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Date
|
Item
|
Summary
|
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July 2004
|
NEA
Financial Reports |
National Education Association's financial reports
as presented to the Representative Assembly in Washington, D.C. |
|
5/17/04
|
NEA
Ballot Measure/Legislative Crisis Fund |
Memorandum from Reg Weaver, President of the
NEA, to the delegates to the 2004 NEA Representative Assembly regarding
the NEA Ballot Measure/Legislative Crisis Fund. |
|
May 2004
|
Annual
Representative Assembly report on the NEA Media Campaign Fund |
Memorandum from Reg Weaver, President of the NEA,
to the delegates to the 2004 NEA Representative Assembly regarding the NEA
Media Campaign Fund. |
|
5/21/03
|
NEA
Ballot Measure/Legislative Crisis Fund |
Memorandum from Reg Weaver, President of the
NEA, to the delegates to the 2003 NEA Representative Assembly regarding
the NEA Ballot Measure/Legislative Crisis Fund. |
|
6/30/02
|
2002-2003
Compensation Action Plan |
WEA
2002-03 bargaining agenda as presented to WEA delegates to the NEA convention,
which includes multi-local strike action(s). |
|
6/19/02
|
WEA
Bargaining Reports |
Sample
pages of the kind of research WEA conducts to enable locals to compare contract
provisions and coordinate bargaining. |
|
May 2002
|
NEA
Ballot Measure/Legislative Crisis Fund |
Memorandum from Reg Weaver, President of the
NEA, to the delegates to the 2002 NEA Representative Assembly regarding
the NEA Ballot Measure/Legislative Crisis Fund. |
|
May 2002
|
Political
Employee Job Description |
We received what appears to be a job announcement
from WEA seeking to hire a political programs coordinator full-time, for
at least $5,742 per month plus benefits, to (1) develop a statewide political
program that includes federal, state, legislative and school board races,
(2) implement strategies around ballot initiatives, (3) train paid staff
for political action in targeted electoral races, and (4) manage a voter
file. |
|
4/20/02
|
WEA " Bargaining Report"
newsletters stir the locals for hard bargaining and show details of goals
and strategies for 2002-03. Specific issues include:
1. WEA supporting aggressive, coordinated bargaining efforts -- the bargaining
goals are established by WEA's Compensation Action Team, and locals participating
will have consistent proposals
2. Another look at WEA compensation goals
3. In-depth view into WEA's rationale regarding local bargaining for health
benefits
4. Bargaining updates from around the state
|
|
11/3/01
|
2001-2002
Compensation Action Team Goals |
Explains salary,
healthcare, and retirement goals approved by the WEA Board on November 3,
2001, and identifies bargaining clusters. |
|
7/31/01
|
Judge
Tabor Decision |
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor issued a
"guilty" verdict against the Washington Education Association
(WEA) for what he characterized as intentional violations in the union's
use of mandatory teacher dues and fees for politics. |
|
4/16/01
|
EFF
Complaint to IRS |
EFF has filed this formal complaint with the IRS
detailing our findings and asking the agency to initiate a comprehensive
investigation of the WEA to determine whether it violated federal tax laws. |
|
9/25/00
|
WEA
admission of guilt |
Before the PDC,
the WEA admitted it was involved in affecting elections using money from
agency fee payers. |
|
9/21/00
|
EFF
and its misguided actions; what you should know |
Just days prior
to admitting their guilt in this matter, the WEA paid for a mailing to all
teachers at their home addresses to inform them that the Evergreen Freedom
Foundation is "misguided" and that the WEA is "in full compliance with the
law." |
|
8/31/99
|
WEA
990 Form |
WEA officials have been telling the IRS on their
annual non-profit Form 990s that they made ZERO "political expenditures,
direct or indirect" from 1995 until now. |
|
8/26/99
|
Judge
McPhee Decision |
Thurston County Superior Court Judge McPhee rules that the
WEA is not a PAC, but lists details of WEA’s political expenditures. |
|
6/23/99
|
Poll
finds overwhelming support for paycheck protection |
WEA members support
paycheck protection and also favor full public disclosure of union funds
spent on elections |
|
10/12/98
|
Information
on Agency Fee payer status |
The WEA's 1998
Hudson packet |
|
2/26/98
|
Final
version of settlement (Source: PDC) |
The final settlement
of the state's claims against WEA for illegally assessing all WEA members
to fund election activities. The settlement shows:
$? from COP account paid overhead for WEA-PAC and COP
$176,028 transferred from J account to WEA general to reimburse for $162,225
$45,200 from COP to democrat party
$40,000 Seibert "directed" transfer from WEA-PAC to COP
$500 from COP to "Yes 43"
$3,000 from COP to "Privacy Fund Political Committee"
$5,000 from COP to "No 48" (property rights)
$63,018 claimed value of WEA-PAC overhead for Jan through October 1996.
