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                  Proposed change to UPM Constitution and Bylaws - Special Meeting to Discuss February 8th
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United Professors of Marin has represented teachers, counselors, librarians and other non-administrative certificated employees at the College of Marin. for more than 30 years. Unit members include both full time and part time employees who serve students at the Kentfield and Indian Valley Campuses in Marin County, California.

 Special Meeting to consider changes to Constitution and Bylaws    A petition to amend the Constitution and Bylaws of The United Professors of Marin, AFT/CFT Local 1610, signed by at least ten UPM members, was presented to the Executive Council. A Special Membership Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 8th at 2:00 p.m. in Harlan Center Room 171 (HC 171) on the Kentfield Campus. This is the first meeting and part of a two-step process to determine whether to change the UPM, Local 1610 Constitution and Bylaws. The proposed changes would profoundly effect how UPM Executive Council Members are elected by allowing all members (both full time and part time) to vote for both the fulltime members and the part time members of the Executive Council. Add your voice to the discussion by attending this first meeting,                          [ View flier Special Meeting ]

 Call for Applications    UPM Executive Council is soliciting applications for three positions for the 2012-2013 academic year: Bay Area 10 Committee Representative ~ Community College Council Representative (CCC) ~ Part-Timer Committee Representative. If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please fill out the bottom of the application form and return it to UPM by Friday, February 3, 2012. The UPM mailbox is located in the Kentfield campus mailroom.                      [ View flier Call of Applications ]

 Marin Elects New COM Board member     UPM endorsed candidates Eva Long, James Namnath and Stephanie O'Brien have won seats on the Board of Trustees. Incumbent Philip Kranenburg, who was opposed by the Union, retained his seat on the Board.

The addition of Stephanie O'Brian and continued service of Eva Long and James Namnath are viewed by UPM as the best chance for continued success of recently hired College of Marin President David Wain Coon. Dr. Coon has lead the District away from long-standing antagonisms, grievances and contractual disputes that plagued the college during the  previous administration.

UPM hopes that Trustee Kranenburg will align himself with the pro-faculty, pro-staff, pro-student members of the board in supporting Dr. Coon as he continues to rebuild the confidence and congeniality with his forward-looking policies and practices.

We thank those of you who supported the three College of Marin union organizations with your vote yesterday.

                     [ Link to MarinIJ: O'Brien joins incumbents in COM election triumph ] 
 

 IN DEFENSE OF EDUCATION   The United Professors of Marin join faculty, students and staff at all California Community Colleges, at the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) to defend excellence in and access to higher education across California and on our campus


"... I think if I was a coal miner, I'd want a union representing me to make sure that I was safe and you would not have some of the tragedies that we've been seeing in the coal industry. If I was a teacher, I'd want a union to make sure that the teachers' perspective was represented as we think about shaping an education system for our future."
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President Barack Obama - August 2010 AFL-CIO's Executive Council meeting


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