June 25 26, 2016

Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza

GENERAL SESSION AGENDA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SEIU LOCAL 1000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento
June 26, 2016
GENERAL SESSION
AGENDA

1.

Report of Agenda Committee

2.

Approval of Agenda

3.

Approval of Minutes

4.

Old Business

5.

New Business
A.

Recommendation of the Compensation Committee

B.

Opposition to North Carolinas House Bill 2

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
June 25 26, 2016
Holiday Inn Capital Plaza
MINUTES - MARCH 13, 2016

MINUTES
SEIU Local 1000 Board of Director Meeting
General Session
March 13, 2016
Manhattan Beach Marriott
Manhattan Beach, CA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Yvonne Walker, President, at 10:30 am on Sunday,
March 13, 2016.
ROLL CALL
The quorum of the Local 1000 was present as determined by the roll call by Theresa
Taylor, Vice President and Secretary Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE AGENDA COMMITTEE
Vice President and Secretary Treasurer, Theresa Taylor gave a report of the Agenda
Committee. The committee met at approximately 8:30 am on Sunday, March 13, 2016.
There were no agenda items added to the agenda.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
1/16/1

MOTION:

Maldonado, automatic second the SEIU Local 1000 Board

of Directors approve the agenda.
CARRIED

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

2/16/2

MOTION:

Robinson, second by Modkins that the SEIU Local 1000

Board of Directors approve the October 4, 2015 minutes.
CARRIED

PRESIDENT REMARKS
President Walker will send the Board a list of the SEIU International Convention
Delegates so that they can review it to choose a roommate.
VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY TREASURER REPORT
Theresa Taylor, Vice-President/Secretary Treasurer, gave a report of the 2015 4th Quarter
Financial Statement.

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SEIU One Voice Political Endorsements

3/16/2

MOTION:

COPE Committee, automatic second that the SEIU Local

1000 Board of Directors approve the 2016 SEIU CA One
Voice political endorsements to date, and any made after
March 12, 2016.
CARRIED

Adjourned the meeting approximately 11:45 a.m.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
June 25 - 26, 2016
Holiday Inn Capital Plaza

AGENDA ITEM 5(A)

SEIU Local 1000 Board of Directors Meeting

June 25-26, 2016
Agenda Item:

5 (A)

Subject:

Recommendation of the Compensation

Committee

Submitted by:

William Hall, Compensation Committee Chair

Recommended Action:
That the Board adopt the recommendation of the Compensation
Committee, including the following amendments to the Policy File:

3.1.00 FULL TIME LOCAL 1000 STATEWIDE OFFICERS

(a) Union Leave for the Local 1000 statewide officers:Local 1000 shall
secure union leave for the Local 1000 statewide officers.
(b) Should union leave not be available, Local 1000 shall pay directly to
the Local 1000 statewide Officers the State salary the statewide officer
would have drawn while on union leave, including any scheduled State
salary adjustments during their term of office. In addition, Local 1000
shall pay the cost of any benefits that would have been paid by the State
employer for the period of union leave.
(c) Presidents stipend: The President shall be compensated an amount at
least equal to the one thousandth highest-paid state employee represented
by our union. The President shall be paid her or his State salary, consistent
with paragraph (b) above, however, if the annualized salary of the one
thousandth highest-paid state employee represented by our union during
the prior month exceeds the Presidents annual State salary, the President
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shall be paid a stipend equal to the difference between her or his State
salary and the annualized salary of the one thousandth highest-paid state
employee represented by our union.
(d) Stipends for the other three statewide officers: Local 1000s three other
statewide officers shall be compensated an amount at least equal to fifteen
percent less than the one thousandth highest-paid state employee
represented by our union. Statewide officers shall be paid their State salary,
consistent with paragraph (b) above, however, if fifteen percent less than
the annualized salary of the one thousandth highest-paid state employee
represented by our union during the prior month exceeds the statewide
officers State salary, that statewide officer shall be paid a stipend equal to
the difference between her or his State salary and fifteen percent less than
the annualized salary of the one thousandth highest-paid state employee
represented by our union.
Background:
The four statewide officers of Local 1000 work long hours and are
responsible for oversight of our unions resources, staff, and operational
functions. The officers are on full-time union leave and forego promotional
opportunities that are available to other state workers, causing a disruption
to their promotional and earning potential over time. While the officers
continue to receive their State salaries, these amounts fail to adequately
compensate them for the long hours and significant responsibilities they
undertake as officers of a statewide labor organization representing 95,000
workers and managing an annual budget in excess of $64 million.
It is within the purview of the Board of Directors to establish a
compensation philosophy and to determine a reasonable level of
compensation for our statewide officers. In setting and approving the
compensation of our officers, the Board of Directors has reviewed the
Compensation Committee Report, including the salaries paid to leaders of
comparable organizations that are considered to be among Local 1000s
peer group in order to set an appropriate level of comparison.
By adopting this motion, the Board of Directors establishes a compensation
philosophy that the President and the other statewide officers should be

