)

ii. Committee Vacancies a. Motion 1 – Appointments to Committees with open

positions declared at the 6/28 meeting - (pages 11-12) b. Motion 2 – Appointment to the Biennial Committee -

(pages 13-14) 2. Governance Issues

i. The Biennial Committee Report - (oral) 3. Updates and Reports - (pages 15-22) 4. Political

a. Motion 3 – DAWN Event COPE - $300 - (pages 23-24)

5. Report of the Treasurer – no new information since 6/28/11 Executive Board Meeting

As time permits:

VI. California State Budget Report

VII. Report on Pensions

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Minutes June 28, 2011 – Executive Board Meeting

Call to order by President, Gwyn Harshaw at 6pm via video and teleconferencing Officers Roll Call in Attendance at the Meeting: Gwyn Harshaw President Carmen Morales 1st Vice President RoseAnn Dominguez Treasurer John Gutierrez Secretary Henry Ildefonzo Region 3 Vice-Pres.

James Hackett Region 4 Vice-Pres. Greg Gomez Region 5 Vice-Pres. Ellen Rollins Region 6 Vice-Pres. Kristy Sermersheim CEO

Officers Excused from the Meeting: Muriel Frederick Region 1 Vice-Pres. Matt Nathanson Region 2 Vice-Pres. Executive Board Delegates in Attendance at the Meeting: REGION 1: Cheryl Easterbrook Roxanne Barnett My Loi Scott Johnson Irma Compton Karen Nakatani Lesbia Reclosado Sam Avila Emma Davis Brian O’Neill Rosemary Romo Lydia Torres Elsa Venegas Ray Baeza

REGION 2: John Gilbert Bobby Garcia

Debra Ladd Diane Goldwasser

REGION 3: Karyn Clark

REGION 4: David Chavez Brenda Flores Kevin Westbook Sergio Garcia Ronald Pazeian

REGION 5: Steven Rodrigue Roy Harris Regina Kane Wanda Wallace Carolyn Woolfolk Pamela Green

Betty Tonini Vickie Jaurigui Tammie Inman

REGION 6: Myrna Bravo Dolly Clemente Huong Chung Raul Rivera Yong Ok Soung

CAUCUS DELEGATES: Robert Castillo

RETIREE DELEGATES: Carol Garvey Rachel Subega

Executive Board Members and Alternates – Excused: Lynn Krug Annette Ruiz-Vides Martin Contreras Luis Aguilar Diego Quevedo

Linda Sakata Max Stone Nancy Elliott Veronicia Rodriguez Gerry Fasth

Maura Guzman Billy Owens Conception Garay

Executive Board Members and Alternates – Unexcused: Carmen Vega-Martinez Consuelo Moreno Kim Palmer Tammy Dhanota Francisco Quezada

Marianne Criswell Delinda Robinson Adam Gintz Josie Ruiz Connor Murphy

Blanca Navarro Gloria Thompson Robert Murillo Rachelle Hill Joanne Hutton

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Antonio Cardona Evelyn Carter Rita Castillo

Pao-Hsun Yeh Darlyn Qualls Shirley Dillard

Carolina Valle Gary Linsner

Local 521 Trustees in Attendance: Socorro Alfaro Linda Krolnik Local 521 Trustees Absent: Diana Calderon Walt George Gail Lancaster Rachel Welch Local 521 Staff in Attendance: Tom Abshere Luisa Blue

Pamela Rodgers Karen Summers

Mariam Alvarez

Local 521 Members in Attendance: Carole Parkison Marilyn DeRouen Hermine Santiago

Call to Order – Open Forum for Member Presentations : The Executive Board Meeting of June 28, 2011, was called to order by Gwyn Harshaw, Local 521 President, at 6:00pm. Open Forum Presentations:

1. None. Responses to Last Executive Board Meeting’s Open Fo rum Issues Linda Sakata asked how long IHSS will be with us. We don’t know how long San Mateo and Santa Clara Homecare will be with Local 521. It is expected that it will be for at least another year. Roll Call:

1. Roll Call – John Gutierrez, Treasurer, determined that a quorum of the Executive Board was present – Elsa Venegas was sworn in as an Alternate Delegate to the Executive Board.

Announcements:

1. President Gwyn Harshaw led those attending the meeting in the salute to the American Flag.

Review and Approval of the Minutes:

Approval by the Executive Board of the March 19, 2011, Executive Board Meeting minutes.

