February 8, 2008                                               Volume #29, Issue #4

SPRING PRIMARY. . .Election Day (2/19) is coming up fast. The presidential primary has the national
spotlight, but there are many other local issues to be determined and candidates to be selected. If there
are PEOPLE endorsed candidates for local office in your area, urge your members to get out and vote.
The real action takes place in April when there will be hundreds of city, county, and school district officials
up for election. As soon as the primary is over, your County PEOPLE Committee needs to interview
candidates and make endorsements for April. Now is also the time to become reacquainted with your
area “Take Back Wisconsin/Take Back America” project organizer. You will be seeing and hearing from
him or her quite a bit as we prepare for the November 4 national elections.

CONVENTION CALL. . .It will be mailed next week - but only to those affiliates that have paid their PCT
through December, 2007. Check with your Treasurer, and get your PCT up to date if necessary.

WOMEN’S COMMITTEE. . .A reminder that Council 40's Women’s Advisory Committee will be meeting
on March 3 at 10:30 a.m. in Madison at the Wisconsin AFSCME headquarters building.

LOBBY DAY. . .Wednesday, March 5 is still the day. Final details will be coming out soon but plan for
similar bus stops on the various routes to Madison. If you know that the locals in your area plan to bring a
particularly large group (15 or more) there is still time to modify the routes/stops accordingly. Please let
Jane Hart in the International office know ASAP. Her number is 608-836-6666.

IN MEMORIUM. . .We are saddened to learn that Brother Robert “Bob” Dupree, Vice President of Local
560-A, Chippewa Valley Technical College custodial/maintenance employees, has passed away at age
69. Despite having lost both of his legs, Bob was proud to work as a groundskeeper at the college for the
past 33 years. He will be greatly missed by all.

DISTRICT #6. . .Here is a reminder that the District #6 Spring Conference is scheduled for Saturday,
March 8, at the American Legion Hall, 12 E. Spring Street, Chippewa Falls. Registration, coffee and rolls
at 8:00 a.m.; call to order at 9:00 a.m. The agenda includes a preview of Council 40's Convention,
discussion of the spring elections, and reports from officers, Executive Board members and staff
representatives.

NEW FIELD EDUCATION COORDINATOR. . .Peg Kermeen has started as AFSCME International’s
new Field Education Coordinator in Wisconsin. She fills a position long held by Ron Kent, who retired last
year. Welcome, Sister Kermeen!