$700 excessive contribution to six legislative candidates
$410,000 received and then forwarded to No 173/177 campaign from NEA.
$272,702 contribution to No 173/177 not reported in a timely fashion.
$319,000 to be returned to teachers:
($162,225 "loan", $142,929 overhead, and $13,850)
$325,000 total if 65,000 WEA members received $5.
$80,000 penalty
$20,000 costs for the state. |
|
2/3/98
|
WEA
draft of settlement (Source: information request to AG. Note: the AG
paid a $33,000 penalty for attempting to conceal this document) |
Rather than prosecute
the WEA for the illegally assessing all WEA members to fund election activities,
WEA prevailed upon the state to settle. WEA was allowed to write their own
settlement, a fact evident by comparing this first draft with the final
version). |
|
3/12/97
|
WEA
threat letter (Source: Jeff Leer) |
WEA general counsel
wrote to Jeff Leer threatening to sue him for daring to ask the district
to stop withholding the "Community Outreach Program" assessment. At the
time of Mr. Leer's request, the state Attorney General had filed a lawsuit
against WEA for the illegal assessment of these funds for political purposes
without consent. |
|
9/2/96
|
NEA
Memo/Check for $250,000 |
NEA Executive Director approves additional allocation of
$250,000 to WEA. Copy of check |
|
8/26/96
|
NEA
Memorandum |
NEA Regional Director recommends to NEA Executive Director
to allocate an additional $250,000 to WEA. |
|
6/24/96
|
NEA
Memo/Check for $150,000 |
NEA sends $150,000 to WEA for defeat of ballot initiatives. |
|
5/11/96
|
WEA
salary report |
WEA's annual report
on the salary of its offices and staff |
|
5/8/96
|
WEA
Board Meeting Minutes |
Board Minutes reveal WEA spending of $1.4 million on Campaign
'96 to date. |
|
5/96
|
WEA
Executive Report |
WEA Executive Director report. "The most
significant organizational change the WEA experienced in 1995-96 was the
creation of a...Oversight Committee on Public Policy." |
|
4/25/04
|
Request
for Assistance |
Letter from WEA to NEA re: "...a coordinated
campaign" with the NEA and Campaign '96 financial assistance. |
|
4/9/96
|
WEA
Letter |
Letter from WEA President states: "WEA has committed
significant time and effort to develop a comprehensive campaign plan for
1996 involving the initiatives, statewide offices, legislative races, the
Congress and the Office of President." |
|
4/4/96
|
Request
for Assistance |
WEA requests $400,000 from NEA for defeating two ballot initiatives. |
|
3/13/96
|
1996
Election Program Budget (source: PDC) |
This document shows
that WEA developed a $1,062,825 budget to use general funds and NEA funds
to staff and operate extensive campaign activities including fundraising,
polling, phone banks, voter targeting, as well as WEA member persuasion. |
|
3/8/96
|
Staffing
Costs/Campaign '96 |
Document
produced in the Leer vs. Washington Education Association class
action lawsuit. |
|
1996
|
Chronology
regarding WEA planning for campaign '96 and request for financial assistance |
Source:
Document provided to EFF by the Public Disclosure Commission in response
to a December 17, 1997 public information request. This document was
produced to the PDC in conjunction with the agency's investigation of the
WEA's 1996 political activities. |
|
10/11/95
|
WEA
members are informed on a need to know basis |
Letter from Executive Director
James Seibert explaining, "…WEA employees currently have excellent salary,
benefit, and employment protection in their contract which if widely known
by the membership…"
|
|
9/5/95
|
Request
for Assistance |
WEA request NEA assistance for defeating ballot initiatives. |
|
5/17/95
|
Memo
from NEA to WEA |
Outlines WEA's strategy for dealing with legislative/political
issues: "WEA must be highly involved and deeply committed...."
|
|
9/6/94
|
Instructions
to local presidents regarding religious objectors |
WEA General Counsel
instructs local presidents how to handle religious objectors and the charities
they choose to contribute their dues money to. |
|
5/21/93
|
"Life
after I-134" Minutes |
Task force recommendations: "we will have
to find a new way to collect political action/education money by September
of 1994." |
|
4/20/93
|
"Life
after I-134" Minutes |
Task force discusses legal action; advised by
general counsel to "proceed with litigation" to maintain status
quo while litigation is ongoing. |
|
2/17/93
|
"Life
after I-134" Minutes |
Task force discusses strategies to replace political
deductions, including an assessment for "community education." |
|
11/4/92
|
Statewide
Ballot Contribution List |
Contributions to anti-134 group list WEA and local union
as major contributors |
