08 New Business Items

Adopted, MEA-MFT Representative Assembly, March 29, 2008

NBI #1 - MEA-MFT endorses the concept of establishing a national single-payer health care plan as exemplified by HR 676 for all U.S. legal residents and shall urge the Montana AFL-CIO to likewise endorse the concept of HR 676 at the Montana AFL-CIO Convention, June 12-14, 2008, Great Falls.

NBI #2 - MEA-MFT supports voter approval of LR-118, the six-mill levy, to help fund the Montana University System.

NBI #3 - MEA-MFT opposes CI-99 that would cap residential property taxes at an annual increase of no more than 1.5%.

NBI #4 - MEA-MFT opposes the Montana Open and Clean Government Act.

NBI #5 - MEA-MFT shall schedule its annual representative assembly to meet east of Helena at least every three years.

NBI # 6 - Following committee weekend, MEA-MFT staff liaisons shall compile and report the actions of each committee. MEA-MFT shall provide a hard copy of each report to each local president and post all reports on www.mea-mft.org.

NBI # 8 - MEA-MFT shall create awards recognizing a public and/or health care employee of the year and higher education faculty professor of the year.

NBI #9 - MEA-MFT supports adequately funding the market-based Pay Plan 020 to enable state employees to move through market to maximum pay.