By Ronnie Grant on Monday, December 29, 2008

(One in an occasional series: “HOWTO” – how to do something.)

At CSUEU’s new 1108 O Street offices, CSEA provides CSUEU complementary parking in CSEA’s parking lot at 11th and Q Streets as part of our agreement to use suite 500.

Daily operation of the lot is managed by CSEA’s Information Technology department. CSUEU employees and the CSUEU President have spaces assigned by CSEA; additional spaces are available on an as-needed basis for visitors by request to CSEA. If you’re planning to be at CSUEU’s offices, follow these steps to secure your visitor space.

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By Ronnie Grant on Wednesday, December 24, 2008

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By Ronnie Grant on Tuesday, December 23, 2008

From Unit 9 News’ Feeds Explained: “A site feed (sometimes called an RSS feed or news feed) is a way to automatically monitor a web site for updates, so that you don't have to keep visiting the site to check. You "subscribe" to a feed, then your feed reader automatically checks the site and downloads updates for you to read at your convenience.”

I use RSS to keep abreast of news and developments related to CSUEU. Here’s some resources that you can use to keep up.

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By Ronnie Grant on Monday, December 22, 2008

The CSEA Foundation needs candidates for two vacancies on the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The Board meets 2-3 times a year, generally in Sacramento. Duties include overseeing the Foundation and evaluating applications for the CSEA Scholarship.

From www.calcsea.org:

CSEA Foundation Board seeks candidates   The CSEA Foundation is seeking candidates to fill two three-year vacancies on its Board of Directors. The Foundation members help raise funds for scholarships, interest-free student loans and the CSEA disaster relief fund.

Self-nominations for the positions are accepted. Resumes must be submitted to the CSEA Foundation office by January 31, 2009, and must be accompanied by a cover letter indicating the candidate’s desire to serve.

The CSEA Board of Directors will decide which candidates will fill the two positions at the Board meeting in February 2009.

Send resumes to CSEA Foundation, c/o Gae Van Wagoner, 1008 O Street,...

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By Ronnie Grant on Sunday, December 21, 2008

Greetings! Here’s the calendar of CSEA holidays that CSEA and CSUEU offices and field staff will observe. Because these holidays differ from CSU worksites, I encourage Chapter leaders to mark them on their calendars.

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By Ronnie Grant on Sunday, December 21, 2008

I’d like to call your attention to these upcoming events:

• 12/22: CSUEU Legislative Committee PAC subcommittee meeting, Sacramento
• 1/3 and 4: CSEA Bylaws and Policy Committee, Holiday Inn, Sacramento
• 1/9: CSUEU Communications Committee, Sacramento
• 1/11 – 1/13: CSUEU Legislative Committee, Sacramento
• 2/6 and 7: CSEA Board meeting, Holiday Inn, Sacramento
• 6/5 and 6: CSEA Board meeting, The Fairmont, San Jose
• 9/3 – 9/7: CSEA 65th General Council, Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles

By Ronnie Grant on Friday, December 19, 2008

The CSU Systemwide Human Resources has issued memorandum HR 2008-22 on December 18 regarding the the Governor’s informal time off for the 2008 holidays.

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By Ronnie Grant on Friday, December 19, 2008

The CSEA Board of Directors will be meeting on Saturday, December 20 at 9 a.m. by conference call. The agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Use of Budget Reserves for Database/Accounting Platform Upgrade
4. IRS Form 990
5. Adjournment

If you have any questions or input, contact your nearest CSEA Board representative – Pat, myself, Lori or Dennis.

By Ronnie Grant on Tuesday, December 16, 2008

In Revenue Procedure 2008-72, the Internal Revenue Service has set the standard business mileage rate to 55 cents per mile driven, effective January 1, 2009.

As a result, when completing a CSUEU expense claim for any travel occurring on or after January 1, you can only claim no more than 55 cents per mile.

By Ronnie Grant on Thursday, December 11, 2008

CSUEU Chief of Staff Phillip Coonley has announced that Bill Patton has been hired as a part-time Labor Relations Representative for the Chico campus.

Bill brings with him years of expierence as a job steward and a member of CSUEU's Bargaining Team for Unit 5. Welcome, Bill!

Phillip also adds:

"I am very happy for Anda Webb but sad for CSUEU because on April 1, 2009, she will officially retire from CSUEU!  For more than seven years, Anda has been the “rock” of Humboldt and has provided incredible service to our members in the northern hinterlands.  She will be missed.  We are beginning the recruitment process now for a part-time Labor Relations Representative to replace her."

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