ACE Members,

Nominations Reminder
Please search your inbox for a message from “electionrunner.com” asking to submit nominees for board and negotiator positions open for election. The email will include a unique voter id and voter key. If you have difficulty logging or issues with the process contact @Shawna Santiago.

  • You can nominate yourself for a position or encourage someone you trust to serve.
  • Nominations are due by tomorrow at 2pm.

Chair of Negotiations and Past-President Chris White wrote a superb article on why you should run for office which is posted on our website (LINK):

“Running for ACE office is a chance to lead, innovate, and drive positive change.  Whether you’re motivated by a desire to amplify voices, address critical issues, or build community, your participation can have a lasting impact.”

Our independent labor organization is member operated by employees like you. None of us are perfect but we do our best to meet the challenges that come before us. We need you to continue to build on our accomplishments (LINK).

If you have questions about the positions or would like to know more about their demands, call or text me.

Dues Forgiveness October
When our organization doesn’t need money for operations and representation we return it to you. The ACE Executive Board approved dues forgiveness for this month. We can do this because we control our money and budget. Cheers to our treasurer Kathy Nguyen for taking advantage of high interest rates on accounts we have set aside in our strike fund, for potential litigation, and operating expenses. Since its inception ACE has regularly forgiven dues twice a year and we review the dues rate regularly. During the COVID-19 pandemic we were also able to forgive dues for an entire year.

COVID-19 & Teleworking
Our MOU (LINK) which allows members to work remotely if you or your child test positive for covid-19 is still in effect. If you are willing, ask your supervisor/manager for a list of projects or outline your own list of tasks which you can complete while working from home. Requests for telecommuting should be made in writing and written denials can be appealed.

Note: Personal cell phones are NOT required for work purposes. Doing District/College business on a personal cell phone subjects your personal device to a public records request, meaning that your entire phone would have to be turned over and searched for substantive information related to a CPRA (California Public Records Act) request. Jabber can be installed on your work computer or the district will provide a phone or stipend for a separate phone if required for your work.

Continue to self-report covid-19 exposures online (HERE).

Agendas & Minutes Repaired
Following a WordPress website plugin crash I was able to rebuild the “Agendas & Minutes” page on our website (LINK).

In Solidarity,

Scott Olsen (he/him) | ACE President
https://acefhda.org | scott.olsen@acefhda.org  
650-949-7789 | M-F 8:00am-5:00pm