paid comparably to leaders in Local 1000s peer group who fulfill similar
roles and responsibilities.
By adopting this philosophy, the Board of Directors recognizes that there
are wide differences between the State salaries drawn by Local 1000
members in different bargaining units and classifications. This approach
will better enable all members to hold statewide officer positions and carry
out the responsibilities associated with the office whether they are modestly
or highly compensated in their career with the State.
This change to the Policy File helps close the gap between the
compensation our statewide officers receive for their activity on behalf of
our union and the compensation paid to persons who perform similar
activities on behalf of comparable organizations. Compensation paid to our
statewide officers shall be their State salary, plus a stipend in an amount
necessary to bring their income to the same level as the one thousandth
highest-paid state employee represented by our union, for the President,
and fifteen percent less than the one thousandth highest-paid state
employee represented by our union, for the other three statewide officers.
Estimated Cost: Total annual cost is approximately $143,102.1
Title
President
Vice President / Secretary-Treasurer
Vice President for Organizing / Representation
Vice President for Bargaining

Monthly
Stipend
$4,903
$1,392
$4,262
$1,367

Annual
Amount
$58,838
$16,708
$51,148
$16,408

Funding Source:
Local 1000 Action:
This amount is for our current statewide officers. In future years, this amount may vary
depending on who is elected to hold statewide office and their respective classification.
Furthermore, complying with federal and state taxes and other such regulatory
requirements may result in a slightly higher cost to our union than what is listed above.
For example, if the statewide officers stipends are subject to payroll taxes, our union
will have an additional 7.65 percent expense for Medicare and Social Security taxes.
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AGENDA ITEM (B)

SEIU LOCAL 1000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
June 25 - 26, 2016
Agenda Item:

5 (B)

SUBJECT:

Opposition to North Carolinas House Bill 2

SUBMITTED BY:

Mike Roskey, President DLC 767

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That Local 1000 support repeal of North Carolinas House Bill 2 and support actions
taken to sanction the State of North Carolina while its provisions remain in effect.
BACKGROUND:
North Carolinas House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act will:

Prevent minimum wage ordinances of localities and counties from superseding state laws.
With big money in politics, local initiatives are often the only way to get the voice of
working people heard. A living wage is a priority for our union.

Add significant new procedural hurdles to discrimination complaints.

Its almost impossible to win discrimination complaints as it is. Our union opposes
discrimination.

Preempt municipalities in the state from adopting their own ordinances to protect the civil
rights of gay and transgender people.
Again, big money, big politics vs. the people. The city of Charlotte voted these civil
rights earlier this year.

Require people in public schools and government buildings to use restrooms and
changing facilities consistent with their biological sex, as listed on their birth
certificates.
Enemies of working people have always succeeded by sowing suspicion and fear by
some against others. Or by promoting reasons for some to feel superior to others. There
has been no credible evidence brought forward of transgender women assaulting women
in womens public bathrooms. Our union opposes divide and conquer tactics.

After Governor McCrory signed the law, PayPal and Deutsche Bank abandoned
expansion plans in the state because of the measure. The companies planned to employ
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hundreds of people in North Carolina, and state officials said these expansions would
have brought millions of dollars to local economies.
The National Basketball Association will move the All-Star Game from Charlotte next
season if the law is not changed, while tourism agencies have said the legislation has cost
the state millions in lost business and possibly much more depending on how many
groups cancel events.
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ESTIMATED COSTS/SAVINGS:

None

FUNDING SOURCE:

None

DIVISION ACTION:

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