MCEA 2019 Biennial Convention Notice

Thursday, August 14, 2019

1    Due to the current financial restraints and the bylaw requirements, the MCEA 2019 biennial convention will be held on Monday, October 14, 2019, in Baltimore at the MCEA Headquarters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2    Although there will be no registration of delegates, the Board of Directors requests each chapter designate a representative to speak on behalf of the chapter’s members.

Below you will find the link for the Newsletter for September, October, November and December 2019. Click on the link below to view.

http://unit47.ct.aft.org/sites/default/files/article_pdf_files/2019-09/sepoctnovdec19.pdf

CTA has been hearing that teachers have been made to split classes in cases of emergency and are not getting paid. Some have said that their administrator does not have the form. Please complete this form and email it to your principal/administrator and bookkeeper. You may copy CTA.

Feel free to post this and distribute it as well. 

On July 15th, 2019 the AFT Utah Executive Board approved the affiliation of AFSCME Local 1004 (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) under the AFT Utah State Federation. AFSCME Local 1004 serves state, county, and municipal public employees across Utah. Standing together, AFT Utah and AFSCME 1004 form a powerful union alliance to be the voice of public employees at the bargaining table, the Utah Legislature, and in our communities.

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome Back! 

1)      Contract Update:  We are proud to be starting this school year off with a newly ratified contract!   94% of the NTU members who came out to vote and the full Newark Board of Education approved this contract.  Our voting process is based on the percentage of members who vote, not on a majority of the membership.  Take a look at your town, state, and national elections.  Winning is determined by a majority of the actual voters, not the number of eligible residents.

MPEC Officials and staff are working to ensure your physical and mental well-being are taken into consideration as DGS officials work to resolve the problem of bed bugs at the 201 W Preston building.

Red for Ed Wednesdays Return

(August 21, 2019) BROOKSVILLE, FL -- Hernando Classroom Teachers' Association is calling for all public education advocates to recommit to the Wear Red for Ed campaign through the 2019-2020 school year. Red for Ed is both a statewide and national effort to draw much needed attention to the funding crisis which is impacting classrooms across the country. Wearing red on Wednesdays throughout the year is a show of solidarity and a visible reminder of the ongoing struggle to appropriately fund public education.

In 2011, the Maryland State Legislature passed a pension reform bill which made changes to retirement benefits to control state costs.  Employees were required to increase their contribution to the pension plan from 5% to 7%, without any increase in monthly allowance in retirement.  The legislation created a lower benefit level for employees hired after July 1, 2012.  The sixteen years an employee must work to qualify for health benefits in retirement was extended for new hires.  The bill also eliminated prescription drug benefits for retirees age 65 or older effective January 1, 2020.  The