2015 Council Rep Exit Survey

Your time as a SPEEA Council Representative is valued by leadership. We invite you to take this short survey about the activities, likes, etc. of your role. Your input may be provided to other Council Reps and help us improve our tools and communications with members.

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* 1. Why did you become a Council Rep? (Check all that apply.)

To help advocate on behalf of my co-workers

There was a lack of communication in my area about the union

For layoff protection

Someone asked me

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How often did you perform the following activities?

	Every week	Every month	Occasionally	Never
Assist members with questions about the contract	Assist members with questions about the contract Every week	Assist members with questions about the contract Every month	Assist members with questions about the contract Occasionally	Assist members with questions about the contract Never
Support members with discipline and performance issues	Support members with discipline and performance issues Every week	Support members with discipline and performance issues Every month	Support members with discipline and performance issues Occasionally	Support members with discipline and performance issues Never
Participate in grievances, investigations, and interviews	Participate in grievances, investigations, and interviews Every week	Participate in grievances, investigations, and interviews Every month	Participate in grievances, investigations, and interviews Occasionally	Participate in grievances, investigations, and interviews Never
Attend Council meetings	Attend Council meetings Every week	Attend Council meetings Every month	Attend Council meetings Occasionally	Attend Council meetings Never
Present a motion at a Council meeting to formulate policy	Present a motion at a Council meeting to formulate policy Every week	Present a motion at a Council meeting to formulate policy Every month	Present a motion at a Council meeting to formulate policy Occasionally	Present a motion at a Council meeting to formulate policy Never
Participate in local SPEEA/Boeing partnership forums	Participate in local SPEEA/Boeing partnership forums Every week	Participate in local SPEEA/Boeing partnership forums Every month	Participate in local SPEEA/Boeing partnership forums Occasionally	Participate in local SPEEA/Boeing partnership forums Never
Provide information requested by a member	Provide information requested by a member Every week	Provide information requested by a member Every month	Provide information requested by a member Occasionally	Provide information requested by a member Never
Recruit a new Area Rep	Recruit a new Area Rep Every week	Recruit a new Area Rep Every month	Recruit a new Area Rep Occasionally	Recruit a new Area Rep Never
Organize a lunchtime meeting in your district with Area Reps and activists	Organize a lunchtime meeting in your district with Area Reps and activists Every week	Organize a lunchtime meeting in your district with Area Reps and activists Every month	Organize a lunchtime meeting in your district with Area Reps and activists Occasionally	Organize a lunchtime meeting in your district with Area Reps and activists Never
Welcome new members	Welcome new members Every week	Welcome new members Every month	Welcome new members Occasionally	Welcome new members Never
Communicate with members about SPEEA	Communicate with members about SPEEA Every week	Communicate with members about SPEEA Every month	Communicate with members about SPEEA Occasionally	Communicate with members about SPEEA Never

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* 3. Why are you no longer a Council Rep? (Check all that apply.)

Pending retirement

Moving to new location (please indicate where below)

Too busy at work

Ineffective union meetings

Not the job for me

Other (please specify):

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* 4. Have you arranged for your replacement?

Yes (please provide the name of your replacement below)

I need help finding my replacement

Replacement name:

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* 5. What were your favorite aspects of your role as Council Rep? (Check all that apply.)

Communicating with members

Representing members in disciplinary, investigatory, and grievance meetings

Working with district Area Reps on communications/setting up member meetings

Attending the monthly Council meeting

Monitoring contract issues

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What were the most challenging aspects of the Council Rep role? (Check all that apply.)

Too much time required

Maintaining a current email distribution list (DL)

Managing how much email to send to my DL

Grievances

Interpreting the contract

NORA's

Explaining medical or pension information

Understanding the SPEEA structure

Communicating with my district

Coordinating with other CRs in my district (if applicable)

Finding meaningful ways for ARs to help

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What tools helped you in your Council Rep role to be more effective? (Check all that apply.)

Lunchtime meeting opportunities

Off-hours training at SPEEA halls

Council Rep training

Council Representative Training Manual

Annual SPEEA Leadership Conference and workshops

Training videos (from Leadership Conference)

SPEEA NewsClips

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What were your best practices for engaging members in your district and how often did you do each?

