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Letter (6/20/2011) - Letter to Waylon Hurlburt, Governor's Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse.

Policy Paper (June 2011) - SEA Policy Statement - State Consulting Contracts

Act 89 Report (2/15/2009) - by Edward Beimborn

Form (February 2007) - Act 89 Cost-Benefit Analysis form

Article - (8/11/2007) - Privatizing Bridge Design Is Just Asking For Trouble - Tom Mugan

Fact sheet (4/13/2005) - Number of engineering positions and encumbered budget for outsourced engineering at WisDOT.

Press release (11/16/2004) - SEA: State Employees 18% more cost effective.

Op-Ed (4/08/2011) - Mark Klipstein: Soaring public employee retirements damage state talent pool. The Capital Times

Press Release (4/05/2011) - SEA Day 2011 - 2,100 years of experience -- gone. Wave of senior WisDOT employees take sudden retirement.

Letter (3/29/2011) - SEA letter to DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb regarding meeting with DOT managers.

Letter (3/24/2011) - SEA follow-up letter to Gov. Walker regarding SEA Day meeting request.

Press Release (3/08/11) - State engineers file unfair labor practice complaint against governor and state; cite failure to faithfully execute law.
Complaint (3/08/11) - Filed complaint of unfair labor practice.

Letter (2/23/11) - SEA letter to Gov. Walker regarding the proposed budget repair bill.

Letter (1/13/11) - SEA letter to DOA deputy secretary Cindy Archer regarding Governor's commission on waste, fraud and abuse.

Letter (11/18/10) - SEA letter of congratulations to Governor-elect Scott Walker.

Temporary layoff guidance (6/01/10) - for State Engineering Association (SEA) members in DOT.

Notification letter (6/02/10) - Temporary layoff notification letter to SEA member in DOT.

Letter (3/03/10) - SEA Letter to legislators regarding reorganization and outsourcing plans at DOT.

Letter (1/07/10) - SEA Letter to Sen. Spencer Coggs regarding opposition of 2009 Senate Bill 390.
2009 Senate Bill 390 - ETF memo with attached Senate Bill 390.

Press Release (11/17/09) - State engineers seek injunction against State in wake of layoffs.
SEA v. State Summons Complaint (5.5 MB) (11/17/09) - As filed with the Dane County clerk of circuit court.

Temporary layoff notification (10/06/09) - Letter to SEA members with assigned temporary layoff schedule and details.

Temporary layoff guidelines (9/23/09) - DOT - Guidelines for supervisors/managers for scheduling temporary layoffs for State Engineering Association (SEA) members.

Layoff notice (8/26/09) - DOT-DBM-Human Resource Services notification to SEA members of temporary layoff details.
Layoff notice (8/17/09) - OSER notification to SEA of impending layoffs or other personnel actions.

SEA Day Resource Guide - Resource material for SEA Day 2009.

Press Release (3/01/09) - New study says state spends more by outsourcing; despite law, agencies failing to evaluate true costs.
Act 89 Report (2/15/09) - A report to the State Engineering Association. Prepared by Dr. Edward Beimborn

The purpose of this report is to conduct an analysis of the effectiveness and compliance of state agencies with State of Wisconsin Act 89, which requires a cost-benefit analysis when consultant services are used rather than regular state staff. The report compares outsourcing vs. use of state staff for projects and provides a review of state agency benefit-cost reports to see if they are being done to meet the stated intent of Act 89.

Press Release (12/15/08) - Engineers: Cutting state staff will waste stimulus dollars, risk sound public policy.
Letter (12/15/08) - SEA letter to Governor Doyle regarding the proposed Federal economic stimulus.
Letter (12/15/08) - SEA letter to DOT Secretary Busalacchi regarding the proposed Federal economic stimulus.

Press Release (11/06/08) - New SEA president Mark Klipstein hits State on outsourcing and bargaining.

Telling Our Story (6/08) - SEA members reports from the front: Members recount their experiences fighting Wisconsin's floods and storms of June 2008.

Press Release (4/24/08) - SEA Day 2008 official press release - Open government a key issue when state engineers meet with their legislators May 7.

Budget Key Points (10/29/07) - Summarizes major funding and policy items affecting DOT contained within Act 20, the 2007-09 Biennial Budget.

Letter (8/11/07) - SEA President Tom Mugan's guest editorial opposing privatization of bridge design. Appeared in the Capital Times.

Press Release (4/02/07) - State engineers take good-government issues to our legislators - SEA Day 2007 official press release.

Newsletter (4/02/07) - Special SEA Day 2007 newsletter.

Report (8/11/06) - Testimony to DOA on 2005 Act 89 and ADM 10, W.A.C.

Press Release (4/24/06) - SEA Day 2006 official press release

Letter (1/26/06) - SEA Bargaining Team's letter to the Governor regarding the status of bargaining.

Press Release (1/04/06) - Governor Signs Contracting Reform Bill.

Press Release (12/01/05) - Press release announcing SEA's queries of the Governor candidates.
Letters (11/22/05) - SEA President Mark Klipstein's letters to Governor candidates requesting their stances on important issues.

Press Release (10/24/05) - SEA Urges Passage of Contracting Reform Bill.
Fact Sheet - AB-105 & SB-56 Fact Sheet.

Letter (10/24/05) - SEA President Mark Klipstein's guest editorial on supporting contracting reform.

Letter (9/12/05) - SEA letter to Sec. Marotta and Karen Timberlake regarding mileage reimbursement.

Memo (9/11/05) - EOC message to State Agencies regarding State Employees responding to Hurricane Katrina efforts.

Editorial (9/05/05) - SEA President Mark Klipstein's letter to the editor on contracting out.

Press Release (6/15/05) - SEA Criticizes Governor Doyle's Proclamation.

Press Release (4/11/05) - SEA Members to visit Legislators.

Press Release (1/26/05) - SEA Applauds Contracting Reform Bill..

Letter (12/22/04) - SEA President Mark Klipstein's letter to legislators on contracting out.

Press Release (11/16/04) - State Employees 18% More Effective.

Press Release (10/01/04) - State Engineering Association Members Choose President.

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Sample letters in Word format that you can use when writing to your legislator:

Cost of outsourcing letter 1
Cost of outsourcing letter 2
Cost of outsourcing letter 3

State of bargaining letter

Cost comparison letter 1
Cost comparison letter 2
Cost comparison letter 3
Fleet reduction letter
Outsourcing letter 1
Outsourcing letter 2
Outsourcing letter 3
Value of engineering letter