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4/26 SAVE THE DATE NEXT NPS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
4/26 SAVE THE DATE NEXT NPS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
NTU wants what students need...We want a Contract Now!
Date: 04/26/2016
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: George W. Carver
NTU Update - April 22, 2016
Colleagues,
1) April 26, SAVE THE DATE! NPS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Come out and wear your school colors!
George W. Carver Elementary School
333 Clinton Pl,
Newark, NJ 07112
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
✓ Cerf needs to start negotiating and stop dictating
✓ Get the lead out
✓ Hands off our Fringe Benefits Fund
Urgent Message Regarding Health Insurance
Donny Gardner is fighting for his classroom
Donny Gardner is a special education teacher in Detroit Public Schools. His classroom is under pressure due to large class sizes and underfunding. It's time to give him the support he needs to ensure his students get the best education.
Cleveland Hill Teachers Give Reasons For Why They Teach
Teacher2Teacher is a community where hundreds of teachers have been coming together to learn from and inspire each other. Out of this came a social media explosion called #whyiteach.
Spring 2016 Upcoming Events
General membership meetings
Come participate in discussion and decision-making regarding part-time pay schedule proposals from administration & full-time bargaining
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Friday, April 22 11am-12pm Halle 300
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Monday, April 25 2pm-3pm Halle 300
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Tuesday, April 26 11am-12pm PH 326
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Wednesday, April 27 6pm-7pm PH 326
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Thursday, April 28 1pm-2pm PH 418
Bargaining Action Team (BAT) meetings
Help plan May 4th FTL Bargaining Kick-Off & other actions
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Wednesday, April 20 3pm-4pm King 110
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Thursday, April 21 3pm-4pm King 110
Bargaining Training
Understanding contract negotiation & hands-on training
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Saturday, April 30 10am-1pm PH 217
Unemployment workshop
With Zack Jones and Tony Parris from Sugar Law Center
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Thursday, April 28 5pm-7pm Location TBA
All lecturers are welcome to attend. For more information about any of these events, please contact staff organizer, Tim Allen at emuftorganizer@gmail.com or 313-633-4487.
EMU Federation of Teachers *Campus Office: 110 King Hall * (734) 487-5448
Please Like and Follow the EMUFT Facebook and Twitter pages: Twitter: @emuftunion https://www.facebook.com/EMUFederationOfTeachers https://www.facebook.com/groups/emuft
Part-Time Lecturer Pay: Upcoming Meetings to Discuss EMU's Proposals
EMU has committed to exploration of some potential alternatives to the current pay schedule that has been so problematic for many Part-Time Lecturers.
Praxis Workshop
This Saturday, April 23, 2016, we will hold a Praxis SLLA Educational Leadership Workshop at Louisiana State University for anyone who plans to take the assessment as part of the requirements for school leadership/administrator certification. We will also hold a Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching Exam Workshop for anyone who plans to take the PLT exam as part of the requirements for certification.