The Labor Movement is Larger Than Realized
While the official percentage of unionized workers in America is cited as 11.3 percent, the AFL-CIO says that the labor movement is much larger than that percentage reflects.
North Branch Staff - Angel Fund can help our students in need.
North Branch Staff do you know of a student in need? Some staff at school in conjunction with the North Branch Area Education Foundation have set up an "Angel Fund" to supply students with items necessary to make their school experience a success. Any staff member is eligible to refer students and in order to make this program as beneficial as possible, we need you to refer any students in the school district, regardless of age, if you think they would benefit.. The details of the program and the referral form are in the attached documents.
Steve Monaghan delivers LFT's legislative message
LFT President Steve Monaghan is on the air across Louisiana with the Federation's message for the upcoming legislative session.
Town Hall meeting features AFT and LFT presidents
More than 100 Louisiana Federation of Teachers members from New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, East Baton Rouge and other Louisiana cities and parishes turned out for an AFT town hall meeting at a downtown New Orleans hotel on Feb. 12. The town hall gave the members, as well as parents, community activists and others, an opportunity to hear from AFT President Randi Weingarten and Steve Monaghan, president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, and to provide feedback on the Reclaiming the Promise program.
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE VOTES NOT TO CONFIRM HANNA SKANDERA AS EDUCATION SECRETARY
For Immediate Release Contact: AFT NM President Stephanie Ly
2/17/2014
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE VOTES NOT TO CONFIRM HANNA SKANDERA AS EDUCATION SECRETARY
Monday 2/17/14 - Senate Rules Committee to Vote on Whether or Not to Recommend Confirmation of Secretary-designate Skandera
Call and email members of the Senate Rules Committee today and tell them to VOTE NOT to recommend the confirmation of Secretary-designate Skandera. Our education system should be led by qualified and experienced educators who respect students, parents, educators and our communities. We need leadership that acts in the interest of students, not private companies!
Legislative update (2/14/14): Higher Education
Although this was officially Valentine's Week, we weren't feeling much love up here in Tallahassee. Legislators are once again starting their attack on the Florida Retirement System. This week a bill was filed in the Senate which would create what is called a "cash balance" plan (more below). Rumors indicate there are more FRS 'reform' bills to come. It seems that legislators just can't keep their hands off your retirement! The first hearing of the new bill is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19 in the Senate Community Affairs Committee at 2 p.m.
UFF-FSCJ Bargaining Update
We mutually agreed to keep the current continuing contract process for the remainder of the semester. All current CC candidates will advance under the current process.
We discussed some ideas to address the changes to continuing contract and post-continuing contract review required by a change in the State Board of Education Rule 6A-14.0411 for the next contract. The team passed to the Administration the working papers for Articles 13 (Continuing Contract) and 13 A (Post-Continuing Contract Review)
Feb Newsletter
Write your legislators. State Employee Pensions AT RISK!
That’s right. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has submitted a budget that calls for reducing the state’s contribution to the pension plan by $100 million dollars a year.
That’s not fair! Click here to tell your legislators to vote against cutting the state's contribution to the pension fund.
Two years ago, that state required you to increase your contribution to the employee pension fund. In return, the legislature promised to contribute $300 million per year to that fund. Now, Governor O’Malley is breaking that promise. There are several problems with the governor’s proposal:
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