Motion: to approve the March 19, 2011, Executive Board meeting minutes as written. Duly moved; Seconded; Passed

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Governance Issue:

1. Central Labor Council Updates: None 2. Motion 1 – 2011 Biennial Convention Plan – presented by Treasurer RoseAnn

Dominguez.

A motion was presented with the October 7th – 9th dates, it was amended to the October 14th – 16th dates; then the amendment was withdrawn.

Motion 1: The SEIU Local 521 – 3011 Biennial Convention Plan. Motion: To approve Option 2 – SEIU Local 521 office and rooms at the Raddison Hotel in San Jose – as the site for the 2011 Biennial Convention and authorize Local staff to secure the site and move on plans for the Convention for the following dates: October 7-9, 2011.

Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented.

3. Motion 2 – Cancel Officers’ Meeting Scheduled for July 26, 2011. Motion 2: Cancellation of the July 26, 2011, Officers’ Meeting. Motion: To cancel the Officers’ Meeting currently scheduled for July 26, 2011.


4. Location of Executive Board Meetings Motion 3: Changes of Venue for Quarterly Executive Board Meetings in September and December. Motion: To change the venue of the September and December 2011 quarterly Executive Board Meetings from Fresno to San Jose and at the December 2011 meeting to schedule the dates and venues for the 2012 Executive Board meetings.

Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented. 27 in favor; 16 against.

5. Motion 17 – Acceptance of Bylaws approved by the Bylaws Committee: Tulare County. Motion 17: Acceptance of the Chapter Bylaws Approved by the Local Bylaws Committee. Motion: To accept and approve the Bylaws named above as presented (Tulare County Bylaws).

Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented. President Report: President Gwyn Harshaw:

1. Motion 4 – Declare Open Seats and Request Volunteers for Appointment to the

Budget and Finance Committee. It was discussed that there is a flaw in the Local Bylaws – retirement of Delegates and Alternates is not addressed. There was a motion to have the Trustees review the Bylaws on the question of replacement of Delegates upon retirement. This was withdrawn. Motion 4: Declare an Opening on the Local 521 Budget and Finance Committee.

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Motion: To declare an opening on the Budget and Finance Committee in Region 1.

Duly moved; seconded; passed as amended.

2. Motion 5 – Declare Open Seats and Request Volunteers for Appointment to the Chair of the Good and Welfare Committee and as Members of the Local Bylaws Committee. Motion 5: Declare Openings as chair of the Local 521 Good and Welfare Committee and Delegates to the Local 521 Bylaws Committee. Motion: To declare the Chair for the Good and Welfare Committee position open and to declare openings on the Local Bylaws Committee.


1st Vice President Report: in the packet

Regional Vice President Reports: the reports from the VP of Region 2 were in the packet.

Chief Elected Officer Report: Kristy Sermersheim – no updates

Retirement Protection and Other Retirement Issues: Matt Nathanson Chair – no report 1. Kristy announced that she had learned that the CalPers Council will have a retreat

in Napa. Currently CalPers does not invest retirement funds in things that make jobs; they only invest in the stock market. There may be some type of action to try to push the Council to change how they invest retirement money.

New Business:

1. Motion 15: Donation for ROTC Cadets from Bakersfield High School - $500. Motion: Motion withdrawn to instead bring to Budget and Finance Committee and to the Caucuses. There was a good deal of discussion before the motion was withdrawn.

2. Motion 16: US Labor Against the War – matching funds - $500.

Motion: To contribute $500 to membership in US Labor Against the War from the line item ___________.

Duly moved; seconded; failed. 17 for; 26 against.

The SEJ Committee had agreed to pay $500 in membership to US Labor Against the War. They asked that the Executive Board agree to match the funds through the General Fund Budget. RoseAnn Dominguez, Treasurer, stated that this item had been heard at the Budget and Finance Committee several times. The decision had been that the General Fund did not have the money for this membership. There was a good deal of discussion. The Question was Called. The motion failed.

Old Business:

1. None

Political Report: Brian O’Neill, Localwide COPE Chair

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1. Motion 6: Monterey Bay CLC Labor Day Picnic - $360 – from COPE Candidate PAC. Motion: To purchase 24 tickets to the MBCLC Santa Cruz Labor Day Picnic for members at a cost of $360 from COPE Candidate PAC. Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented.

