PFT Building Representatives Ethel Peterson-Johnson (Bregy), Charlotte McCracken (Bache Martin), Sharahn Santana (Parkway NW), Anna Phelan (OEC), and Political Liaison Kate Sundeen (Palumbo) testified at April 28th's Council hearing on the American Rescue Plan. They focused on priorities for allocating rescue plan funding, emphasizing facilities invesetments, mental health support, and investing in resources and supplies.
On this Workers Memorial Day, lets celebrate those who have come before us by fighting for those who will come after us. We are calling on the U.S. Senate to Pass the PRO Act to ensure that all workers can have a voice in their workplace.
Does this language sound familiar? It should. This is language taken from the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), between the Jefferson Parish School Board and the Jefferson Federation of Teachers. On the surface, this appears harmless, but in actuality it is a method to circumvent and eventually discontinue the Collective Bargaining Agreement. This is not good faith bargaining.
UPDATE 6/18/2021: the BCFPE FY2022/FY2023 Contract Ratification Voting has ended and membership ACCEPTED the proposal by a vote of 98.9%. Special thanks to everyone who took the time to vote!
IMPORTANT NOTICE OF UPCOMING CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE
FOR BCFPE MEMBERS ONLY
Beginning June 15, 2021 at 8:00 AM until June 17, 2021 at 8:00 PM, The Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees will be holding a contract ratification vote for members only.
City Union of Baltimore President Antoinette Ryan-Johnson’s Statement on Gun Violence Against DPW Workers
The tragic violence that visited Department of Public Works employees Friday only underscores the scourge of violence that continues to trouble our city. It hits closer to home for us because the victims are among our labor family. On behalf of everyone at the City Union of Baltimore, I extend my deepest and heartfelt sympathies to the families of the victims of Friday evening’s violence.
April 26, 2021 - Bow, NH
I begin by giving a ‘shout-out’ and expressing sincere thanks to all the public-school educators across New Hampshire. Teachers, para-educators, support staff, and food-service workers, all of you have been tireless in your efforts to support students and to minimize the disruptions in education caused by the COVID pandemic. Many of you are on vacation this week and it is a well-deserved chance to decompress, to regather your focus and energies, and to prepare for the final 6-7 weeks to the end of the school year. And won’t we all breathe a huge sigh of relief when that day finally arrives.
The legislature was relatively quiet this past week, at least when it comes to public hearings. The House Education Committee did meet on Tuesday to complete the public hearings on bills sent over from the Senate. Two of the bills heard were Senate “omnibus” bills, combining a variety of disparate topics united only by their connection to education in NH. As always, there are issues raised in these hearings, but at present, none of this legislation raises any alarms with AFT-NH. What is most interesting, however, is to compare the complacency of House Republicans in dealing with 2021 omnibus bills as compared to last year’s fire & brimstone attacks on such bills as violating long-established House procedures. It would appear that once one is in the majority, the outlook is a bit different!
