Mary Ann Perez the President of the Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College and a candidate for State Representative in District 144 in Pasadena, Batown and the East End of Houston with State Senator Mario Gallegos, the godfather of Houston Hispanic politics. Senator Gallegos supported Local 100 ten years ago when we were organizing GCCSA and now supports us in our drive to organize Houston Community college employees. The primary election is in late May and Local 100 members will be phone banking, block walking and working on election day to ensure Mary Ann's victory.

John Reno with Senator Gallegos

Brenda Cinneros, Local 100 Organizer and her daughter at the Perez fundraiser with of course their Local 100 T-shirts in full display.

During our first bargaining session for our 4th GCCSA contract our committee is looking strong. Five different members addressed management on issues and the overall feeling in the meeting was for the Agency and the Union to work together in making GCCSA a better place to work for our members, a more productive place for the children to learn and a place to allow management to lead with vision.

Committee members from right; Pearlier Demart,Sheila Frazier, Demetrus johnson, Shawneque Wells, Elvelyn Claiborne, Dorothy Lindsey, Joe Hunter.

Local 100 member John Reno lobbying Mary Ann Perez, President of the HCCS Board of Trustees, to support Local 100's proposal to grandfather all HCCS Counselors into the present pay scale to stop the reduction in pay of up to $20,000 for some counselors at the Houston Community College in Houston, Texas.

Richard Pritchett has worked as a dispatcher and bus driver in Dallas County Schools since 1980 and had accrued 27 years of seniority. A few years ago, the NEA used its influence to get the seniority policy changed to exclude time not spent as a Driver for purposes of Seniority and raises.

The NEA and DCS didn’t grandfather employees like Richard and he automatically lost 12 years seniority which meant a big pay cut because bus routes, field trips and pay raises are based on seniority. The policy change put him behind people who have been there half the time he has.

            Local 100 is asking for an amendment to the policy that will grandfather Richard and any others in the same situation and give everyone full seniority.

            Local 100 has met with the head of HR and the Chief Financial Officer, has asked for a meeting with the Superintendent and will meet with the School Board president next.

Call House Aides about Kildee-Platts Early Childhood Letter

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