Labor in the Schools Committee Minutes Print E-mail

October 1, 2011

Members present: Linda Tubach, Jose Colon, Dan Brown, Ann Holliday, Joel Flores, Kelly Mayhew, Teresa Laghlin, Jim Miller, Sheri Pavelka, Kenadi Le, Shugeuru Tsuha. Reporter: Fred Glass.

Topics discussed:
  • Introductions
  • Meeting scribe?
  • Approve Agenda
  • Approve minutes of April 9, 2011 meeting
  • Housekeeping Part 1:
    • Committee history and expectations
    • LISC committee roster: clean up
    • Committee leadership: choose co-chairs
  • Around the state with labor ed:
    • CBEP
    • Speaker’s Commission on Labor Education
    • Harry Bridges Project
    • Diane Bush’s son
    • Labor Studies programs
    • BTSA
  • Review of LISC labor curriculum “Works in Progress”/WIP or completed
    • Mission Labor-show and tell and battle of the letters
    • Yummy Strawberry – status?
    • Farm Labor comic book and DVD?
    • CFT website update progress report?
    • Wisconsin as a “teachable moment;” report back (TE) (Rethinking Schools)
    • Progressive tax initiative. What can the committee contribute?
  • National labor education coordination efforts: Review and discussion
  • Linda Tubach reports on DC workshop and related discussions
    • Paul Cole’s Report on History Textbooks and Labor
    • UALE efforts
  • Targets for information and activity:
    • LISC members get elected as CFT convention delegates: April 13-15 San Jose
    • Labor History Week/Month
    • Safe Jobs for Youth activities
    • CA Council for the Social Studies, March 2-4, Garden Grove
  • Housekeeping Part 2:
    • Budget for calendar year 2012:
    • CFT State Council approval of $7,000 – anticipated as of September 2
    • Balance remaining for 2011
    • LISC priority-setting for expenditures: 2011-2012
  • Other
  • Next meetings: Feb. 4th Oakland; April 28th Los Angeles

Action Taken:

MSP budget priorities
  • Resolution for CFT convention on turning Labor History Week to month
  • Approved Bill Morgan’s response to letter about Mission Labor objecting to treatment of Padre Serra
  • Set budget priorities for 2012
  • Set up subcommittee to develop “Teaching Taxes” – high school/community college curricula
  • Confirmed Sheri Pavelka as co-chair with Tom Edminster
Future Plans:
  • Table at CCSS conference March 2-4, 2012 in Garden Grove
  • Resolution and workshops at CFT convention.

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