Appreciation Breakfast

Appreciation Breakfast Food Line

May 06, 2008

On Saturday, April 12, 2008 SEIU 517M Region 4 sponsored a member Appreciation Breakfast that was prepared by one of our member’s Ms. Margaret Houston the Head Cook at Flint Northwestern High School. The breakfast was attended by members, retirees and SEIU International staff.

At the breakfast Mrs. Gwen Davis- Prescott was an honored retiree with 34 plus years of service to the Flint Public Library.

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Easter Party a Big Hit

Boy and Easter Bunny

On Saturday, March 22, 2008 SEIU held our 1st Annual fun filled Easter Party for the members and their families. The event was well attended over 250 members and their children came through the office. There were many memorable moments such as: watching the children chase the Easter Bunny through the office and the Easter egg hunt was an absolute blast, that we had two additional ones so all of the children could fill their little baskets. There were plenty of hot dogs, soda pop, cookies, candy and fun to be had by all.

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Proposed Graded Scale Premium for School Employees

Senate and House Education Committee took up a package of bills to change school employee retirement system, changing the retiree health care benefits to a graded scale premium, (SB 546, SB 547, HB4797, HB 4798). Under these bills school employees do not get full health care benefits unless a retiree puts in 30 years of service, and under the Senate version, it bars collecting health care benefitsuntil reaching age 60.

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April Edition of the Region 4 News Available

Review the Region 4 Newsletter here. It is in PDF format. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it free here.

School and Local Government Division Region 4 Board and Officers

Officers
Divisional Vice-President - Marvin Cook
Secretary - Howard Grigsby

Board Members
Flint Community Schools - Pamela Turner, Kizzy Harrington, Brenda Greene
Lapeer Community Schools - Sharla Russell
Combined Units - Linday Kay Vock, Sonya Meggs

Region 4 UnitsAtherton Community Schools
Bendle Schools
Flint Public Library
Flint Community Schools
Grand Blanc Schools
Grand Blanc, City of