Chair: Kristy Johnson
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The Contract and Negotiations Committee (CAN) works to identify SLEA's bargaining items and to strengthen our position for negotiations, which begin in the spring. Each year, SLEA can bring three items, in addition to salaries, to negotiate with the district for our Written Agreement (WA). CAN surveys all members and works to identify members' top priorities. The CAN committee also selects the SLEA negotiations team.


 

Chair: Jeannette Hufford
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The Organizing and Membership (O&M) team gets us together to give educators a stronger voice. It is essential that we are organized, develop campaigns to address district-wide issues, and have more SLEA members and participation. Our power comes from our ability to collective communicate issues and to mobilize members. This committee works to put our words into action!

Chair: TBD
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The Social Justice (SJ) committee advocates for our students with an equity lens. This committee looks at strategies to address inequities in education, as well as the broader communities in which our students live. Additionally, the SJ committee works at forming coalitions with community groups to address economic, racial, and other disparities in Salt Lake City.

Chair: Courtney Davis
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The Political Education and Action (PEAC) team interviews Salt Lake City political candidates and makes candidate recommendations, paying special attention to Salt Lake City School Board elections. PEAC works to get SLEA/UEA-endorsed candidates elected.  PEAC works with O&M to coordinate SLEA activism during the Utah legislative session. This work is essential. We know there are some in the Utah State Legislature gearing up to go after public education and educators, so we need to be organized!