November 2012
In this Edition:
- HCU Website Changes
- Membership Reminder
- Getting to Know Your Contract - Sick Leave Donations
Submitted By: Devin Hunter
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Next round of Negotiations-Interested in participation....
It is once again time to establish a negotiations team for our next bargaining round. Our contract expires at the end of this school year. We have recently had a team of three negotiators, supported by additional members on the periphery who are interested in the bargaining process. If you are interested in being a part of the negotiations team or just want to help behind the scenes, please get in touch with your co-presidents. If you have others who you wish to work with, please consider signing up as a team. If we have numerous teams interested, we will be following our constititution which calls for a vote by our Representative Assembly (NBEA leadership and building leadership). Please submit your name(s) before the next Executive Board meeting on November 28th, 2012.
Contact Kirsten Perales or Chas Bettendorf if intersted.
AFT-Oregon College Scholorships availble
AFT-Oregon is offering three $1000 college scholarships this year. These scholarships are in honor of past union leaders.
The first two scholarships are for children and grandchildren of union members.
The third scholarship is for any union member wanting to pursue a college education.
Applications are due January 31st, 2013.
Click the link below to see the AFT-Oregon article.
http://or.aft.org/scholarships-and-awards/download-your-aft-oregon-scholarship-applications
NFT Community Outreach PTO meeting follow up
On Nov. 14, the first meeting of members of the NFT Community Outreach Team with PTO parent members was held. We appreciate all of the parents and teachers who attended; we know how busy you are with your families.
In an informal setting, information and constructive ideas were shared. It is the Outreach Team's mission to establish an ongoing relationship between the parents and the teachers of the Neshaminy School District for the benefit of the students.
To that end, the positive dialogue will continue and future quarterly meetings will be held.
Please share the following fliers from the NFT Community Outreach meeting with your friends and neighbors. ( 
nft_concessions_11_16_12.pdf & neshaminy_parent_flier.pdf )
nft_concessions_11_16_12.pdf & neshaminy_parent_flier.pdf )Feel free to forward and questions or concerns to NFT1417@verizon.net and include "Community Outreach" in the subject line.
Sincerely,
Tara Huber and Josh Krieger
NFT Community Outreach Team Chairpersons
Maryland State workers receive extra day
Maryland state workers are reminded that the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 21, is a day off thanks to the terms of the contracts negotiated by unions. ...
Happy Thanksgiving, and a five-day weekend
MPEC members and all unit G employees,
As president of MPEC, I would like to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving holiday. As state of Maryland employees, we will be able to enjoy a five-day holiday this year which will include this coming Wednesday thanks to a provision in the last contract negotiated by your union which included an additional paid day off before the holiday.
MPEC will continue to work to assure you the best possible benefits and working conditions for your state careers. We value your input and support as we work on your behalf.
Ocean City employees continue the fight for bargaining
Before, during and after Superstorm Sandy, Ocean City, Md., employees worked to keep residents safe and protect their seaside town. Praise for them came from all quarters: the mayor, city council and residents.
But it wasn't enough for them to win a referendum guaranteeing them the right to collective bargaining...
NDPEA Adds Veteran of American Crystal Lockout to Staff as Project Organizer
The North Dakota Public Employees Association and American Federation of Teachers are proud to announce Nathan Rham as our new Project Organizer-Central N.D.
As a former employee of American Crystal Sugar and a locked-out BCTGM union member, Rham has been active and passionate in his involvement in demonstrating against the unfair action by ACS management, and raising visibility to the plight of his union brothers and sisters.
Click here to read more about the path that brought Rham to NDPEA.
Teacher Community Fund Application
The application to apply is attached.
Click on the link below.
AFT-Mon and Marion “Road Dawgs for Justice” Make Their Voices
AFT-Mon and Marion Members made their voices heard in solidarity
against real, proposed PEIA Take Backs at a PEIA Finance Board Hearing
in Morgantown on November 13th. AFT Marion County President,
and state AFT Vice President, Stacey Strawderman, spoke against
any PEIA Take Backs. Stacey informed the board that we have a crisis
in public education in West Virginia and that we are not competitive
with our contiguous states. She also told the board that WV does not
offer a salary and benefit package that will allow us to compete for new
teachers.
Stacey urged the board to reject this plan and convince the governor to
do the right thing—which is to provide the $4 million needed to offset
the cutbacks.
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