Mark your calendars

I wanted to pass on a couple of important dates for your calendar. A bargaining prep and MESSA bargaining training will be held on January 17 from 9-12 at the Belding office. This is a great chance to begin thinking about upcoming bargaining and to learn about what is new with MESSA products. Nancy, Ervin, and I will be discussing how to use data in devoloping your initial proposals. (this is the same presentation that we will be making at the bargaining/pac/pr conference in Detroit) Larry Donston will be handling the MESSA portion of the morning.

On February 10, MESSA field staff will be at the Belding MEA office to discuss the new rating methodology. The information presented at this session will help in understanding how your rates will be determined. The information presented at this session will be different from Larry's in January.

Please rsvp for these training sessions with Cheryl and Michelle. Refreshments will be served at both trainings. I look forward to seeing you there.