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llllG'd5 t�LULLLJ �Ol1i li�:,llil'�.[C`ll�CWI C. (V0.:[67Q1a Yr`hu,hll Il��gailu WV '✓.lull' li"tb'Yllb :Yu v„utlxaa, W 1.11 1d L:Lll✓ate oui;'poiii,icdj 2iG61VZI�Zi�ttr�- employees to strike has ruled that no such right exists, strikes Member °iii the ANiinistrative Committee- will serve a one year have not been prevented. Some labor organizations have made an- term from April 1 this year to March 310 1983. The annual tax nual walk outs their trademark in labor/management relations. deductible membership fee for PIPE is $10 n00 and the Administra- However, employees and dthers involved in public sector labor re- tive Committee will be considering ways oaf providing a sound fi- lations are now beginning to realize that the concept of striking nancial base for future operations of PIPE including fund raisers whenever the need presents itself is not effective in either the and/or possible regular contributions by SJCEA members. Mem- short term or long run relationship that has to exist between man- bers interested in participating should contact the Association a: k, v agement and labor. 466=0985. Concurrent with this effort to reactivate PIPE will be .n If public employee strikes are, in fact, ineffective and bind on-going program of political education for SJCEA members in- ing arbitration is illegal, what power exists for public employees cluding the possibility of a workshop put on by staff members of to make their concerns heard and their impact felt in dealing with Local Union #1, Contra Costa County Employees Association. management? Well, the answer is simple—it's political action. As Local #1, like SJCEA, is an independent public employee organi- = a public employee, you should not be so naive as to believe that zation which has been heavily involved in the political process for politics does not have an effect on your employment conditions. a number of years and has many successes to its cred3� Henry Politicians, whether members of City Councils, Boards of Supervi- Clarke General M n - sors, the Assembly, or the Senators, all have the ability to make decisions and set priorities that directly effect you. The impor- tance of those decisions and the impact they have on your employ- ment cannot be over emphasized. Gaining the ear and the support of leaders of government should be the primary focus of labor or- ganizations such as SJCEA in the future. We, as public employees, are in a unique position. We are the only group of workers who can, in effect, elect their own boss. This isn't just a cliche, it's a fact. The ability of the Association to support and assist candidates for political office will have a direct effect on our long term success on behalf of our members. That support and assistance, however, is not simply a matter of en- Watch Out For This One If J. E. Davis of Studio City flurry to accomplish changes in has his way, a ballot measure law through the initiative pro- will be placed before California cess. voters rec uiring government