February Newsletter

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View this email in your browser February Greetings! Check your paychecks! Heads up that our January 25 paychecks should reflect the new hourly wages (3% increase) and that the next cash bonus is paid in July. Thanks to our hard working negotiating teams for continuing to fight for pay increases and fair compensation. LA Fed’s 2023 MLK Breakfast Last month, several Guild members (pictured above) were able to attend this year’s Martin Luther King Jr Breakfast hosted by the Los Angeles Federation of Labor. Featured speakers included Lee Saunders (President of AFSCME National) and new mayor Karen Bass. Have a great month! - Kadie (Chair of Electronic Communications and Outreach Do you know your Weingarten Rights? Check out this video from the Teamsters for a refresher on your rights as union members when it comes to discipline and union representation. Need an orange Weingarten card? Let us know! Or you can save the Weingarten language on your phone for easy access. Cultural Workers United Survey Do you have a friend or connection at a non-unionized cultural institution in Southern California? Please use this form to identify organizing interest at non-unionized cultural institutions via your networks! Together, we can grow the power of the CWU movement and raise the bar for working conditions in the cultural sector. Fill out the Survey Here Upcoming Guild Events Mark your calendars! Executive Board Meeting Wednesday, February 1 7:15pm ZOOM - click here to join Any member may attend, but only Executive Board members may vote. Agenda General Membership Meeting Saturday, February 25 7:00pm social / 7:30pm business Hybrid - In person at AFSCME Council 36 Headquarters and on Zoom - Click here to join More info to come Professional Concerns Whine and Cheese Meeting Thursday, February 16 7:30pm ZOOM More info to come Professional Concerns Brunch Meeting Sunday, February 26 11:00am ZOOM More info to come Copyright (C) *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*. All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|**|LIST:DESCRIPTION|**|END:IF|* Our mailing address is: *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|**|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|**|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*