T E A

December 17, 2002

Dec./Jan. Meeting Schedule

Dec. 16	Contract Negotiating Teams, 12-1pm
Dec. 17	Transit D&C Holiday Lunch
Dec. 18	Contract Mediation Session, 9-4pm, Transit / KC
Dec. 18	TEA Monthly Meeting, 12-1pm, Elliott Bay Bookstore Cafe
Dec. 19	Contract Negotiating Session, 9-4pm, WTD / KC
Jan.  6	Contract Negotiating Teams, 12-1pm
Jan.  7	TEA Business Meeting, 12-1pm
Jan.  9	Contract Mediation Session, 9-4pm, Transit / KC
Jan. 13	Contract Negotiating Teams, 12-1pm
Jan. 14	TEA Business Meeting, 12-1pm
Jan. 15	TEA Monthly Meeting, 12-1pm, Elliott Bay Bookstore Café
Jan. 21	Contract Mediation Session, 9-4pm, Transit / KC
Jan. 27	Contract Negotiating Team, 12-1pm
Jan. 28	TEA Business Meeting, 12-1pm

Monthly Meeting December 18th

AGENDA

• Treasurer's Report
• Status Report on Contract Negotiations
• Proposed Amendments to the TEA Bylaws
• TEA Decision to Appeal Employee Termination
• Productivity Incentive Fund in WTD
• Productivity Checks for WTD (join us for a celebration!!)

Proposed Bylaw Amendments

In accordance with Article XII, Amendments and Revisions, the following Amendments to the TEA Bylaws have been proposed and will be voted on by the TEA membership at the monthly meeting on December 18th. The proposed changes are to make the Bylaws consistent with current practice.  Note: the language proposed to be deleted is crossed out and the proposed new wording is in red and underlined:

1. Section B (3). Regular Meetings
   
   "Regular meetings will be attended by the Board and the Council, but attendance is open to any Full Member. Voting will be cast by all Full members present the Board and the Council, except in the case of a special election as described in Article IX, Section B."
   
2. Section B (4). Regular Meetings
   
   "The initial Regular Meetings will be held at a date set by the Board the third Wednesday of the month. Subsequent Regular Meetings will be held monthly at a day and time determined by a majority vote of the Council and the Board present at the previous Regular Meeting."

The TEA Bylaws are posted on the TEA website: www.teaseattle.org

TEA Representatives for Productivity Incentive Fund in WTD

For the past year, TEA has had three Wastewater representatives (Roger Browne, Laura Wharton and Joe Barnett) on the Wastewater Productivity Initiative Fund committee. The committee charter calls for members to serve for 1-year. Each year, TEA and the other unions in WTD have an opportunity to extend or replace their representatives.

The TEA Board needs to make a recommendation to the Committee by the end of December 2002. If you work in WTD and have an interest in the Productivity Incentive Fund Committee, please respond to the TEA website or contact Eric Mandel, TEA Treasurer or Ken Madden, TEA President by 12/30/02.