PDF of January 2013 Viewpoints

Senator Jon Erpenbach has been directed by a Grant County Judge to turn over to the court non-redacted copies of emails he received regarding Act 10. 

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article.

The legal decision.    

On a different note, Department of Corrections Secretary Ed Wall sent employees an email warning about "spreading rumors".    He also told them not to expect that their blind copies on emails would be private -- central office sees all. 

AP article about Wall's message.

Wall's message.

View and print the booklet Introduction to Successful Investing provided by The Washington State Labor Council.

Here is the archive of previously published editions of the Northern View Newsletter from UEA-Duluth.

October, 2012

March, 2012

December, 2011

September, 2011

May, 2011

The North Dakota Education Association (NDEA) and the North Dakota Public Employees Association (NDPEA) finalized its merger on Feb.2, 2013, at the Radisson Hotel in Bismarck with a two-thirds vote by secret ballot from delegates of both organizations. The new organization is called North Dakota United (NDU).

February is here, which means that the 63^rd Legislative Assembly of North Dakota has been in session for almost a month. Both chambers of the Legislature have now introduced all the legislation that they can for the session, so now we now know everything we can expect and what our priorities will be for the public workers of North Dakota.

AFL-CIO union members will gather in Annapolis February 11th for AFT-Maryland Lobby Night.

Participants will gather at the AFT-Maryland office, 5800 Metro Drive, in Baltimore at 4:45 p.m. to board buses bound for the state capitol.

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, a non-profit organization, released thousands of emails today, some of which link Jeb Bush, Susana Martinez, and Hanna Skandera.

You were notified recently by AFT-W that the 7^th Circuit Court ruled against us in the Judge Conley appeal.  The two remaining alternatives to appeal that decision are: 

1. "en banc review" which means we ask for all 10 judges from the 7th Circuit to review and rule. Note:  Seven of the ten judges were appointed by Republicans. The two judges who made the majority decision in this case are considered moderate Republican appointees.