What the heck is WEAPAC

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What the heck is WEA-PAC?

• WEA-PAC is WEAs voluntary political action
  committee, which funds our pro-public education
  candidates for legislature, statewide office and
  school boards

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Politics A Fact of LifeSomeone in an elected
position will determine the following things for
you

• The qualifications you need to teach
• The size of your class
• Whether you can bargain a contract to protect you
• The amount of your pension
• Whether you have tenure
• The textbooks you may use
• The salary you earn

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Politics A Fact of LifeSomeone in an elected
position will determine the following things for
you

• Whether you will have a job in the future
• The quality of the air you breathe
• The cost of your healthcare
• The education your children receive
• Your unemployment benefits
• The age you can retire
• Whether you can stay home when your family is ill

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Politics A Fact of Life

• Politics and politicians regulate pretty much
  every aspect of our work lives in public
  education
• 75 of public school funds come from state
  legislature
• State legislature sets policies on salary,
  insurance, retirement, class size and student
  performance
• Maintaining the I-732 COLA and I-728 Class Size
  is possible only by keeping pro-education
  candidates in office
• WEA-PAC is able to identify and support
  pro-public education candidates
• WEA-PAC is also able to target those candidates
  who consistently support anti-public education
  legislation

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What does this mean for us?

• We have a responsibility to elect people who make
  the decisions that affect our lives and careers.

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How can you do your part?

• By joining WEA-PAC!

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How do I join?

• Fill out a membership form and commit to a
  minimum donation of 20
• What can I give up for 20
• 5 grande vanilla lattes at Starbucks
• 7 lunches in the CRMS cafeteria
• 4 movie rentals at Blockbuster
• 2 tickets to a matinee and 2 small pops at the
  theater
• Give your form to a building WEA-PAC rep or
  Jennifer Anderson to mail or put a stamp on it
  and mail it yourself ?

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WEA-PAC

• For more information visit the New Tahoma
  Education Association website.
• www.tahomaea.org
• Thank you for making public education stronger!!
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