| 01/11/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-001 |
Approved NW
Council Budget NW23-017 |
It is moved that THE SPEEA COUNCIL APPROVES THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2025 SPEEA COUNCIL BUDGET AND SUBMITS THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE SPEEA EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION AND INCORPORATION INTO THE SPEEA BUDGET. Budget |
| 02/08/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-002 |
Approved Northwest Committee
NW24-002
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It is moved that: The Northwest Council accepts the work of the Young Members Committee and the New Hire Committee as complete, appreciates the work performed by these committees and dismisses the Northwest Council’s Young Members and the Northwest Council’s New Hire Committee. |
| 02/08/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-003 |
Discussion of Voter Encouragement |
It is moved that the NW Council requests the Executive Board communications committee discuss voter reachout and messaging, and pending legal advice, adopt on site ballot boxes. |
| 03/14/2024 |
SPEEA |
NW24-004 |
Approved SPEEA
Council Budget M24-004
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It is moved that: THE SPEEA COUNCIL CONCURS WITH THE SPEEA FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET. Budget |
| 03/14/2024 |
SPEEA |
M24-005 |
Approved Support Cease Fire in Hamas-Israel War
M24-005
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It is moved that: The SPEEA Council calls upon the President and Congress to support:
An immediate ceasefire:
We grieve each and every life lost. An immediate ceasefire will reduce more loss of
life.
Release of All Hostages:
Reunify families and heal communities in Palestine and Israel.
Rejection of Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism, Hate, and Harassment:
An injury to one is an injury to all. Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and hate have no
place in our workplaces or in our communities.
Preserve and Protect Infrastructure and Distribute Humanitarian Aid:
All people should have access to quality public services, including clean water,
wastewater, power, electricity, housing, and health care. |
| 04/10/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-006 |
Revision to SPEEA Northwest Policy and Procedure Manual – Section III: Subsection A: 4. Special Committees |
It is moved that: THE NORTHWEST COUNCIL AMENDS SPEEA NORTHWEST POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL –
SECTION III: SUBSECTION A, 4. SPECIAL COMMITTEES |
| 05/9/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-007 |
NW Council Direction for Delegates to WSLC COPE Convention 5/18/2024 |
It is moved that: THE NORTHWEST COUNCIL DIRECTS SPEEA DELEGATES TO WASHINGTON STATE LABOR COUNCIL (WSLC) COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION (COPE) COMMITTEE ON May 18th, 2024 TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE AND VOTING. DELEGATES SHOULD CONSIDER POSITIONS
TAKEN BY SPEEA AND ACT WITH GOOD INTENT. |
| 05/9/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-011 |
NW Council Recommendation of E-Board Approval of Gift Cards for IAFF Local I-66 Firefighters Final Text of the Amended Motion |
It is moved that: In order to support the firefighters, it is moved that the NW Council recommends the E-board approve spending no more than $13,000 to purchase up to $100 gift cards for each firefighter of the IAFF Local I-66. |
| 06/7/2024 |
SPEEA |
NW24-012 |
Chat |
It is moved that: THE SPEEA COUNCIL approves the enabling of chat feature during hybrid or virtual SPEEA Council Meetings subject to the following rules:
1) The use of the chat feature will be restricted during the meeting to purposes authorized by these rules, the chair, or the assembly.
2) Chat messages must be relevant to the business at hand and respectful of all members.
3) The chat feature will be configured to allow chat to council officers and staff. Direct personal chat may be used only to or from those running the meeting for administrative purposes as directed by the chair or the assembly. No direct personal chat among members is allowed.
4) A virtual member intending to make a main motion, amendment, offer a nomination, or any other motion as directed by the chair will, before or after being recognized, post such motion in writing to the chat designated for council officers.
5) The Chair may disable the chat function at any time if it becomes disruptive to the meeting. The chair’s decision to do so is subject to an undebatable appeal that can be made by any member, must be seconded, and is decided by majority vote. The results of the vote on will be announced during the meeting and recorded in the minutes. |
| 06/7/2024 |
SPEEA |
NW24-013 |
Endorsements by Outside Organizations |
It is moved that: IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF SPEEA MEMBERS WITHIN THE BROADER LABOR MOVEMENT AND TO BUILD THE POLITICAL POWER NECESSARY TO WIN STRONG UNION CONTRACTS, THE SPEEA COUNCIL SUPPORTS LABOR COUNCILS AND IFPTE’S EFFORTS TO RECOMMEND CANDIDATES AND BALLOT ISSUES THAT SUPPORT LABOR
AND AMENDS SPEEA POLICY & PROCEDURE SECTION V, SUBSECTION A WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITION:
SPEEA’S IFPTE REPRESENTATIVES MAY FULLY PARTICIPATE IN IFPTE’S PAC AND REGIONAL COUNCIL’S LABOR DELEGATES MAY FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR LABOR COUNCIL’SCOMMITTEES ON POLITICAL EDUCATION WITH THEIR POSITIONS BASED ON POLICY-MAKING POSITIONS ADOPTED BY THE SPEEA COUNCIL AND THE SPECIFIC REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND THE DIRECTIVE TO BUILD NON-PARTISAN POWER FOR SPEEA MEMBERSHIP.
