Six Supreme Court Decisions to Watch in June
Harris v. Quinn: An under-the-radar labor case with potentially huge consequences, Harris v. Quinn could decide the future of public sector unions.
MPEC COPE Announces Primary Endorsements
MPEC’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) has refined its candidate endorsement process and is proud to announce the endorsement of former Executive Board Secretary, Bill Marker, for State Delegate in District 40. Bill is one of the charter members of MPEC and has 20 years of service as a State of Maryland employee. He also brings many years of service to his community.
Election Committee Members Announced
07/02/14 ELECTION CHAIR UPDATE
On Wednesday July 2, 2014, the BCFPE Elections Committee met and to began the process for your 2014 Officer and Delegate Elections. Josette George from The Department of Corrections has been named the Election Committee chair. Please be on the lookout for more updates from your Election Committee.
Remember, this will be a mail-in ballot, so please make sure your address is up-to-date. Email Angie Ardis at aardis@aftmd.org with address corrections.
4th Grade Colonial Fair and Ball
Are you in need of a new wig? Has your horse thrown a shoe? Perhaps your goodwife would like to order a new gown for the ball. Allow any one of the fine 18th century tradesmen and women of the Bennett fourth grade to fill your order! Each one eagerly set up shop, or shall we say “shoppe” on May 15th under the sign of the white tent! It was an exciting day when well over one hundred students greeted an amazing crowd of enthusiastic visitors.
"Music In Our Schools Month"
The Bennett instrumental music department celebrated “Music in our Schools Month” this past March by raising more than $1565 for local food pantries. Twenty one students from the 4th-6th grade band and orchestra kept logs of their practice time for the month of March. They obtained sponsors for each minute that they practiced and collected the donations at the end of the month. The money collected was divided between three local food pantries that serve our school community: Family of Woodstock; the Phoenicia Food Pantry; and the food pantry located at the Olive Bridge Unite
Sachem Approved APPR Plan
Sachem's approved APPR plan as of January 2013
MCEA Picnic at Salisbury University
On Wednesday, June 10th from 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. In Seagull Square at Salisbury University MCEA held a lunchtime event for all of the eligible bargaining unit non-exempt employees. The event was a great success and enjoyed by all in attendance.
Professional Negotiations Committee (PNC) update
Dear Colleagues,
I wanted to provide you with a Professional Negotiations Committee (PNC) update.
The Teachers' PNC has met countless times since January in order to reach a fair successor agreement. We have another meeting scheduled for next week and continue to work diligently to negotiate, in good faith, a successor agreement before the end of the school year.
KOSE Responds to Inmate Attacks On Officers at Lansing Correctional Facility
The Kansas Organization of State Employees (KOSE) today expressed extreme concern for the safety of state correctional officers in the wake of erupting violence at a state run prison where, over the past several days, ten officers have been injured in inmate attacks.
California Tenure
This is being appealed and the tenure laws are different from what we have here in NY. That doesn’t negate the decision, though, which has potential for great impact here, too.
From Randi –
http://www.aft.org/newspubs/press/2014/061014b.cfm
From NYSUT –
