Maryland Professional Employees Council members and staff were in Annapolis to lobby on behalf of their membership. They came to the state capitol to discuss ensuring Maryland state professionals were priorities in the state budget. President Jerry Smith and chief steward Ronnie Myers had meetings in both houses of the General Assembly.
Timberlane Teachers’ Association Supports Student Call for Action on Gun Violence
Timberlane educators support youth calls for action on gun violence and school safety
For Immediate Release:
PLAISTOW, NH— March 15, 2018 —The leadership of the Timberlane Teachers’ Association released the following statement:
AFT Pennsylvania President Ted Kirsch congratulated Conor Lamb, the apparent winner of a tight race for Congressional District 18 in Western PA.
Five of the 10 UConn Health nurses to receive 2018 Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing are UHP members!
Arizona schools are suffering from a combination of lower public investment, higher child poverty and rising enrollments. This is the result of a multiyear effort by Republicans and allies like the Goldwater Institute to cut taxes for the rich in a manner that forces schools to make tough choices while the state’s richest households do better than ever.
March 9, 2018 — Spring Election Day 2018 in Wisconsin is just weeks away. On Tuesday, April 3, Wisconsinites will head to the polls to elect a new Supreme Court Justice and vote in local elections in cities, town and municipalities across the state.
March 9, 2018 - Bow, NH
The House made significant progress on its backlog of legislation this week but with snow forcing cancellation of Thursday’s session, a good number of legislative proposals now won’t come up until March 15. With the deadline of March 22 for bills to go to the Senate, the House has its work cut out for it.
In a Nutshell As always there is a mix of the good and the not-so-good in reviewing House actions. Highlights from the Consent Calendar include legislative deaths for HB 1803 (banning payroll deductions for union dues or any non-governmental entities) and HB 1608 (banning compensation for public employees on leave). The former would have caused great harm for United Way, AFLAC, etc. along with labor unions, while the latter would violate provisions in many collective bargaining agreements and remove the issue from local control. HB 1603, authorizing an employee representative on the investment committee of the NHRS did pass, thereby offering at least a small opportunity for voicing the concerns of those who pay into the retirement system and for whom the system exists. Lastly, a series of bills passed that adding to existing reporting requirements and accountability on the part of public schools. In and of itself, that may be fine, but it must be paired with the simultaneous rejection of even a modest increase in accountability for home-schoolers or increasing the required percentage of certified or experienced teachers in charter schools. Then there is also SB 193, which still contains virtually no accountability for home-schoolers or private schools benefitting from public funds. Just a smidge of inconsistency there!
