WELCOME
Click the links below for more information: Board of Directors / WI FSA News Awards / Benefits / Bylaws & Policies / Conventions & Events / County Office Advocacy / Emblems / Legislative / Membership / Programs & Negotiations / Publicity / Scholarship
Do You Know? - Each year NASCOE must request that CO employees receive the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) that other federal employees receive. - In the 1990's, NASCOE allocated for compressed work schedules to be available to CO employees.
Cashapalooza Promotion!
WASCOE is having a membership promotion that runs through June 30, 2024! Head over to our membership page to learn about the Cashapalooza promotion! Our goal is for current members to share their reasons why they support the association that works for you to provide benefits and improve your daily work environment, through software enhancements to benefits such as paid parental leave. If you are not currently a member, we encourage you to ask your coworkers why they support WASCOE and NASCOE! Together we can make our association stronger!
Update for April 22, 2024
Last Call for Convention!
62nd Annual WASCOE Convention: CONNECTING THE DOTS
Chalet Landhaus Inn, 801 Highway 69, New Glarus, WI 53574
Friday, April 26, 2024
– Registration – 8:00 am – 9:00 am
– Convention – 9:00 am – 4:45 pm
Please remember to bring:
– All raffle tickets – sold and unsold
– Auction items
– A snack for the gathering room
– Admin leave has been requested. Granted admin leave will be publicized.
– Bring a smile and connect!
Update for April 18, 2024
2024 WASCOE Convention is Next Week!
Don’t forget about your 2024 WASCOE Convention next Friday, April 26th at the Chalet Landhaus Inn in New Glarus! Come learn about retirement benefits from Dillard Financial Solutions, Inc., our official benefits provider. Tammy Vaassen from the Wisconsin Beef Council will be speaking as well! Those of you attending, don’t forget to bring your scholarship items! If you can’t attend, please consider donating an item or themed basket and sending it along with someone!
2024 NASCOE Convention – Quad Cities
Now is the time to start planning for the 2024 NASCOE Convention in Davenport, Iowa from August 7-10, 2024! Head over to the 2024 NASCOE Convention page for information and registration! If you have never attended a NASCOE National Convention, members can win a $500 stipend to help them “Head to the Heartland” this August! Check out NASCOE’s 2024 Cash Club Contest on our Publicity page. The deadline to submit your essay is May 15, 2024!
Available Benefits Reminder
Head over to our Benefits page to see a flyer with benefits available to our members. For more information contact Stephanie. Not a member? Reach out to an Officer or Director to become a member. WASCOE currently has a “Cashapalooza” promotion through June 30th. Check out the link above for information on this promotion.
Update for February 29, 2024
March 2024 Newsletter Available Now!
The March 2024 WASCOE newsletter is now available. If you didn’t receive it in your email, you can download a copy from our Publicity page! There is important information regarding your 2024 WASCOE convention, 2024 Midwest Area Rally, vacant director and committee chair positions, and much more!
Joint 2024 Northeast Area/Midwest Area Rally
The 2024 Midwest Area Rally will be a joint rally hosted by the Northeast Area in Freeport, Maine from April 11-14, 2024! Head over to our Convention & Events page for the registration form and tentative schedule of events.
Emblems
Are you looking for new ways to show your continued support of WASCOE/NASCOE? Check out the latest fashions available from our emblems provider, Emblems by Superior!
- Port Authority Ladies Textured Crepe Blouse
- Port Authority Ladies Textured Crepe Long Tunic
- Port Authority Ladies Dry Zone UV Micro-Mesh Sleeveless Polo
Emblems by Superior also have their “T-Shirt Mystery Box” available for $25 while supplies last!
As always, visit the NASCOE Store to find all your emblems needs!
Update for February 6, 2024
2024 WASCOE Convention
The 2024 WASCOE Convention will be held April 26, 2024 at the Chalet Landhaus in New Glarus. Please check out our Convention & Events page for more information and the registration form.
2024 Midwest Area Rally
The 2024 Midwest Area Rally will be held April 5 & 6 in Eagan, MN. Information will be posted to the Conventions & Events page as it becomes available.
