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The Federal Way Education Association

The Federal Way Education Association. A Look Inside OUR Union!. Our Union. The National Education Association State Associations UniServ Councils Local Associations. NEA National Education Association. WEA (Washington Education Association). ETC…. OEA (Oregon). Florida (FEA).

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The Federal Way Education Association

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  1. The Federal Way Education Association A Look Inside OUR Union!

  2. Our Union • The National Education Association • State Associations • UniServ Councils • Local Associations

  3. NEANational EducationAssociation WEA(WashingtonEducation Association) ETC…. OEA(Oregon) Florida(FEA) The National Education Association oversees our state Associations

  4. The states are then broken down into UniServ Councils In Federal Way, we belong to the Puget Sound UniServ Council

  5. Locals • Within our UniServ Councilthere are several Locals: • Federal Way Education Association • Vashon Island Education Association • Auburn Education Association • White River Education Association • Deiringer Education Association and Deiringer ESP • Enumclaw Education Association • Kent Paraeducators • Orting Education Association • Sumner Education Association and Sumner Paraeducators • Tukwila Education Association and Tukwila ESP • Vashon Education Association and Vashon ESP

  6. Our Local is The Federal Way Education Association • FWEA represents approximately 1,600 members, including both certificated and classified staff (ESP-Educational Support Professionals)

  7. So who IS “The Union?”

  8. It’s Me! It’s YOU! It’s Us!

  9. Our Vision The Federal Way Education Association is committed to creating an environment which allows our members to provide the highest quality public education available. Aggressively seeking competitive compensation, fair working conditions, and reasonable workload, we ensure our members a professional workplace which allows for growth and success for all students.

  10. The FWEA Executive Board In Federal Way, members (teachers, nurses, OTs, PTs, office staff, counselors, deans, psychologists, etc.) vote on whom they would like to serve on the Executive Board as their representatives. The Federal Way Executive Board consists of thirteen fellow colleagues that were nominated and elected to represent you. The Board meets monthly to determine the agendas for upcoming Association Representative meetings, set priorities and budgets, work on member concerns, serve on various committees, and much more.

  11. FWEA Association Reps (aka Building Reps) Each school/work site has Association Representatives (AR) that are elected within their school/work site. Sites are allotted one (1) Rep for every ten (10) members or greater fraction thereof. Each month, ARs attend the Representative meetings where every school/site is represented (approx. 80-90 individuals), which is held at the WEA Headquarters building on 320th and Weyerhaeuser Way South in Federal Way. During these meetings, ARs share and receive information that they bring back to their schools/work sites. This increases communication and allows our membership to stay informed. ARs also meet monthly with the building principal/supervisor to increase communication between labor and manage-ment.

  12. What are the benefits of belonging to an Association?

  13. Collective Voice and Wisdom! • You are all part of a national organization that consists of over 2.2 million members. We are the largest labor union in the world! • A state WEA that consists of over 78,000 members! • A Local that consists over 1,600 members here in Federal Way! As the practitioners, we MUST continue to have a voice at the table in what is best for our most valuable resource, the students we work with each and every day. Only through our collective voice can we truly affect change in our profession.

  14. Collective Bargaining • One of the major benefits of Association membership is the right to collectively bargain contracts. Many states do not have the same collective bargaining rights that we have here in Washington. Our members wanted to have a voice at the “education table” and fought to get it. • Collective bargaining:Negotiation between organized workers and their employer or employers to determine wages, hours, rules, and working conditions.

  15. Through local bargaining, the FWEA is able to negotiate TRI (Time, Responsibility, Incentive) to raise salary and benefits above the state-set salary schedule levels for its members.

  16. Beginning of Salary Schedule • State base salary schedule for a beginning teacher is $34,048 a year: • FWEA Negotiated Increases • Responsibility pay $3,967.00 (0-19 years 11.65% of your base) • Materials reimbursement $214.00 • Supplemental days $945.78 • New base salary after negotiations in Federal Way: $39,174 a year

  17. Endof Salary Schedule • State base salary schedule for a teacher at the top is $64,174 a year: • Responsibility pay $8,760.00 • Longevity increase (20-24 years and MA equals 12.65% of base and 25+ Years and MA equals 13.65% of base) • Materials reimbursement $214.00 • Supplemental days $1,782.61 • New base salary after negotiations in Federal Way: $74,930 a year

  18. Other Negotiated Items That Can Increase Your Base Salary • Stipends • Building, Sports, Technology, etc. • Class size overload • $25 per week per student for equipment, materials. resource personnel, field trips, conferences (held outside the student day) or activities tied to professional or CPDP goals.

  19. Member Benefits • Professional publications • Discounts on everything from car rentals to • hotel rooms • Support for members working on National Boards or Pro Cert • Representation and support • Attorney Referral Program • Workshops, conferences and trainings • Discounted clock hours as WEA does not charge members for providing this service

  20. The largest decision making body of our Organization is the WEA-RA! Representative Assembly-You can attend!

  21. Lobbying: Your Association is often the ONLY voice at the legislative level -- both locally and nationally, bringing educator views to the forefront • Networking • The CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement or “Contract”) • Wellness leave, shared decision making, travel time, TRI, hiring policy, working conditions, specialist language and more!

  22. FWEA On The Web! www.federalwayea.org • View and search your CBA in PDF format • Timely information on upcoming events such as conferences, trainings, deadlines, etc. • Find out who is your school’s Executive Board liaison • Download forms such as the materials reimbursement • Answers to frequently asked questions… “When can I take wellness leave?” “What is the amount of this year’s materials reimbursement?” • Education resources, grants and much more!

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