MAY
17, 2010--There are 22 days
left until the June 8 primary.
SPOTLIGHT
Repeal
Corporate Tax Loopholes Initiative: CTA received statewide media coverage about our announcement
this week that we will submit collected signatures to the state to
qualify our Repeal
Corporate Tax Loopholes Act initiative for the November ballot. More
than 800,000 signatures - twice the number required to qualify - have
been collected! In her Education Week blog,
Leslie Maxwell begins with: "The always formidable California Teachers
Association has got tax breaks for corporations in its sights." Always
formidable... we like it! Kind of reminds us of former Governor Pete
Wilson calling us a "Relentless Political Machine." Did we not start
sporting "RPM" buttons?
DON'T MISS
Save
the date for Virtual Town Hall Meeting with Torlakson: 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, for CTA's Virtual
Town Hall with state schools chief candidate Tom Torlakson. This is your
chance to submit questions to our candidate. Alert your members to mark
their calendars. Members can participate in the call either by dialing
in to a toll-free number (877-229-8493/passcode 14804) or by
responding to a "robocall" from CTA President David A. Sanchez that will
invite them to stay on the line to join the call. More details will
be on www.cta.org soon.
New
Website on Prop. 14:
Proposition 14 is a trick to confuse and frustrate voters. It will
destroy voters' choice. Learn more on the new website, www.noonproposition14.com.
RESOURCES
CTA Legal Advisory about Campaign
Activities (ATTACHED--PLEASE READ)
CTA CAMPAIGN NEWS
Your
members can expect to receive our first mail piece this week. Many may
have received it over the weekend. Our second piece is in the works and
will focus on the differences between Tom Torlakson and Gloria Romero.
Through our calls to members, we are hearing that many voters don't know
much about Torlakson, but when they hear about where the candidates
stand on the issues, they overwhelmingly support Torlakson. Help us get
his name and positions out there.
Don't
be shocked when you get your sample ballot--there are 12 candidates
running for Superintendent of Public Instruction.