POLITICAL PARTY, PARTISAN POLITICS, PERSONAL PREFERENCES, AND NON-LABOR ISSUES OUTSIDE OF SPEEA’S POLICY POSITIONS SHOULD NOT BE FACTORS WHEN TAKING A POSITION AS SPEEA’S REPRESENTATIVE TO IFPTE OR REGIONAL LABOR COUNCILS.
POSITIONS TAKEN AS DELEGATES TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN ENDORSEMENT BY SPEEA OR ITS REGIONAL COUNCILS AND SHALL NOT BE COMMUNICATED AS SUCH. |
| 07/11/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-014 |
Northwest Regional Council Officers |
It is moved that: THE SPEEA NW Regional Council excuses the following NW Regional Council Delegates from attending this year's SPEEA Refresher Training/Leadership Conference and grants them a 4 month extension from the anniversary of elections.
Sergey Barmichev, E-31
Mary Beebe, P-2
Jacob Berge,r E-29
Michael Berryhill, E-31
Kevin Boyd, A-2
Michael Burdette, M-10
John Cardiel, E-24
Raquel Cundiff, E-21
Jeetendra Duwadi, K-10
Amad El-Disi, E-15
Sandra Gutierrez, ES-10
Andy Hori, D-1
Stanley Huang, D-5
Mohammed Kadi,r E-29
Tim Kadr,i E-11
Tom Klipp, E-6
Brian Kobuki, P-3
Denny Le, R-3
Thomas McCleave, E-7
Travis Miller, O-2
Daniel Peters, T-10
Benjamin Reed, A-1
Tami Reichersamer, E-4
Austin Skondr,e K-10
Eric Stewart, E-11
Mark Testen, E-35
Kevin Waters, DS-10 |
| 08/8/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-015 |
Northwest Council’s Governing Documents Committee |
It is moved that: It is moved THE NORTHWEST COUNCIL uses the chat feature during hybrid or virtual Northwest Council Meetings subject to the following rules:
1)The use of the chat feature will be restricted during the meeting to purposes authorized by these rules, the chair, or the assembly.
2) Chat messages must be relevant to the business at hand and respectful of all members.
3) The chat feature will be configured to allow chat to council officers and staff. Direct personal chat may be used only to or from those running the meeting for administrative purposes as directed by the chair or the assembly. No direct personal chat among members is allowed.
4) A virtual member intending to make a main motion, amendment, offer a nomination, or any other motion as directed by the chair will, before or after being recognized, post such motion in writing to the chat designated for council officers.
5) The Chair may disable the chat function at any time if it becomes disruptive to the meeting. The chair’s decision to do so is subject to an undebatable appeal that can be made by any member, must be seconded, and is decided by majority vote. The results of the vote will be announced during the meeting and recorded in the minutes. |
| 08/8/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-016 |
NW WAC FY2025 Budget Adjustment 2.5.3 to 2.5.4 - New Business |
It is moved that: Since the allotted funds for the SIUW Summer School for the 2025 Fiscal Year Budget will not be used, and in order to cover the increased cost of the Self Defense Seminars offered by Strategic Living, |
| 09/12/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-017 |
Distribution and Disbursement of STEM Funds |
It is moved that the SPEEA NW Council distribute the allocated fund for 2024-2025 SPEEA STEM Grant awards as shown in the attached spreadsheet. |
| 09/12/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-018 |
Endorse Everett Deserves a Raise Initiative/Living Wage Support |
It is moved that the NW Council supports a working-class living wage and initiatives for living wage standards. SPEEA will promote this initiative in our messaging. |
| 09/12/2024 |
Northwest |
NW24-019 |
Labor Council Endorsements and Positions |
It is moved that: In order to advance the interests of SPEEA Members within the broader labor movement and to build the political power necessary to win strong union contracts, the northwest council supports labor councils to recommend candidates and ballot issues that support labor and amends the Northwest Council’s Policy & Procedure Section V, Subsection A with the following addition:
3. Labor Council Delegates
a. The Northwest Region’s Labor Delegates may fully participate in their Labor Council’s COPE meetings per the requirements of the SPEEA Council’s Legislative Actions & Endorsements in the SPEEA Council’s Policy & Procedure Manual.
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