If you haven’t been to an Area Rally, we highly encourage you to attend. It is a great opportunity to network with other FSA employees, meet National Office personnel, and to learn about what NASCOE does and how hard they work to provide benefits and support what we do for our farmers and agriculture.
2024 NASCOE Convention
The 2024 NASCOE Convention is being held at the RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa from August 7-10, 2024. Please visit the Convention & Events page for the information that is currently available. Also, remember, the NASCOE App is the official resource for NASCOE information. All members should have access to the app. If you need assistance, please contact Jon Beam.
Update for December 27, 2023
Updated NASCOE Membership Brochure
If you are looking for information to discuss the benefits of becoming a NASCOE member with your coworkers, then head over to our Membership page to download the updated NASCOE Membership Brochure. The older edition is still available as it has lots of valuable information regarding past accomplishments of NASCOE and what benefits and equalities they have fought for and obtained for CO employees.
Update for December 14, 2023
Scholarship Application Deadline is Approaching Fast!
There is only one month left to get your submission in for this year’s Scholarship Program. The NASCOE Scholarship Program is designed to help defray expenses of NASCOE members, children, grandchildren, and spouses.. Visit the NASCOE Awards & Scholarship page for more information and to apply. The deadline is January 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET.
Membership Application Forms Now Available to Sign Digitally!
Anyone needing to update their dues withholding amount or wishing to enroll in payroll deduction, can now complete the process entirely digitally, including signing the applicable forms! Just download and complete the forms below and send to Jon Beam, our treasurer. As these are payroll forms, you can sent them to Jon at jon.beam@usda.gov.
- Digital signature versions: Membership Application / FSA-444 / Withholding Amount Memo
Several Open Committee Chair Positions to Be Filled
WASCOE is looking for several people to lead our County Office Advocacy and Programs and Negotiations committees. The County Office Advocacy committee is a great opportunity to promote the value of our County Committees and County Office employees. The Programs and Negotiations committee is a perfect opportunity to hear ideas from your coworkers and their ideas on ways to improve our program implementation and software! You can contact any of our officers to learn more and discuss these positions.
Update for October 4, 2023
NASCOE APP
NASCOE has moved to the NASCOE APP for all official NASCOE communications. Please take the time to log into the NASCOE APP and activate your account to receive the latest NASCOE updates. The NASCOE APP is only available to members. If you need assistance, please reach out to your Area Publicity Chair, Logan McGhee, and/or Shelby Niskanen, President and we will be happy to help! There is information on the NASCOE website on how to access the NASCOE APP (https://nascoe.org/).
All members of WASCOE should have received an email from “no-reply@glueup.com,” the company that powers the app. Follow the instructions within the email to set up and activate your account. Instructions for activating your membership in the NASCOE APP can also be found below:
Update for August 24, 2023
2020-22 NASCOE Programs & Negotiations Responses
The Programs and Negotiations Committee works hard on your behalf. Recently, we have been negotiating a new process of how to share our submissions with WDC. As we move forward with our new digital platform, which manages our great submissions we receive from the field, we are excited to see this platform flourish.
Our goal for this new platform is to allow for more efficient tracking between both, NASCOE and WDC staff, as well as more timely responses and resolutions. This newly designed platform should also allow for greater continuity with our submission items when we experience future leadership changes.
Please click on the following link to read through the responses to items we negotiated, in person, with WDC this past May. You will notice negotiations from past years that were brought to the table again, as well as 2022.
Thank you,
Christa Kraatz & Jennie Budahl
Programs & Negotiations Co-Chairs
On another note, you may have recently noticed Information Bulletin 10975 credited NASCOE with a software suggestion to add a link to the COC Digital Local Administrative Area (LAA) Boundary Locator. Your support of NASCOE and your suggestions help make improvements that benefit us on a daily basis!
Update for July 27, 2023
FSA Administrator Letter to NASCOE President
Marcinda Kester, NASCOE President received the following letter from FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux, regarding the letter sent to Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, on September 2, 2022 regarding salary issues facing FSA county office employees.