The North Dakota Public Employees Association

The North Dakota Public Employees Association has worked very hard over the past 3 ½ months representing all public employees on a variety of issues at the legislative session. With only twelve days left in this legislative session we need you to help in the final push to make the voice of state employees heard. Senate Bill 2311, which provided for a 5% and 5% appropriation for salaries, passed the House last week 84 – 5. Now it will go to conference committee to work on resolving the unfortunate amendments that were attached to the bill and explained in last week’s action line.



Our work is not done! Every state employee must continue to contact their legislators to ask them to support the $23 million equity pool that was included in Governor Hoeven’s budget. The equity pool will go a long way in making the state competitive with other pubic and private employers in North Dakota. The equity pool will be used to address salary issues in targeted positions, resolve salary compression issues that have developed over the years, and will help agencies move employees farther into their salary range.



Make your voice heard by calling or emailing your legislator asking them to support the $23 million equity pool. We have worked too hard this session to give up any ground in the session’s final days.





If you are not a member of NDPEA, we need you to join your fellow co-workers who have joined NDPEA to make their voice heard. Our voice on public employee issues will be stronger if we have a unified voice. Please join NDPEA today. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact our office at (1-800-472-2698) or 223-1964.



Gary Feist

President, NDPEA





If you don't know who your Legislators are, the phone number and email link is listed below.



http://capwiz.com/ndaco/state/main/?state=ND#0



North Dakota Legislative Hotline: 888-635-3447

Bismarck: 328-3373





NDPEA Scholarship

Are you continuing your education or do you have a child that will be attending a North Dakota higher education institution this fall? If you are an NDPEA member you or your child is eligible for one of the two $500 scholarships that NDPEA awards each year. The applications can be found on our web site http://nd.aft.org/ndpea/. The deadline for applying for the scholarships is June 30, 2009.




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