2. Motion 7: San Mateo County Central Labor Council Annual COPE Banquet -

$1,575 – from the COPE Candidate PAC. Motion: To purchase 1 table of 10 seats to the San Mateo County Central Labor 32nd Annual COPE Banquet for $1,575 from the COPE Candidate PAC. Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented.

3. Motion 8: Reimbursement to SEIU Local 521 General Fund for COPE costs during the 2010 Election Cycle. Motion: To approve up to $2,700.00 dollars from the SEIU 521 Candidate PAC to reimburse the SEIU 521 general fund for in kind contributions during the 2010 election cycle.

Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented. 4. Motion 9: Donate to Elaine Alquist’s Fundraiser from the COPE Candidate PAC -

$750. Motion: To spend $750 (5 tickets) from the SEIU Local 521 Candidates PAC account – to Elaine Alquist’s office holder account Senate – for Elaine Alquist’s Annual Reception at the San Jose Airport Garden Hotel. Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented.

5. Motion 10: Donate to Jim Beall’s Fundraiser from the COPE Candidate PAC –$1,250. Motion: To spend $1,250 (six tickets) from the SEIU Local 521 Candidates PAC account – to Jim Beall’s office holder account Assembly – for Jim Beall’s Annual Spring Fundraiser at the San Jose Airport Garden Hotel. Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented.

6. No new news on the California State Budget. Report of the Treasurer: RoseAnn Dominguez

1. The Local Treasurer reported that there have been no major changes in the

Budget. The rotation of staff from the general fund budget to the organizing budget has begun and is showing savings in the general fund budget. There are several campaigns being worked on when staff rotates to the organizing budget. Many are Agency shop campaigns. In the long run this effort will increase the number of members and bring in greater dues and fees. There was some discussion that the rotation of Internal Organizers out of the Chapter worksites is causing problems for workers and Stewards. It was explained that the alternative, cuts in staff, would be far worse and longer lasting. The Local has changed auditors and these auditors will be presenting before the Budget and Finance Committee in August. Everyone is welcome to come. Moved; Seconded; Passed to Accept the Treasurer’s Report.

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2. Motion 11 – Approval of the Policy and Procedures for Development, Implementation, and Expenditure of SEIU Local 521 Budget

RoseAnn explained that this “policy” was passed by the Executive Board last year to expire in January 2011. It was decided that some changes needed to be made to the policy and the policy timeline was extended. The Policy is now revised, passed by the Budget and Finance Committee and endorsed by the Local Officers for passage by the Executive Board.

Motion 11: Development, Implementation and Expenditure of the 521 Budget Policy and Procedures. Motion: To approve the document “Development, Implementation and Expenditure of the 521 Budget Policy and Procedures” as presented.


3. Motion 12 – Approval SEIU Local 521 Member Reimbursement Policy. RoseAnn explained that the Local needs a Policy for Member Reimbursement. The Budget and Finance Committee has recommended the policy, but the Officers have left any decisions up to the full Executive Board. There are provisions in the Policy for exceptions. The key is that preapproval is needed for reimbursements.

Motion 12: Approval of the SEIU Local 521 Member Reimbursement Policy. Motion: To approve the Local 521 Member Reimbursement Policy as presented. Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented.

4. Next Meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee: Wednesday July 20, 2011. Committee and Industry Reports: in the packet

SEJ Caucus Report Women’s Caucus Report Afram Caucus Report Latino Caucus Report Good and Welfare Committee – The Committee voted to donate $50 to a fund for Maria

Ester Orosco, victim of a violent crime and aunt of a VMC member.

Motion 13: Good and Welfare Fund Donation for Tornado and Flood Relief - $1,000. Motion: To contribute $1,000 from the SEIU Local 521 Good and Welfare fund to the Southern Illinois Disaster Relief Fund for tornado and flood relief (as requested by the International).


Motion 14: Good and Welfare Fund Donation - $500 – to Wine Festival Event for Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program. Motion: To approve $500 from the Good and Welfare Fund for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Wine Festival Event held on June 25, 2011.

Duly moved; seconded; passed as presented. Communications Committee Report Nurse Alliance Industry Council Report

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Written reports/Articles: were presented in the packet Organizing Report Education and Training Report Communications Report Information Technology Report

Correspondence: Thank you notes from Catherine Alexander – CARA Leadership Conference and the Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank were in the Packet

Adjournment: Next Executive Board Meeting is a Special meeting scheduled for Saturday,

July 16, 2011 in Fresno from 10am – 3pm.

