It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved co-worker, member and friend Officer Alfred Allen on August 14, 2017. Officer Allen began his career with the Baltimore County Department of Corrections on December 10, 2001. Many have had the honor to serve with this wonderful man and have been able to call him a true friend. Officer Allen will be deeply missed. Our deepest condolences go out to the Officer Allen’s family.
“It’s up to us to make sure the elected leaders hear our voice and act on our concerns.”
Seven years after the Webster Parish School Board froze salaries in the face of a fiscal crisis, the parish school board voted unanimously Thursday to lift the cap and give teachers and employees a well-deserved pay raise.
“It’s been frozen for way too long,” Louisiana Federation of Teachers Representative Charlotte Crawley told KTBS-TV, “and we are very excited and commend the school board and superintendent for making this a priority.”
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The white supremacist terrorism in Charlottesville, Va., exposed a dark turning point in America. Read the statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten, Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson and Executive Vice President Mary Cathryn Ricker.
NYSUT has posted a Retiree Services Consultant position. The consultant would be assigned to Retiree Councils 9 & 10.
Yesterday, it was announced that there would be dramatic increases to school employee contributions for school staff covered under the School Employee Health Benefits Plan. Impacted employees will see their contributions go up by 13%, the largest increase in 5 years.
1) 2017-2018 Pay dates: As per NPS, these are the pay dates for the 2017-2018 school year. Unless indicated, all pay checks are for ten (10) days. Remember that all full-time staff are paid to the day, not a week behind. The “pay period” on top of staff’s check often creates confusion about that.
We will meet in 201 Pray-Harrold. Doors open at 10:00, and the meeting will start at 10:30. There will be coffee and doughnuts!
We’ve been at the table for 5 months. EMUFT has been fighting strong for our members, and we think it’s important to remind all of our members what we’re fighting for.
The administration reiterated their positions on Tuesday:
Most alarming is the combined effect of the administration's lack of job security with the 25% pay cut, which would allow (and even incentivize) department heads to hire new lecturers over our current members.
EMUFT is committed to bargaining for a fair contract, with job security and equitable compensation for our members! Our strength is in our membership, and the Bargaining team hopes to count you in at the General Membership Meeting on August 11th.
Please reach out to our staff organizer Tim Allen, emuftorganizer@gmail.com or (313) 633-4487with questions, or for ways that you can help the team!
