Painesville, OH – Teachers, intervention specialists, and instructional assistants at Summit Academy Community School – Painesville voted overwhelmingly for union recognition today. They are the seventh charter school in northeast Ohio and the second school operated by Summit Academy Management to join the Cleveland Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (Cleveland ACTS) local, which is affiliated with the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

The City Union of Baltimore has been working for two sessions to get a tax credit for low wage city employees passed. While President Antoinette Ryan-Johnson has routinely traveled to Annapolis to lobby for this piece of legislation, she has been aided this session by freshman Delegate Stephanie Smith. Smith introduced the bill in the Ways and Means Committee and brought it before the Baltimore city delegation meeting as well.

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On a March Friday, a collection of state workers who decided they no longer wanted to be just employees, but that they wanted to be leaders in their workplace, convened at the AFT-Maryland office for a steward training. This training equipped members with skills on how to engage fellow workers and managing a range of worker related issues.

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In this issue:

1) Member Recognition Awards

2) Celebrating the Week of the Young Child

3) NTU Legal Update

And Much More!

Click here for Update

In this issue:

1) Member Recognition Awards

2) Celebrating the Week of the Young Child

3) NTU Legal Update

And Much More!

Dear Colleagues,

At this year’s Hall of Fame, we are looking to honor ten members who go above and beyond in education, the school, and the community.  Who are these members?  They’re the ones who stop and help you put up a bulletin board, cutting into their own lunch period. They’re the ones who ask staff-centric questions at staff meetings and get away with it because they’re knowledgeable and respected by colleagues and administration alike.

On March 13, 2019 the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approved a K-12 funding plan that designates $101 million dollars to reoccurring pay raises for teachers and school support employees. This could mean an extra $1000 for teachers and $500 for support employees and a first step towards getting Louisiana to the Southern Regional Average, but it isn't over yet:  This legislative session our representatives and senators will vote whether or not to approve this funding plan.

"Funding our future requires raising revenue to make serious investments in families, children, and communities. Minor investments will not move the needle."

Consider running for a union position for the upcoming academic year.  Job duties for each position are briefly explained here.