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All of these Mid-Valley locals have contracts expiring in 2026. Some creative ways to support them: make a sign to place in your car window when parked during the school day,  pick one local a week to contact & ask if they need any help, if one of these is your local then reach out to your union siblings to share updates by coming to MVUC meetings and/or making contact via phone or email. If you have other creative ideas to share, please do! We're all in this together   ✊                                                                                                                                                                    

416     Amity TA        2023    2026                                                                                                                                                                           

416     Gervais EA      2024    2026                                                                                                                                                                           

 416     North Marion Educators (SD 15)  2024    2026      

416 Silver Falls EA 2025 2026                                                                                                                                                                     

 416     Willamette Valley EA    2023    2026

Ever wish OEA was a little more progressive and urgent in calling for taxing the rich to fund the Quality Education Model? Check out Oregon Educators United caucus: https://oregoneducators.org/  Then join like-minded individuals in making it happen! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOfIugJRh3EeF4_sYSgvhyLNjAqBlV6dDubRnnUOhFZpuSOg/viewform?pli=1 

Hey delegates, and members who got the scoop from delegates, remember those task forces created at the 2025 OEA RA? Well here they are along with existing committees. Many hands make light work. Check them out and join one or more that speak to your special interests! https://oregoned.org/about-oea/governance-policies/our-cabinets-committees-task-forces 

California educators are seriously down to business, with over 30 associations aligning their contracts for more strength in bargaining. Here's more info: https://www.labornotes.org/2025/05/california-educators-sync-negotiations-more-leverage 

• Annual Awards

• Organizational Excellence:  A meaningful contribution to the local school district and/or association’s activities, events and programs. 

• Instructional Excellence:  Outstanding contribution to education and instruction.

• Member Rights:  Member should be a representative at his/her local and work closely with the associations to build member rights. 

• Bargaining:  Serves on a bargaining team and is a large part of the basic mechanisms for setting wages and conditions at his/her local. 

• Political Action:  A member who has a history of involvement in political action on public education.

• Lifetime Achievement:  Recognized for a career of consistent excellence.  This member made a lasting impact on his/her school district and/or local. 

• Ann Taylor Michaels Award A.T.M. Frequently giving, rarely receiving. The criteria for this award is non-specific. Consider nominating a student or an OEA member who has shown a spirit of giving - so others could better reach their goals, a student or an OEA member who consistently brings joy to others through education and learning.

BOOK NOOK: We Are the Union: How worker-to-worker organizing is revitalizing labor and winning big, by Eric Blanc https://bookbin.com/book/9780520394919 or ask Gianna to borrow her copy

K-12 educators as well as PSU educators joined the picket line in support of Providence healthcare providers, some of whom have been working without a contract since May of 2024. When we support each other we build stronger coalitions! PSU is building their strike fund: https://www.zeffy.com/fundraising/psu-aaup-strike-fund