The Maryland Classified Employees Association held its Annual Convention in Ocean City, Maryland located at the Holiday Inn Ocean Front from October 12, 2015 through October 14, 2015. Hundreds of Delegates were greeted by their union brothers and sisters at registration who presented them with gift bags that were created by President Linda Day and her committee members. This year’s convention celebrated 80 years of our union’s untiring efforts in improving the quality of life for State and County employees. 

This year’s NYSUT RC 43 Annual Conference was attended by delegates, representatives, guests and friends from NYSUT, a Union of Professionals; RC 43; TRIF Units;  AFT; NYSTRS; ARA/FLARA; FEA-R; NEA-R; and UFT.  We were thrilled and honored to have Karen Magee, NYSUT, A Union of Professionals President as our Keynote Speaker. Karen appreciated the opportunity to attend these meetings as she “likes to keep in touch with the membership.”

NYSUT is holding a Retiree Conference for Councils 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 on November 19^th at the Watermill Restaurant in Smithtown.

Monday, October 19th, over 1200 Calcasieu elementary students participated in a reading contest to break a Guinness World record. Children from 60 countries around the world were read to or read on their own the same book, The Growing Table. The Calcasieu Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel donated the books to the five campuses that participated. This contest was established by Points of Light, an organization promoting literacy around the world.

October 2015 Newsletterhttp://sabea.ny.aft.org/files/october_2015.pdf

LFT President Steve Monaghan has chided the editors of The Advocate for an editorial challenging the widespread belief that Common Core standards were implemented poorly and with inadequate resources, by the State Department of Education.

Colleagues,

1)      Advisory Board Meeting - With the community, we are asking for a massive “WALK IN” at Monday night’s Advisory Board meeting.  It is vital that we come out in force!  The meeting starts at 6 PM.  We want everyone there by 5:30 PM so we can walk in as one large body.

Newark Advisory Board Meeting

Monday, October 26, 2015 - 6:00 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2015

At TRS town hall, teacher union calls for catch-up increases in state health-care funding for school employees and retirees

The Texas Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees is holding a Town Hall meeting today to gather input and answer questions on TRS health-care plans, and Texas AFT plans to address the board with testimony about the need for the state to step up and adequately fund health care for public school employees.

Let's get to the Facts on Charter Schools. Tell your state legislator we need to revisit the Moratorium on Charter School Bill before we're faced with more devastating budget cuts to public education. Help us stop them by clicking on this link... http://aftnj.org/topics/news/k-12/2015/take-action-lets-get-the-facts-on-charter-schools/

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