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Are you planning to attend our SEA Recognition Gathering at Ellacoya State Park on September 11th?

PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Contact Terri Wright at twright@seiu1984.org or
call 271-3411 x108.

For more information about the event, click here.

Frank Emiro WILL appear in Republican Candidates' Debate

The State Employees' Association of New Hampshire has endorsed SEA member Rep. Frank Emiro in the Republican primary for Governor.

This evening, Frank received word that he will be included in the upcoming candidates' debate, sponsored by the Union Leader and WMUR.

"Frank has been investing shoeleather in this race," said Political Education Committee Chairman Ken Roos. "He has been out meeting voters, one-on-one, and has participated in every other candidates' forum held so far in this race. His campaign isn't about consultants and 'messaging', it's about meeting real people and getting the job done."

Watch Frank in the debate, which will air live on Friday, September 10th, between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

» Read more HERE

SEA Members beat the summer heat with ice cream and conversation with Katrina Swett

A 2010-08-31 Katrina Swett t Tuesday's ice cream social at the SEA Office, Katrina Swett talked about her steadfast commitment to defending working class people. If elected, she promised to support legislation that benefits the middle class, and not the Wall Street CEOs who already hold too much power. Swett also thanked the SEA for our endorsement and answered questions from those who had not yet met her.

"I was very impressed with her," said Fred Carlson of Chapter 1, "I really appreciated her talking about keeping jobs here in America and how she would fight against legislation that shipped jobs overseas."

Help show your support for Katrina at an upcoming event, or volunteer to contact other members about why she should be the next Representative for the 2nd Congressional District! Contact Brian Hawkins at bhawkins@seiu1984.org or 271-3411 x120.

» Read more HERE

SEIU Supports Member Candidate Lee Quandt

SEIU is supporting longtime SEA member Lee Quandt in his campaign for State Representative in Rockingham District 13.

Read more about Lee and the SEIU Member Candidate Program in the August 2010 GOP Note.

A Message from SEA President Gary Smith

Fellow SEA members,

After six years as the president of our great organization, I have decided to not seek re-election at our annual convention in October.

» Read more HERE

State Executive Branch Members:

1. Look for Your Bargaining Survey!
SEA Chapter Leaders and Field Representatives are now distributing Collective Bargaining Surveys to members covered by the State Executive Branch Agreement. Please take the time to fill out and return your survey. Survey responses provide the Bargaining Team with crucial information about members' priorities, as well as ideas about what the contract could cover in the future.

Please return your survey to the SEA Office before September 30, 2010. Reminder: the SEA Office moved last year -- it is now located at 207 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301.

2. Bargaining Team Elections to be held next month
The State Employee Executive Branch Bargaining Team will include nine members and two alternate members elected at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 23rd at the Collective Bargaining Senate Meeting at SEA Headquarters. Nominees will be expected to give a short speech (no more than three minutes) at the meeting. Nomination forms are available here. Nomination forms must be returned to the SEA Office by September 3, 2010. More information is available in the August 5th SEA News.

For the past 50 years, members of the State Employees' Association have gone the extra mile to make sure that New Hampshire's neediest children have presents to open.

Foster children and homeless ones, abandoned toddlers and abused teenagers, boys and girls whose parents died in accidents or from illness, or were killed serving in our armed forces - each year, for the past five decades, Operation Santa Claus has helped give these children a better Christmas.

For more information about the program, please contact Terri Wright at 271-3411 x108 or twright@seiu1984.org.

Also, Sara Laro from our OSC Committee is looking for volunteers who would like to work on a Christmas float for the Concord parade. Do you have a truck, a trailer, time? Would you like your children to participate in our OSC float? Contact Terri Wright and she will be able to put you in touch with Sara.

And do you know someone who received gifts from Operation Santa Claus years ago? If so, please tell us the story. We are especially interested in stories from the 1960's when the State Police delivered gifts for us.

SEA's Benevolence Fund

Assistance for
Members in Need
The SEA's Benevolence Committee will coordinate SEA's efforts to assist members in need.

If you think you will need assistance from the Benevolence Fund, please call the SEA office at 271-3411. Application forms are available here.

If you would like to make a regular donation to the SEA Benevolence Fund,the SEA has a payroll deduction program. Click here to download the deduction authorization form and return it to the SEA Office (207 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301).

» Read more here

Wall Street Reform Update

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After a year and a half of partisan wrangling, a majority of Congress -- including our Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes -- stood up for working families and approved the Wall Street Reform Bill.

Wall Street spent millions lobbying against the bill, while nationwide, public pension funds lost staggering amounts of money to a variety of Wall Street schemes.

Anti-government pundits used the situation to attack public sector pensions and call for pension "reform". Lost in all the rhetoric was one basic fact:

» Read more HERE

Wall Street Reform

Why it matters to us, part 2

On June 30, 2007, before the Wall Street meltdown, the NH Retirement System had $5.9 billion in investments. Two years later, the stock market had lost 37% of its value. NHRS had lost 25% of its investments' value.

Pension fund money that is lost when Wall Street crashes has to be made up somewhere. For NHRS, this "asset loss" was "the primary driver" in this year's increase in employers' contribution rates.

The money NHRS lost in the Wall Street meltdown will come out of state and municipal budgets for a long time to come.

» Read more HERE

If you have received a layoff notice, please click here.
Also, contact your SEA Steward. A list of Stewards is available here.

Please don't delay! There are tight deadlines for appealing a layoff notice. A list of SEA staff who can help is available here.

A Neighborly Helping Hand
Angelo’s Citgo - Concord Car Care is offering a free state inspection to state workers who have been laid off. They are located at 236 North Main Street, Concord -- just down the street from the SEA Offices. Mapquest directions are available here. Phone: 224-9631

Job Opportunity

THE STATE EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION OF NH, SEIU LOCAL 1984
IS SEEKING TO FILL THE PART-TIME (20 HOURS PER WEEK) POSITION OF:
ATTORNEY Location: Concord, NH
Closing Date: September 24, 2010

» Read more HERE

GENERAL RULES FOR ELECTING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

NOMINATION and ELECTION NOTICE

STATE EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION OF NH,
SEIU LOCAL 1984
70TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
Saturday, October 30, 2010
and Sunday, October 31, 2010
Attitash Grand Summit Hotel
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Nominations will begin on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 2:00 PM
The polls will be open on Sunday, October 31, 2010 from 8 AM to 9:30 AM

ELECTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED:

President (One position, two year term)
1st Vice President (One position two year term)
2nd Vice President (One position two year term)
Secretary (One position two year term)
Treasurer (One position two year term)
Director (State, four positions, three-year term)
Director (Retiree, one position, three-year term)
Director (Private Sector, one position, term will fill the remainder of the unexpired term [two years])

Nomination Forms are available here. Nominations must be received at the SEA/SEIU Local 1984 at 207 No. Main Street, Concord, NH by 5:00 PM on September 30, 2010.

» Read more HERE