	Every week	Every month	Occasionally	Did not do, but could help district in the future	Did not do
Area Reps helping to distribute information	Area Reps helping to distribute information Every week	Area Reps helping to distribute information Every month	Area Reps helping to distribute information Occasionally	Area Reps helping to distribute information Did not do, but could help district in the future	Area Reps helping to distribute information Did not do
Coordinating with other activists about new hires	Coordinating with other activists about new hires Every week	Coordinating with other activists about new hires Every month	Coordinating with other activists about new hires Occasionally	Coordinating with other activists about new hires Did not do, but could help district in the future	Coordinating with other activists about new hires Did not do
Routing SPEEA NewsClips each day	Routing SPEEA NewsClips each day Every week	Routing SPEEA NewsClips each day Every month	Routing SPEEA NewsClips each day Occasionally	Routing SPEEA NewsClips each day Did not do, but could help district in the future	Routing SPEEA NewsClips each day Did not do
Forwarding SPEEA emails as directed	Forwarding SPEEA emails as directed Every week	Forwarding SPEEA emails as directed Every month	Forwarding SPEEA emails as directed Occasionally	Forwarding SPEEA emails as directed Did not do, but could help district in the future	Forwarding SPEEA emails as directed Did not do
Surveying members in my district for input on how to vote at Council meetings	Surveying members in my district for input on how to vote at Council meetings Every week	Surveying members in my district for input on how to vote at Council meetings Every month	Surveying members in my district for input on how to vote at Council meetings Occasionally	Surveying members in my district for input on how to vote at Council meetings Did not do, but could help district in the future	Surveying members in my district for input on how to vote at Council meetings Did not do
Reporting to the members after each Council meeting	Reporting to the members after each Council meeting Every week	Reporting to the members after each Council meeting Every month	Reporting to the members after each Council meeting Occasionally	Reporting to the members after each Council meeting Did not do, but could help district in the future	Reporting to the members after each Council meeting Did not do
Organizing periodic meetings with local activists	Organizing periodic meetings with local activists Every week	Organizing periodic meetings with local activists Every month	Organizing periodic meetings with local activists Occasionally	Organizing periodic meetings with local activists Did not do, but could help district in the future	Organizing periodic meetings with local activists Did not do
Participating in partnership forums with management	Participating in partnership forums with management Every week	Participating in partnership forums with management Every month	Participating in partnership forums with management Occasionally	Participating in partnership forums with management Did not do, but could help district in the future	Participating in partnership forums with management Did not do
Reporting to the members after each partnership forum	Reporting to the members after each partnership forum Every week	Reporting to the members after each partnership forum Every month	Reporting to the members after each partnership forum Occasionally	Reporting to the members after each partnership forum Did not do, but could help district in the future	Reporting to the members after each partnership forum Did not do
Organizing lunchtime meetings/trainings presented by SPEEA staff	Organizing lunchtime meetings/trainings presented by SPEEA staff Every week	Organizing lunchtime meetings/trainings presented by SPEEA staff Every month	Organizing lunchtime meetings/trainings presented by SPEEA staff Occasionally	Organizing lunchtime meetings/trainings presented by SPEEA staff Did not do, but could help district in the future	Organizing lunchtime meetings/trainings presented by SPEEA staff Did not do
Making use of the Site Focal from the Action & Communication Taskforce (ACT) committee	Making use of the Site Focal from the Action & Communication Taskforce (ACT) committee Every week	Making use of the Site Focal from the Action & Communication Taskforce (ACT) committee Every month	Making use of the Site Focal from the Action & Communication Taskforce (ACT) committee Occasionally	Making use of the Site Focal from the Action & Communication Taskforce (ACT) committee Did not do, but could help district in the future	Making use of the Site Focal from the Action & Communication Taskforce (ACT) committee Did not do

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* 9. Tell us a little about your distributions lists (DL). How many DL's did you have? How many members on each DL? Did you engage your Area Reps to help with DL's?

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* 10. How do you plan to transfer your distribution lists and information to the new Council Rep(s)? If you need help with this, please indicate below.

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* 11. What is one piece of advice you'd like to share with new Council Reps?

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* 12. Your contact information:

Name *

BEMS ID *

District

Phone Number *