Motion: To adjourn this meeting at 8:01pm. Duly moved; seconded; passed.

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SEIU Local 521 Executive Board Meeting Motion Motion Number: 01 Date: July 16, 2011 Motion Title: Concurrence of Appointments to Committee Positions Declared Open at the June 28th, 2011, Executive Board Meeting Recommended By: Gwyn Harshaw, Local 521 President Background: Various Executive Board Committee positions were declared open at the June 28th Executive Board Meeting. The President asked for volunteers. The following appointments represent the outcome of the President’s request for volunteers. Good and Welfare Committee: _________________________, Chair to replace My Loi. Budget and Finance Committee: _____________________________ (Region 1) to replace My Loi. wRen Bradley had asked to be appointed, but since she is not an Executive Board Delegate, she is not eligible to sit on the Budget and Finance Committee. Motion: To concur with the appointments of the President to chairs and committees of the Executive Board as named above. Follow Up: Moved by:___________________________ __ Second :___________________________

Amendment:______________________________________________________________

Amended By:______________________________________________________________ Votes in Favor:__________ Votes Opposed:_______ Abstentions:_______

Motion: Carries � Fails: � Tabled Until: � Date:_________ Signatures

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SEIU Local 521 Executive Board Meeting Motion Motion Number: 02 Date: July 16, 2011 Motion Title: Concurrence of Appointments to the Biennial Convention Committee Recommended By: Gwyn Harshaw, Local 521 President Background: The Biennial Convention needs to have a committee appointed to oversee procedures of the nomination/election and functions of the Biennial Convention. The following Executive Board member and Trustees volunteered to serve on this committee: Roxanne Barnett, Rachel Welch, and Socorro Alfaro. Motion: To concur with the appointments of the President to the Biennial Committee of the Executive Board as named above. Follow Up: Moved by:___________________________ __ Second :___________________________

Amendment:______________________________________________________________

Amended By:______________________________________________________________ Votes in Favor:__________ Votes Opposed:_______ Abstentions:_______


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SEIU Local 521 ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LABOR ALLIANCE

Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Fresno Counties

Report to the Executive Board July 2011

Celebrated the 4th Anniversary of SEIU 521 - APALA Caucus Heritage Event held at San Jose office. Approximately 100 plus members, non-members, performers, family and friends participated on this annual heritage event. Every year, APALA caucus is tremendously increasing membership. Simultaneously, preparing APALA by laws and election of new officers for Santa Clara County and San Mateo County. Fresno County had elected their respective officers. Twenty Eight (28) members, local staff, and students are participating in the National APALA convention to be held at Oakland Marriot City Center, 1001 Broadway Rd. Oakland, California from July 22 to 24, 2011. The motto for this convention is”

GENERATIONS UNITED! OUR JOBS, OUR RIGHTS, & OUR FUTURE!”

Brother Robert Li will be awarded the PHILIP VERA CRUZ Organizing Award. My fellow brothers and sisters, please congratulate our brother Robert Li when you bump to him!!!!!!! Submitted by: Luis Aguilar [email protected] or 408 – 561 - 2423 SEIU Local 521 APALA chair

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Fresno APALA Caucus Officers: � Bo Thao - President

� Bella Barela -Vice President

� Lanoy Souvannarack - Secretary/Treasurer

� Cecelia Tatum - Alternate Secretary/Treasurer

Santa Clara-San Mateo APALA Caucus Officers: � Luis Aguilar - President

� Carolina Valle - Co-Vice President

� Yong Soung - Co-Vice President � My Loi - Treasurer

� Araceli Carbonell - Secretary

� Myrna Bravo - Social & Economic Justice Coordinator

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Date:______6/20/11____________ Santa Clara County Chapter:___San Jose Office_______________________ Meeting Date ___April thru June 2011_____________

• List of Activities/Events

• New Members

• Current community collaboration work

Fresno Chapter:__________________________ Meeting Date 4/6/11_& 5/5/11_& 6/2/11__


• New Members


Participated in May Day March in San Jose

Attended the Cinco De Mayo Mixer in San Jose to promote Unionism

Held our 2nd Northern California Joint SEIU Latino Caucus Meeting with SEIU Local 1021 on May 21

