T E A

October 15, 2001

Election of Board Officers

Election ballots, candidate statements and return-envelopes were distributed to all TEA members last week. Please contact Severne Johnson at 684-1320 if you have not received your election packet. Ballots must be returned to TEA Secretary Severne Johnson (KSC-NR-0508) by 12pm on Wednesday, 10/17.

Monthly Meeting - Wednesday 10/17:

Monthly meetings of TEA are held on the third Wednesday of every month. The October meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 17th from12-1pm at the Elliott Bay Café meeting room. The purpose of Monthly meetings is to discuss current issues. All members and work-group representatives are encouraged to attend.

    Agenda:         Election Results
                    Update on Contract Bargaining
                    Treasurer?s Report
                    Communication Committee Report
                    TEA Logo Selection

Contract Bargaining

The last bargaining session was on Thursday, 10/4. The County made a decision to refocus the bargaining efforts along departmental lines for Transit D&C and the Wastewater Treatment Division. As a result, the bargaining teams have been reorganized by the TEA Board as shown below. The next contract bargaining session is scheduled for Thursday, October 18th.

  Transit D&C                 Wastewater Treatment
  Karyl Elinski, Attny        Karyl Elinski, Attny
  Dave Crippen, Chair         Dave Crippen, Chair
  Wyatt Wood                  Wyatt Wood
  Sheldon Teel                Roger Browne
  Alex Marin                  Kim Kingsbury
  Elizabeth Morgan            Dan Sturgil

  Alternates:                 Alternates:
    Marc Dallas                 Duc Dang
    Paul Miller                 Shahrzad Namini
    Charlie Reynolds            Ade Franklin
                                Bob Swarner
                                Christie Sanders-Meena

Bargaining Issues will soon be posted on the TEA website: www.teaseattle.org

Classified Ads - - NEW!

Sell stuff / Buy stuff. Send classified ads to the email address posted on the TEA website (www.teaseattle.org) by Friday each week for posting the following week. FREE!

Wanted

Small-size Legos for children, call Shahrzad @ 425-822-4212