10/17/08

IT IS YOUR BOARD’S WISH TO EXPEDIATE OUR CONTRACT VOTE IN ORDER TO EXPIDITE OUR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND LUMP SUM PAYOUT. TO FURTHER COMPLICATE THIS MATTER WE’VE BEEN NOTIFIED BY LEGAL COUNCIL THAT WE WILL NEED TO CONDUCT THE VOTE AT OUR INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS. THIS MEANS THE BALLOT BOXES WILL NOT BE PLACED AT THE FACILTIES AS PLANNED. TO VOTE YOU NEED TO ATTEND A MEETING. THE MEETINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1.     SUNDAY OCT 19, 1:00 PM, - FTH CHAMBERS

2.     SUNDAY OCT 19, 3:30 PM, - EAST METRO, CONF ROOM

3.     MONDAY OCT 20, 6:00 PM – TCC CONF ROOM

4.     TUESDAY OCT 21, 11:00 AM – TCC CONF ROOM

THE VOTES WILL BE COUNTED AFTER THE OCT 21ST MEETING.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO ATTEND AND RECEIVE YOUR PACKET AND THE BOARDS RECOMMENDATION AND THEN VOTE

At the meeting you will receive a packet that will contain:

1) an individual "good faith estimate" of your pay increases over the length of this contract.

2) a ballot on the proposed contract changes

If you will not be able to attend a meeting, you may pick up your "good faith estimate" on Wednesday, October 22 from your Director.

Contract Changes.

Thank You,

Steve Jaeger, President