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April 3, 2008
Statement by the Members-Believe team
regarding the federal court ruling on the temporary assessment.
Local 1000 Council Approves Dues Increase
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Local 1000
Delegates Approve Dues Increase
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No Dues Increase
Campaign
In October 2006, despite massive protest from members statewide,
Local 1000 delegates approved one of the largest dues increase in
the union's history.
Local 1000 President Jim Hard and Secretary-Treasurer Cathy Hackett
were two of the early proponents of the dues hike. It was
during their watch that the union faced a seven million dollar
budget deficit that they argued necessitated the dues increase.
CSEUnited led the effort to oppose the dues hike plan and called for
an in depth review of the union's financial condition to look for
potential savings in-house prior to asking our members to pay
more. We also called for a review of one of the largest
expense of Local 1000 - the almost $15 million annual "per capita"
payments to SEIU International.
We also lobbied to have the members have a direct vote on the dues
proposal. Hard, Hackett, Walker and Bautista initially opposed
this. When it became clear that the opposition to the dues
increase won't fade away, the officers relented and submitted a
motion to put the second dues increase to take effect in July 2010
to a membership vote. The officers then had the audacity to
take credit for the idea that CSEUnited has advocated from the
beginning.
In what many speculated was an attempt to deflect adverse reaction
during Hard and Hackett's reelection campaign, the union's two other
officers, Yvonne Walker and Marc Bautista offered the amended dues
motion that was ultimately adopted by the delegates.
Hackett and Bautista later bowed out of running from statewide
office. However, Yvonne Walker and Jim Hard are now asking for
your support in reelecting them as statewide officers of the union.
Had enough?
Union elections will take place in the Spring. Ballots will
be mailed to members April 20. Let your voice be heard.
Vote CSEUnited.
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