Write two (2) personal letters. Mail them to your state senator and representative. Your letters should:
- Introduce yourself.
- Tell them you're a registered voter who lives in their districts.
- Tell them you appreciate the hard work they've done to raise the minimum pay of principals and teachers.
- Tell them you're an education assistant (EA), community support liaison (CSL), or campus security assistant (CSA), and that you work hard, too, but you're paid poverty-level wages.
- Tell them how much you're paid. Include a copy of your most recent pay stub.
- Tell they you need a law mandating minimum pay of $15K, $20K and $25K for EAs, CSLs and CSAs.
- Include this sentence: "Please contact me. I need to know if will you vote YES for a bill raising the minimum pay for EAs, CSLs and CSAs to $15K, $20K and $25K."
- Include your return mail home address and phone number. Write "Thank you" and sign your name.
- Make copies of your personal letters before you mail them.
- If you don't get a reply from your state senator or representative in 2 weeks, call them.