Month of May Wrap Up

To close out the month of May I wanted to report on what I have accomplished in the last month and whats on tap for the next.

During our Eboard meeting we discussed and set a date for an Activists Training on August 18th. The focus of the training is to become a local community organizer to assist in building the Oregon ARA. More information to follow when I have training materials.

I attended meeting of three affiliates this month. Joint Council Teamsters Retirees president Bill Shatava invited me to speak to their group and I addressed over 50 members. We had an interesting conversation on the future of Medicare and some were inspired to call Sen Smith and demand action on the "Doc Fix Bill."

I attended a meeting of the Machinists Local 1005 and spoke briefly to introduce myself to the group and spoke afterwards with a member of the group about future joint activity. I also secured a chance to speak at a future meeting.

I spoke with the ROSE retirees of OSEA and we discussed the future of Medicare and the "Doc Fix Bill." I got one interested in our activist training day in August.

If you missed the membership meeting this month we had a good presentation on senior housing and senior friendly cities. I discussed Unionfacts.com and the doc fix bill. I got more interested in the activist training day.

In the month of June I will be speaking with SEIU, and Carpenter Retirees. I will also be beginning live online town hall meetings via web cam. Ill update when the logistics are in place.