KAPE's 1st State Federation Convention enjoyed by those in attendance.

AFL-CIO 21st Biennial Convention

1st Annual Picnic A Success

KAPE member Norman Unruh, an equipment operator with the Kansas Department of Transportation, was camping in southern Kansas last week when a category 5 tornado hit his Greensburg home and took the roof, fireplace and three walls. Homes on all sides were completely demolished, as was the elementary school across the street.

On Saturday, April 21, the Executive Board of the Kansas Association of Public Employees elected Gerald Raab as president. Raab will serve for two years to complete the term of the former president who left the position in late March. "This is an exciting time for KAPE," Raab said. "State employees are coming together in a new merged union with statewide bargaining units. This means we’ll have more power at the bargaining table to negotiate meaningful salaries for state employees. We also intend to maintain our focus on the interests of higher education, local government and school district employees. We intend to grow KAPE in every public employee jurisdiction. It really is a new day for all of us."