http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:45:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Go to www.oaklandea.org to see our new and improved look! Easier to navigate, updated more frequently -- come see us! ________________________________________________________________________________ http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/10/07/oea-website-has-a-new-look/ Welcome back to a new school year! Pardon the lack of information on the website -- we are in the process of redesigning the OEA website -- watch for a new and greatly improved version on September 13th! Same address: oaklandea.org. In the meantime,continue to keep those calls coming in ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/08/31/back-to-school-news/ I'm sure most, if not all, teachers would agree that it's NOT poring over test score data and starting the inevitable test prep routine. I'm fairly certain that most, if not all, teachers would agree that in the first few weeks of school, the emphasis should instead be on establishing ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/08/31/whats-important-the-first-weeks-of-school-message-from-your-president/ We have just received information from HR about the Voluntary Transfer process. Click here for the application for Voluntary Transfers and the(Positions) Vacancy List.  The deadline for submitting the application is 4:00pm Friday, 06/18/10.  Per HR, late forms will not be processed. http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/06/14/voluntary-transfers-open/ Next Action: Line the Lake Part 2 on June 9th! http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/05/26/contract-talks-end/ The OEA Bargaining Team, with staff and OEA president Betty Olson-Jones, met with the OUSD team for four hours this afternoon. (Our team caucused for some time both before and after the negotiating sesion.) Superintendent Tony Smith was present with his team for the first hour and a half.  ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/05/15/bargaining-resumes/ At yesterday's Membership Meeting, the following motions were voted on after discussion and debate: 1.  Authorize the OEA Executive Board to call all actions as necessary to settle the contract dispute with OUSD up to and including a strike. Amendment (passed ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/05/03/oea-membership-meeting-may-3rd/ What an amazing day! April 29th showed the real power of teachers, nurses, counselors, speech therapists, social workers, librarians, substitute teachers, Early Childhood and Adult Education teachers -- all together in a brilliant display of unity, creativity, passion and energy! More links will be posted as soon as possible. Here's ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/05/02/we-did-it/ Late Tuesday afternoon we received a letter from Superintendent Tony Smith requesting a meeting next week to discuss a return to bargaining.This is what we have been demanding since the Fact-Finder's Report was issued April 13! It is clear that our consistent message is showing results. This means it is ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/04/28/breaking-news-district-wants-to-return-to-bargaining/ Come by the OEA Center Wednesday to pick up flyers, picket signs, and T-shirts (the new shipment just arrived). Schedule for April 29: 5:30am - 11:00am    Pickets at all sites 11:00am                 Take BART or carpool to Frank Ogawa Plaza 12:00pm ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/04/28/countdown-to-april-29/ With the Board room filled to capacity with OEA members and community supporters, the School Board disregarded the eloquent, heartfelt, passionate statements from dozens of speakers and unanimously voted to impose the District's "last, best, final offer." Refusing to consider the fact-finding report as a foundation for continued negotiations, they ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/04/22/breaking-news-board-of-education-imposes-last-best-final-offer/ On Friday, April 16, days after OEA sent a letter requesting to resume bargaining based on the newly-released fact-finding report, the District informed us that they do not intend to return to the table to bargain, and that they want us to accept their last, best, final offer! As you ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/04/15/strike-postponed/ For results of the OEA elections for Officers, State Council, and Alameda Labor Council, click here. For results of OEA elections for local delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly, click here. (Election results for state delegates will not be available until April, after Alcosta has counted all ballots.) http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/29/oea-election-results-2/ All sites: thanks to all who did informational picketing Wednesday, March 24. Now we need to keep the pressure on with more informational picketing on April 15! We need to inform the community that OEA will strike April 22 if the district doesn't come to the table with a fair ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/28/march24-day-of-action/ REDUCTION IN FORCE DISCUSSION/Q&A   Join GLS Attorney David Weintraub and CTA Staff   For a complete discussion on the Reduction in Force ( RIF) Layoff process and your rights as a certificated employee. ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/16/important-information-for-laid-off-teachers/ We were notified by the Fact-Finding Neutral that due to the complexity of the issues, he will not have a report ready until the end of March or first week in April. We had anticipated having a fact-finding report by this week. But with this news, it is clear that we ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/09/breaking-news-strike-date-postponed/   President’s Report to Rep Council March 1, 2010     We are in a period of crisis – this is a very difficult time, with statewide budget cuts, district cuts to essential programs and services, 121 RIF notices ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/07/presidents-report-to-rep-council-march-1-2010/   President’s Report to Rep Council February 1, 2010 State of the District   The district has heard us loud and clear. For anyone who attended or watched last week’s School ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/06/presidents-report-to-rep-council-february-1-2010/ What an amazing day! Keep sending your stories and pictures -- and also post them to www.standupforschools.org, too, as some of you have already done. It was truly inspiring to see and to hear about all the creative activities you did with your students!  Manny Lopez, Betty Olson-Jones, Julie ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/05/where-were-you-on-march-4/   President’s Report to Rep Council January 4, 2010     Happy New Year I hope each of you had a restful, restorative holiday break. Mine was far different from what I ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/05/presidents-report-to-rep-council-january-4-2010-2/   President’s Report to Rep Council January 4, 2010     Happy New Year I hope each of you had a restful, restorative holiday break. Mine was far different from what I ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/05/presidents-report-to-rep-council-january-4-2010/ OEA Rep Council Votes to Set Strike Date for March 24 Site Reps Vote Overwhelmingly to Uphold the Executive Board Motion At the March 1 Rep Council meeting, 92% of those voting, representing about 2/3 ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/03/03/oea-sets-a-strike-date/ On March 4 we are calling on all teachers to participate in some or all of these events on this critical day of action. Download OEA's Plan of Action and FAQ's here. Distribute flyers to parents in English and Spanish inviting them to join you in the morning. Download curriculum ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/02/19/all-out-on-march-4-a-statewide-day-of-action/ The facts are on our side. The district under state administration squandered resources, built a bloated top administration with Expect Success! funds, outsourced millions of dollars to consultants, and now under "local control" is forced to pay for the debt on the backs of our students and teachers. Click here ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/02/13/its-about-priorities/ Be sure to invite colleagues and parents to an OEA Community Meeting February 22nd. Click here to download the flyer announcing the meeting.        Monday, February 22, 6:30-7:30 pm Montclair Women’s Club • ... http://SiLiPoRHacKeR.com/2010/02/12/oea-community-meeting-february-22/