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Union Members Question UW Provost Cauce at Town Hall Meeting

Union members Aleksandra Petrovich and Donna Schaeffer attended the UW Townhall meeting with Provost Ana Mari Cauce and asked her for an explanation for the long delay in contract negotiations between UW and the English Language Faculty. The English Language Faculty has been negotiating for their first contract with the UW since March 2012.

You can view the townhall meeting video at YouTube. Aleksandra's question is at 41st minute and Donna's at 46:50.

Your Executive Board at the AFTNJ Convention

David McClure, Nancy Merrill & Bill Lipkin

Stand Up for Perelman Teachers - Sign a MoveOn.Org Petition

Teachers deserve fair treatment and bargaining rights. It’s unacceptable for Perelman’s board to attack teachers and the union. Sign a MoveOn.Org petition started by Perelman Jewish Day School parents. Click here to stand up for PJDS teachers.

Comments Delivered by Michael Pfau to the Regents Budget Forum, May 9, 2014

Editor's Note: The following remarks were delivered by UEA President Michael Pfau at the May 9 meeting of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents in Minneapolis.

Chair Beeson, President Kaler, Members of the Board,

Thank you for the chance to share my thoughts about the proposed budget.

My name is Michael Pfau, I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and President of the University Education Association – UMD’s faculty union.

CTA Constitution, Revised May 2014

http://corningta.ny.aft.org/files/_cta_constitution_revised_may_2014.pdf

Election Ballots Mailed; Candidate Statements Posted

The ballots for the biennial Education Austin election were posted to the U.S. mail Monday, May 12th. Please look for them to arrive soon.

Candidate statements and photographs are to be found below the list of the candidates nominated

The following nominees filed for officer positions, and were unopposed, and are duly elected:

Ken Zarifis - President

Montserrat Garibay - Executive Vice President for Certified Employees

Karen Barnes - Treasurer

Victoria Finnegan - Recording Secretary

Statement on commissioner of education’s guidelines for teacher evaluation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 5, 2014

CONTACT: Rob D'Amico (512-627-1343)

Commissioner of Education’s guidelines for teacher evaluation worsen the obsession with and misuse of standardized testing

Linda Bridges, president of the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT), commented today on the Texas Education Agency’s guidelines for teacher evaluations submitted to the U.S. Department of Education:

UEA President: Maintaining a dialogue, not a monologue

By Michael William Pfau,
President UEA-D

Legislative Liaison Report: All eyes on state budget

By Michael Mullins
UEA-D Legislative Liaison

Colleagues!

I hope as your semester winds down you are able to reflect on the struggles made across our campus this year and the accomplishments we've made on behalf of our faculty, students and generally the campus and community. Without your input and energy UEA would not be able to represent you collectively. Thanks for all you do.

Now, turning to one of the most pressing issues we face: our budget.

UEA-D pays tribute to retiring faculty

The University Education Association-Duluth would like to recognize the union faculty who will be retiring at the end of this academic year. Their contribution to our university in their research, teaching and service sets a standard we all can only hope to aspire to. We thank them for their membership in our union. We wish them fullfilling retirements.

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