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President's Corner

Letter from our CCWA President

Dear Members,

I want to express my sincere appreciation for your continued support. I know that these have been two of the most trying years for you and your family; the furloughs, a stalled budget process, and the threat of minimal federal wage. Despite this your commitment to the Association remains unwavering. Your resilience is truly inspiring.

I am optimistic about the future of all state employees. I know that together, regardless of our membership in one of the many State Employee Associations or Bargaining Units, we will send a strong message to Governor Schwarzenegger and the legislators. It is time to STOP! STOP playing partisan politics at the expense of selective state employees. Approve a state budget. STOP stalling in negotiations with the Bargaining Units. Approve the contracts that the Bargaining Units have negotiated in good faith.

The Association’s goals remain the same despite the uncertainty of the future. We are committed to providing our members and state employees with quality training. The Training Committee has established the ground work for our upcoming Training Conference. The Training Conference will be held at the Tachi Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California on November 11, 2011. Mark your calendar. We hope to see you all there.

The Association’s Chapters have been busy statewide building bridges with their institution’s administrators and their communities. Many of our chapters have made monitory contributions to institutional-sponsored events. Additionally, many have held fundraising campaigns in order to raise money for scholarships. I would like to thank all of the wardens for continuing to support chapter efforts. Because of their support the chapters have been able to award thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving students.

The Association has plans to embark on a reaching out and recruitment campaign. Many of our members have expressed that they have not received notice of past or future events. They have felt a sense of detachment. We have looked into the members’ concerns and determined that many of our members have moved, changed jobs or retired, and a change of address was not properly processed. In order to correct this oversight, the Recruitment Coordinator and the Chapter Presidents will be holding outreach and recruitment events at your local institutions. Please stop by and pick up some CCWA freebies that we have for you while you update your contact information.

The Association’s Newsletter Editors have been busy putting together the next edition of the CCWA Journal. If you have a noteworthy story you would like to share, please contact our editors via the web.

In closing, I would like to congratulate all of our members that have been recently promoted and/or retired. Great Job!!! You deserve it. Additionally, I would like to encourage those members that desire to promote in the future to study hard and continue to attend our training conferences.

Humbly yours,

SYLVIA CORDERO
Association President
Chicano Correctional Workers Association

If you want to contact an Executive Member of CCWA, here is the contact information:
Chicano Correctional Workers Association
P. O. Box 3680
Visalia, Ca. 93278
Office Phone: 559-730-3630 Office
Fax: 559-730-3632
Website: www.ccwa.net