(Baton Rouge – February 22, 2013) Today’s announcement of yet another standstill budget for public education left the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers shaking his head in bewilderment.
Week by week, day by day, step by step, bill by bill, NDPEA Legislative Update by NDPEA Legislative Update, we are getting closer and closer to March 1 and Crossover at the North Dakota State Legislature.
A Conference on Representing Wisconsin Public Workers Post-Act 10. Saturday, April 6, 2013, 8:30 to 4:30. Also a Friday evening event. Speakers include Matthew Lushkin, Chicago Teachers Union, Tom Brewer, NC Firefighters and others.
Professor Brenda Hall applied for tenure and promotion to full professor in spring of 2011. She met all standards in place and the approval of the then-provost. However, when a new provost was hired, her decision was reversed, based on numerous factual errors. NDPEA went to work, appealing the decision. This is the story of our member's fight to win the promotion she had clearly earned, and stand up for the rights of all the faculty on the campus of North Dakota State University.
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO (MILWAUKEE, WI)
"As Wisconsin working families call on Wall Street and the
wealthiest 2% to pay their fair share in taxes, a new report by U.S. PIRG, shows
that Wisconsin loses $814 million in individual and corporate income tax every
AFT Healthcare-Maryland president Debra Perry reports that the leaders of two labor organizations representing healthcare professionals announced on February14 that they have approved an affiliation agreement that will bring 34,000 registered nurses into the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the largest union of professionals in the AFL-CIO.
During AFT-Maryland’s Lobby Night, February 11, members of the Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) spoke to delegates about the proposed move of the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) from Crownsville to Prince Georges County.
In a meeting with Delegate Ron George (R-Anne Arundel County) MPEC member Bill Walling asked specifically about the status of the DHCD move. Delegate George told the MPEC delegation that he had filed a Public Information Act request (PIA) to determine the status of the relocation of DHCD.
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
The one year “anniversary” of the start of negotiations has arrived. I hate to think of how many trees we’ve used up, with our multiple drafts of proposals, counter proposals, tentative-tentative agreements and volumes of minutes. All that paper represents a lot of thinking, reflection, consideration…and in the near future, we hope, a contract worthy of ratification.
Attached is copy of AFT Contract for 2012 - 2015. Please refer to this contract to answer any questions.
Wentzville Federation of School Related Employees Local 4894
2013 School Board Candidates Questionnaire
Candidates, please type in your answers. When finished, please attach to an e-mail & return to Beth Finder, President of WFSRE Local 4894 – president_local4894@charter.net. Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
Name: Ted Boehm
