The Advocate
November 2015

Helping the Community

One of the goals of WFEA is to not only stand up for members but to also stand up for and support our community. As the holidays approach, it’s a good time to think about how we do that as an organization. Just in the past couple of months, we’ve

• given book donations to elementary students through our community grant money
• collected food for Fill the Dome at our social
• given members the opportunity to donate to the Cathy Jostad fundraising efforts
• rung bells for the Salvation Army

The Wisconsin Labor History Society sponsors two annual competitions for Wisconsin students.  Wisconsin high school students in grades 9-12 are invited to participate in an essay contest on the theme of the importance of unions to their families and communities, with cash prizes of up to $300.  College students (two- or four-year) and graduate students can participate in a research paper competition, with a $500 prize available at the college level and $1000 at the graduate level.

Aflac Is Coming to Herricks Schools & Community Center!

Please see the schedule in pdf form here for further information.

The Maryland State Department of Education recently issued its report on Local, State, and Federally Mandated Assessments in Maryland.

Click through for more on this report, and for links to articles on Student Assessments in Maryland.

NTU's grievance procedure is our major weapon to ensure that all aspects of our contract are enforced. In this endeavor, your first line of defense in effective contract enforcement is your NTU Building representative. Your NTU representative is charged with enforcing the contract, protecting the rights of their co-workers, and continuing the collective bargaining process between the union and management on a daily basis. The NTU building representative does not have to witness the event or actions that form the basis for the filing of the grievance. 

Colleagues,

1)      Lafayette Street School - The NTU has followed through in suing the administrative staff at Lafayette School personally.  NPS administrators can not be allowed to use Teach NJ and Achieve NJ as weapons to destroy the careers of hard-working decent professionals. 

2) December Membership Meetings – We are working on scheduling regional membership meetings before the Winter Break.   More information to come as soon as the dates and locations are finalized.