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Tell us what you want from WEAC
WEAC is embarking on a major new effort to find out how to better serve the needs of members in the future, according to Vice President Stan Johnson. Johnson, the speaker at the closing lunch today at the tent, said the new effort is dubbed “WEAC 2010.”
“We are planning for the future, based on a collective vision of membership,” he said. “We are in the process of gathering information from members about what issues are most important to them, what services they want from their union, and how they want their union to proceed in the future.”
The WEAC Board last month reviewed results of an initial survey of members, he said. One of the very encouraging results was that members reported a very high level of job satisfaction.
“But they also indicated some frustrations and key areas where they believe improvement is needed in terms of a public commitment to public education and greater public support for their profession.”
The next step, Johnson said, is to share the survey results with UniServs, gather more feedback and input at the grassroots level and begin exploring ways to translate the results and incorporate them into union programs and activities.
Johnson thanked every participant in this year’s conference for their commitment to public education and to their union. He urged each of them to go back to their locals, share their new knowledge and get at least 10 more of their colleagues to become active in the union.
“With your help and the help of all your colleagues back home, we will work together to shape a better union,” Johnson said.
Eau Claire members, students ‘lose the least’ in Road Ralleye
Can you name the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln?
That was one of 58 trivia questions presented to 10 daring teams that participated in this year’s Roller’s Road Ralleye, organized by Pete Roller.
A team from Eau Claire and a team of Student WEA members lost the least (“There are no winners,” according to Roller) by failing to find the answers to just nine of the questions.
Participants used their ingenuity to find answers to some of the most obscure questions you could image. The Eau Claire team made a beeline for the public library and even made phone calls to friends back home. The students used their influence as paying customers of the UW System to get into the student library and hook up to the Internet.
Other questions required participants to travel around the area searching out clues to find answers to geographic and regional trivia questions. For example, they had to find out who dug the artesian well south of town more than 100 years ago.
“Everyone had a wonderful time,” Roller said. “And they learned a lot about working together to solve problems.”
Oh yeah, as for the doctor who treated Booth ... His name was Mudd.
Members help staff team win softball game
The staff softball team – which needed to recruit several people off the member team – took honors at the annual softball extravaganza Tuesday evening. After the game, a thoroughly dejected Michael Walsh (Stoughton) was heard uttering, “We’ll get you next year.”
Volleyball players come away soaked
Team 1 won the humidity-drenched volleyball tournament. Members are Mike Herrick, Rick Waski, Gail Dudley, Michele Brisack, Ken Krause, Karl Marquardt and Larry Holtz. Congratulations, Karl, for winning pool, volleyball and softball this year.
More than 20 participants stormed into the WEAC office Tuesday afternoon to help put together an election mailing. In about a half hour they completed a task that otherwise may have taken hours – and had fun doing it. WEAC Legislative Committee Chair Michael Walsh said it was a perfect example of the power of teamwork and unity.
Chris Meinholz, of Stevens Point, tosses a ball during the Public Relations Academy. The ball bounced back and forth as members answered the question: “What makes your local association great?”
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Posted August 3, 2000