Sign the New Card! Recommitment Drive Underway
As we prepare ourselves to take on continued attacks on the right to collectively bargain, WFT joins a recommitment drive. We have new membership cards that we are asking all our members to sign.
The June 2017 UFAS Newsletter is out!
June 2017 — Click on the link to view our newsletter and read what UFAS has been doing! http://bit.ly/2sagIRb
Tammany teachers, employees approve pay raise
Vote raises salaries after four year freeze
(Covington – June 13, 2017) Teachers and school employees in St. Tammany Parish unanimously agreed Tuesday to new contract terms that will raise salaries this year and for the next two years.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following CHEA members for receiving tenure at the May 17 Board of Education meeting! We are so lucky to have such dedicated, hard-working teachers on staff!
Michelle Schmitt
Michelle Morreale
Jackie Denzel
Justin Mullen
Meghan Farrell
Tips for managing staff during a heatwave!
Barring a change in district policy regarding today's heat, what can your administrator do to help staff and students get through the day?1. There is no maximum temperature set out in law, but advice states the temperature inside workplaces should be “reasonable”.
Walker-Trump Tech College Photo-Op Sheer Hypocrisy
MATC AFT LOCAL 212 CALLS-OUT HYPOCRISY IN WALKER-TRUMP TECH COLLEGE VISIT
The union representing the state’s largest group of skilled trades educators slammed President Trump’s and Governor Walker’s tour of Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) as nothing more than a politically-motivated public relations stunt.
Changes to Health Benefits
NPS sent out the following email detailing the changes to Health and Perscription Benefits negotiated in our new contract:
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**This email contains important information about your upcoming change in benefits, effective August 1, 2017.**
Lisa Fischman (Harriet Tubman school) featured on NJ.Com
Lisa Fischman has a monster in her classroom.
His name is the More Monster and he eats, well, more. More potato chips, more pizza, more pickles, whatever food there's a greater number of, the More Monster eats it, inspiring giggles from the children in Fischman's class.
Members Attend 2017 AFT Public Employees Professional Issues Conference
A delegation of ten MPEC members attended the 2017 AFT Public Employees Professional Issues Conference in DC. MPEC President Jerry Smith was honored to give the opening address, welcoming attendees from across the country.
NTU Update - June 9, 2017
Colleagues,
1). Calendar Update - As you are all aware, your employers have decided to cut short your Summer vacation an entire week with little notice. While we are working hard to ensure that you don't have to come back so soon, the most powerful way to make that happen is in the strong hearts and hands of NTU Members.
