AWC Personnel News - December 2008 (Plain Text Version)In this issue: Confused about NPELRA and WAPELRA Membership?WAPELRA, the Washington Public Employer Labor Relations Association, is the state affiliate of NPELRA. WAPELRA, the Washington Public Employer Labor Relations Association, is the state affiliate of NPELRA. More than 175 public agencies in Washington are members of WAPELRA. The $200 annual membership fee includes an agency membership in WAPELRA and one individual membership in NPELRA. This is a bit confusing, especially when people want to take advantage of the lower membership rate for NPELRA training events, like their annual training conference, labor relations academies, or the new supervisory training program. Here’s an explanation of how membership works. For the WAPELRA Fall Conference or other training events sponsored by WAPELRA, any personnel, labor relations, or management staff person of the agency can attend at the member rate. However, member rates for NPELRA-sponsored training events are only available to the one designated NPELRA member in the agency. Of course, additional staff people can join NPELRA, for another dues payment of $200 for each NPELRA membership. If you have any questions about your membership status, contact Deanna Krell at 360-753-4137 or deannak@awcnet.org. If you’re not currently a member but are interested in joining WAPELRA and NPELRA for 2009, go www.awcnet.org/wapelra and click on Membership Application. You can also find more information about WAPELRA and see a list of current member agencies on this site.
|