Attended and participated in the SVAIR meetings for Immigration Reform

Eight new members recruited

Co sponsored the 33rd Annual Western Regional Puerto Rican Scholarship Fundraiser

4/30/11 Fresno Latino caucus participated in National Alliance Mental Illness walk & donated $100. Participated in a fundraiser event for the local May 1ro de Mayo march in Fresno. Contribution & member attendance to the Metro Ministry event on May 12,2011 May 31 & continuing, phone banking night adopted by the Latino caucus for Stand up For California coalition. Caucus member volunteered to contact registered voters to talk

to local Assemblymen Berryhill to stand up for California and declare No more cuts. June 2 meeting speaker Linda Traynor presented to the

Caucus members the need for community involvement for voter turnout. She provided surprising data regarding Latino Voter turnout the last local election. The % of Latinos not voting is shocking. She urged our participation in advocating for Latino participation in the upcoming elections & redistricting efforts currently underway.

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Stand up for California phone banking night

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Visalia Chapter:__________________________ Meeting Date ________________


• New Members


Bakersfield Chapter:__________________________ Meeting Date ________________


• New Members


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TRUSTEE REPORT FOR MAY – JULY 2011 Trustee Walt George performed an audit at the Zanker office on May 14. There were no irregularities and all was reconciled. Trustee Rachel Grocha Welch conferred regarding a situation where a delegate had submitted an rsvp to the Executive Board Meeting in June but had not attended prior meetings and, therefore, was not yet sworn in (a quorum was in jeopardy). Rachel stated that the delegate should be sworn in and continue as a delegate during the rest of the term of office as stated in the by-laws. Respectfully submitted Rachel Grocha Welch Region 1 Trustee

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Organizing Report

Tulare County Agency Shop The Tulare County team of external organizers has been assisting in Kings County for the majority of the past month. The focus in Tulare County has been in growing the CAT team and membership. In the past month, five new CATs have been recruited as well as seven new members. Additionally, IWO Miguel Espinoza has been working with members at the Dinuba Clinic to address workplace safety issues. They have organized a march on the boss to address these concerns and 27 workers have committed to this action.

New Organizing External organizers continue to meet with workers at our 2011/2012 organizing targets. We continue to build toward majority and develop committees at three major targets. We have majority support in the largest bargaining unit at one of our targets and are focusing on building a committee with this group of workers. We intend to file on this bargaining unit the first week of August.

Madera County Lead internal worksite organizer Debbie Macias is leading an agency shop campaign in Madera County. In the past two weeks they have recruited 14 new members and 18 new CATs. This campaign is staffed exclusively by the Fresno internal worksite organizers with planning assistance from the external team.

Childcare campaign The childcare campaign has been focusing on assessing legislators’ support for the child care bill. We have had legislative visits with Nora Campos, Elaine Alquist, Paul Fong, Bob Wieckowski, Ellen Corbett, Sandre Swanson, and Luis Alejo. All of these legislators have committed to vote to support the child care legislation. We have also had leadership development in the form of organizing committee and phone banking meetings in the Salinas area. Salinas area leaders have also been working towards stopping a 10% reduction in child care rates. Alameda County leaders have been helping to turn out providers to legislative meetings and are working towards having a meeting on July 23.

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SEIU Local 521 Executive Board Motion Motion Number: 03 Date: July 16, 2011 Motion Title: Donate to the DAWN Event – $300 Recommended By: Santa Clara County and San Benito County COPE Committees Background: Democratic Activist for Women Now is an activist group that recruits women to run for office. They have been in existence since the early 1990's. Once a year they have fundraiser help fund women candidates. DAWN endorses both men and women, but provides funds only for women endorsed candidates in Santa Clara County. This motion was passed unanimously by the SCC and San Benito Cope Committee. Motion: To use candidates funds to buy six tickets to their annual fundraiser “Brunch on the Bayou" at $50 a ticket for a total of $300. DAWN, PO Box 6614, San Jose, CA 95150 FPPC# 95016 Follow Up: Moved by:__________________________ __ Second :____________________________

Amendment:______________________________________________________________

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Amended By:______________________________________________________________ Votes in Favor:____________ Votes Opposed:____________ Abstentions:_____________


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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AGENDA - SEIU 521...EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AGENDA July 16, 2011 Time: 10:00 – 3:00PM I. 10:00 - Call to Order – Gwyn Harshaw, President 1. Roll Call/Quorum