The Austin school district’s plan to offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners is back on, and those partners could receive the benefits beginning in December.
Switch to In-district Community Charter Means More Innovation at Travis Heights
Austin American-Statesman. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013
By Melissa B. Taboada - American-Statesman Staff
Fourth-graders learning how to create characters for a story split into pairs Monday in teacher Brandon Ligon’s class, brainstorming qualities of a good friend, then drawing portraits to exhibit them.
One drawing had “listening ears.” Another had a “friendly smile.”
What a Fair Contract Looks Like
- Invest in Education. Invest in the Educators: Return funds generated by IELP back to IELP to provide high-quality educational experience and retain a committed and professional faculty. Since 2007 the percentage of revenue used for faculty compensation has steadily been decreasing.
- Provide Better Job Security: Give ongoing employment to all IELP Lecturers. No more quarter-to-quarter contracts for faculty who have been teaching here for 15 years!
September 2013 MINUTES
UTSWC General Membership Meeting – Monday, September 23, 2013
President Tom McCarthy called the meeting to order at 4:15.
1. Welcome – What is our union?
Did you know?
- English Language Faculty teach the same number of hours in summer quarter…yet they are paid 19% less than any other quarter. In the second half of September we simply don’t get a paycheck!
Our Mission
The organization exists to build among its members the power of solidarity and collective action to influence all matters affecting their professional practice, to uphold quality in the institution in which they work, to create excellent working conditions and to align with other workers in the quest for economic and social justice.
Number of Homeless Students on the Rise in AISD, Education Austin Supports Passage of Housing Bonds
Local President Richard Moore Outlines the Union's Vision for UW IELP
In his letter to the members on August 21st, Local President Richard Moore outlined the Union’s vision for the UW International and English Language Programs.
Testimonials
To give UW President Young a better picture of our situation, we included personal testimonials from our members in the information package we delivered to him. Here are a few excerpts.
AFT UW English Language Faculty Delivers a Letter for UW President Young
On Friday, September 27th, representatives of UW English Language Faculty visited the office of UW President Michael Young and delivered an informational packet. This packet contained a letter reintroducing the Union, a summary of facts about the Union, and personal testimonials from many Union members.
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