News Release, March 7, 2013

United Teachers Los Angeles… (UTLA), representing over 40,000 teachers and other workers in LAUSD, passed the following motion by a sweeping majority last night at 9 PM.

(Motion for the new UTLA Resolution transcribed from attendee, Shane Gregory’s transcripts):

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Health and Human Services Committee 3-6-13 #1: Moved by Kevin Mottus, seconded by John Cabrera.

“I move that UTLA will abide by current National NEA Policy for Environmentally Safe Schools which states that all employees and stakeholders should be informed when there are changes in their exposure to environmental hazards including electromagnetic radiation and that all stakeholders and the public should be notified of any actual and potential hazards. UTLA will advocate for technological solutions that maintain technology upgrades while not increasing employees exposure to electromagnetic radiation.”

Rationale: The NEA National Policy Resolution C-18 Environmentally Safe Schools states as follows:

“C-18 Environmentally Safe Schools

The National Education Association believes that all educational facilities must have healthy indoor air quality, be smoke-free, and be safe from environmental and chemical hazards, and from hazardous electromagnetic fields…

The Association further believes that school districts must inform all stakeholders when changes in their exposure to electromagnetic radiation occur. Additional health hazards should not be created when facilities are altered or repaired.

The Association believes that school districts must post MSDS and OSHA standards. Students and/or their parents/guardians, education employees, and the public should be notified of actual and potential hazards. All stakeholders should be involved in developing a plan for corrective action. The Association also believes in the development and enforcement of health and safety standards specifically for children. (1989, 2004).”

In May of 2011 based on the latest research, The World Health Organization classified electromagnetic fields as a Class 2B Carcinogen along with Lead and DDT. Current FCC guidelines for electromagnetic radiation explicitly do not cover children or pregnant women. According to NEA Policy our employees have the right to know about changes in their environment which may have adverse health effects.”

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The NEA’s National Policy ‘Resolution C-19 Environmentally Safe Schools’ can be found at (p53):

C-19. Environmentally Safe Schools Cited from 2013 NEA Resolutions http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/nea-resolutions-2012-13.pdf

The National Education Association believes that all educational facilities must have healthy indoor air quality, be smoke-free, be safe from environmental and chemical hazards, and be safe from hazardous electromagnetic fields.

School districts should conduct periodic testing for harmful water and airborne particles/agents that are detrimental to the health of students and education employees and shall report the results publicly. Further, school districts must complete corrective actions to eliminate the problems and report results in a timely manner.

The Association also believes that it is incumbent on local education providers to be forthcoming with information regarding mold infestation and other indoor environmental hazards in school facilities.

The Association also believes in the establishment and enforcement of standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), including temperature and humidity recommendations, to ensure health and safety. The Association further believes that pesticide use should be minimized and, if used, advance notice given of location and date of application.

The Association supports ongoing training and certification of education employees who work in potentially hazardous situations. This training must include proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and instruction on Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

Additional health hazards should not be created when facilities are altered or repaired.

The Association believes that school districts must post MSDS and OSHA standards. Students and/or their parents/guardians, education employees, and the public should be notified of actual and potential hazards. All stakeholders should be involved in developing a plan for corrective action. The Association also believes in the development and enforcement of health and safety standards specifically for children. (1989, 2009) ”

For more information on opposition to the School District’s $500 million Wi-Fi technology adoption plan, see

http://saferemr.blogspot.com/2013/02/testimony-in-opposition-to-lausd-wi-fi.htmlSee More

http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/nea-resolutions-2012-13.pdf
http://www.nea.org

The electric companies are lying as to how often and how strongly “smart” meters are broadcasting.

3 minute news clip from TV station WUSA9:

http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2176584039001&odyssey=mod

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has shirked their responsibility to protect the public on this issue.

In what appears to be an attempt to hide the truth, the ACC has also refused to place my recent letter of findings (printed above) in their “smart” meter docket.

From APS’s parent company Pinnacle West’s website:

“subsidiary APS is the second fastest growing electric utility in the U.S. over the last five years”
( http://www.pinnaclewest.com/aboutus/Pages/Company-Overview.aspx )

Proposed double and triple bonuses for the APS fat-cats (Must be those “operational savings” they got from firing meter readers, along with the 8 to 10% they make on their bogus ‘smart’ grid “capital improvement” expenditures):

Dec 28, 2012
APS offering executives potential bonuses for 2013

Patrick O’Grady
Managing Editor- Phoenix Business Journal

Arizona Public Service Co. has set up some potential bonuses for its executives next year, based primarily on the utility’s financial performance.

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission through its parent, Pinnacle West Capital Corp., the company’s board approved bonuses that could double or triple execs’ pay if APS does well in 2013.

The award potential represents an increase from previous executive bonuses, according to a proxy filing by Pinnacle West last year. The bonus structure depends on specific criteria involving revenue and a host of other factors, depending on the person involved, according to documents filed with the SEC.

Five APS execs were listed in the program:

• Don Brandt, chairman and CEO of APS (and chairman, president and CEO of Pinnacle West), could receive awards of 50 to 200 percent of his base salary. For 2011, the most recent year available, Brandt received awards of $1.6 million on top of his $1.1 million salary. [Actually a previous PBJ article had his yearly pay adding up to 5.66 million – including stock “awards” and a 1.4 million “incentive plan” -http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/04/11/donald-brandt-earns-566m-in-first.html]

• Don Robinson, president and chief operating officer of APS, could receive between 37.5 and 150 percent of his base salary in awards. In 2011, he received $647,820 in incentives and his base salary was $610,000.

• Randy Edington, executive vice president and chief nuclear officer, can earn between 12.5 and 100 percent of his base salary as a bonus. He also has a separate agreement for $125,000 for specific performance achievements at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. In 2011, Edington earned $645,460 in incentives in addition to his $800,000 salary.

• James Hatfield, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and David Falck, executive vice president and general counsel, can earn between 60 and 120 percent of their salary as bonuses. In 2011, Hatfield had a salary of $490,000 and received $292,653 in incentives; Falck had a salary of $473,000 and received $282,499 in incentives.

( http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/12/28/aps-offering-executives-potential.html?ana=yfcpc )

Now, on top of the rate hike, APS wants us to pay extra to not have a bio-harzardous surveillance device (AKA “smart” meter) attached to our house.

Wake up, people. We are being scammed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/financialservices/utilities/Business-energy/9053100/Smart-meters-for-energy-to-be-voluntary.html