MEMBER ACTION
District 17 member Kemrey Lamarr speaks with N.C. Rep. Pat Hurley at District 17’s monthly meeting in Burlington on March 19.
PHOTO BY MICHELLE THROWER
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY STEVE LAWSON
PHOTO BY JOHNNY DAVISON
SEANC’s Retiree Council and staff met with state Sen. Tom Apodaca (center, white shirt) on March 27 to discuss issues facing retired state workers, including a cost of living adjustment, SPA rights and the State Health Plan. The council plans to meet with N.C. House leaders ahead of the May legislative session as well.
SEANC District 42 Chairwoman Betty Jones (above, left) and member Betty Gilbert (above, right) prepare baskets for participants in an Easter egg hunt at the N.C. School for the Blind in Winston-Salem on March 29, co-sponsored by the district.
PUBLIC POLICY
Quotes to Note 6
“The university, in our opinion, is historically bad for rank and file employees. Basically what they are trying to do is say ‘Trust us’”
“Our most vulnerable populations should be the last ones up for sale to the lowest bidder.”
SEANC Executive Director Dana Cope in the April 3 Chapel Hill News story “UNC system president defends proposed personnel change”
Ardis Watkins, Legislative Affairs Director with SEANC, questioning whether it was appropriate for mentally ill patients to be turned over to a private company in the WRAL-TV report on April 2 “With Dix closing imminent, NC still negotiating for care of mentally ill”
The Reporter • May 2012