2018 Meeting Dates

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Chapter Meetings for the calendar year 2018 have been determined by the Board. The following meetings are ALL being held at the Sokol Club on the South Side, Pgh. The dates are: Feb. 25, Mar. 12, Apr. 9, Aug. 5, STATE RULES MEETING = Aug. 12, Aug. 26, Sept. 23, Oct. 7 and Oct. 21. The Regular meetings will start at 7:15 p.m. sharp. The PIAA State Rules meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. sharp. Please remember, the PIAA requires each active official who plans on refereeing, to attend a State Rules Meeting IN ADDITION to six (6) regular chapter meetings. According to the Chapter By-Laws, III. FEES AND DUES, “Annual dues are……….payable no later than the second meeting of the year.” The Board is planning on adding one or two more meetings to be held at the Martina Center during the fall. Stay tuned for later announcements

New Officers

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Congratulations to the New Officers elected at the October 22nd meeting.

Bill Kissel – Vice-President

Karen Ricco – Recording Secretary

Eric Ressler – At-Large Representative

Tim Lutton – At-Large Representative

Meeting Attendance

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Hello All,

As of 9/25/2017 @ 10 a.m. the attendance record on the PIAA website should be up to date. Be sure to check your attendance record to ensure you have met the required six (6) meetings for the year. As a reminder, we still do have two (2) meetings remaining in case you are short.

Use this Link to Log-in to the PIAA.

Then Click on “Account” in the upper right.

If you believe your attendance record is wrong, please email/call me so I can verify and update it.

 

Thanks!!

Milan

Chapter Meeting Added

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Hello all,

Please be aware that a new chapter meeting has been added. This meeting will take place on September 17th at the Martina Spiritual Center, located at 5244 Clarwin Ave West View, PA 15229. Meeting Starts at 7 pm. Hope to see you there!!

First chapter meeting this Sunday August 6, 2017

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Just a quick reminder that we have our first chapter meeting this Sunday, August 6th at 7:15pm at the Sokol Club. (this is not the State mandatory meeting) The State mandatory rules meeting is August 13 at 7:00pm at the Sokol Club.
The following dates are the fall chapter meetings for 2017:
August 6th
August 27
September 24
October 8th
October 22nd
All these meetings are held at the Sokol Club, East Carson Street, Southside..Start time is 7:15pm.

we are looking to add 1 more chapter meeting at the Martina Center in September.

PIAA – Required Ejection Reporting

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ENTERING EJECTION REPORTS – POINTS TO REMEMBER

 

When do we enter ejections reports?

When a coach, contestant, or team personnel is asked to leave the contest because of their actions, as guided by the applicable rule book.

Who should file the ejection report?

The ejecting official should ALWAYS submit the ejection report. If they are unable, a senior official on the crew or a crew member designated by the Crew Chief should submit the report.

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Facebook

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The Chapter now has a Facebook presence. Use the link to the right to go directly to our Facebook Page.

National Labor Relations Board Decision to PIAA Registered Officials

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This message was from Dr. Lombardi & Mr. Patrick B. Gebhart:
We have received notification from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington that it has affirmed the Pittsburgh NLRB Regional Director’s Decision issued in July 2015.  The NLRB, in a split decision, 2 to 1, has agreed with the Union’s position that our District 7 and 8 lacrosse officials are not independent contractors but are employees of PIAA.
 
We strongly disagree with the NLRB’s Decision that the lacrosse officials in Districts 7 and 8 are not independent contractors.  This Decision is contrary to those of many other authorities who have determined PIAA officials to be independent contractors, including the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Board, the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, and the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.
 
We intend to vigorously contest the NLRB’s Decision at the next level, which would be the United States Court of Appeals.  We continue to believe that the actions we are taking are in the best interests of our officials.  Many of you have told us you are extremely concerned about what such an NLRB Decision may mean when it comes to income tax withholding from your game checks, being required to pay dues to the Union, whether game assignments will now have to be made on the basis of seniority, and a variety of other legitimate concerns.
 
Additionally, please understand that this NLRB Decision applies only to a relatively small number of lacrosse officials in Districts 7 and 8, not to the 14,000 or so PIAA sports officials in other sports and in other Districts.  Despite several years now of soliciting officials in other sports and other districts, the Union has failed to gain the support needed to file for an election.  We believe there is a reason for this – that the vast majority of PIAA officials understand that PIAA does not set regular season game fees and game assignments, and cannot speak for the many individual school districts that do establish game fees and other terms and conditions for officiating games.
 
We are grateful to those of you who over the last several years have indicated your strong support for PIAA’s position in this matter.  We remain committed to doing all we can to foster the best positive game experience for all of you.  We are proud of the role PIAA plays in the lives and development of our student-athletes, and we know that it all depends on you the officials!
 
Thanks for taking the time from your busy schedules to read this message.  We will continue to provide periodic updates as developments warrant.  We are looking forward to the beginning of the new school year.  We kindly ask that all chapter secretaries forward this information to your chapter membership.

2017 P.I.A.A. Convention

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The PIAA convention will be held in Harrisburg, PA the weekend of August 4-5, 2017.  If you want to be considered for state play off games, then you should plan on attending the convention.  PIAA requires officials to attend every five (5) years.

Golden Triangle will send 10 members in good standing to the PIAA Convention.  Your registration will be paid by Golden Triangle.   Hotel and other expenses are not included.

If you are interested, the first 10 people to respond will be considered.  Please use this link to get the 2017 PIAA Convention Registration Form fill it out and either email or mail the form to me. (Contact Info Available in Arbiter)

DO NOT send the form in yourself..we must send all forms together with the payment in order to receive the special rate of $95 per member.

The deadline to respond is June 30th.

If you have any questions, please email or call me.

Thank you

Debby McSwiggen