AFSCME DAY ON THE HILL 2010

Wednesday, Feb. 17

Last year over 1100 AFSCME members from around the state attended the
annual Day on the Hill - a day when we turn the Capitol green!
This year - we need even more of our members to rock the Rotunda as we
work to help shape the last critically important year of the current
2-year biennium. This session will decide how much money there is to
help pay for our jobs and for the vital public services we provide.

Over 1000 AFSCME jobs in state and local government will be
lost unless the budget crisis is addressed this year. We've felt the
pinch here at the University, and we cannot bleed any more members into
the ranks of the unemployed. We need to push for raising revenue fairly
to fund these services - around the state and here at the University of
Minnesota.

The administration of the University of Minnesota recognizes
the crucial part that AFSCME plays in garnering funding for public
services, which include the University of Minnesota. U of M AFSCME
employees are allowed a paid work day to attend this event, since our
activities can have a direct impact on the funding of the University.

AFSCME Day on the Hill starts in the morning at the Crown
Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul with two information
sessions: You can learn about the State Budget for 2010, or you can
attend the Lawmaking Process session. We have a working lunch, during
which members get together with other AFSCME members from their
Legislative districts to discuss an agenda for afternoon meetings with
their legislators. (You can also take a Capitol Building tour that
starts in the afternoon and last about 45 minutes - you'll want to sign
up early for that.)

There is a $20.00 contribution for the day - for the lunch and
other materials you will receive at the workshops and at registration.
This is an individual contribution since our Local does not pay the
expenses for Day on the Hill.

TO REGISTER FOR DOTH:

- Send an e-mail to the Local office at union@afscme3800.org

Provide
your name, your work department, and your supervisor's name (that's so
we can put you on the list to send to Central Human Resources to ensure
no problems with your day off at the Capitol.)
Also include your home address and your Legislative District number if you know it.
Also let us know which of the two information sessions you wish to attend - Minnesota Budget or Lawmaking Process
- Send a check made out to AFSCME PEOPLE to the Local office.
- IF you have already sent in a registration form and check to the
AFSCME Council 5 office, please send an e-mail to the Local office to
let us know.