OUR THIMBLE ISLANDS CRUISE - MAY 18, 2012
The weather was perfect, the coach ride was smooth and the company was great! Check out the photo album!
Follow-up Texas AFT surveys show more classroom damage on the way due to state budget cuts
Two new Texas AFT surveys reveal the continuing damage—larger class sizes, loss of key services for struggling students and increased discipline problems—done by $5.4 billion in state cuts to public education while also highlighting the intent of school employees to be more politically active in support of candidates who pledge to reverse the cuts. Read more...
Show me the money!
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Tax collections are up in Monroe, but employee checks are down.
Why?
The Monroe City School Board finance committee met on Tuesday, May 8, to discuss the end-of-the-year sales tax check (13th Check). The committee determined that:
• The checks were DOWN 34% from last year.
• Sales tax revenues were up 3.8% last year.
NO explanation was given to employees as to why their checks were drastically reduced. In fact, when employees peacefully demonstrated in the parking lot of the school board office on Wednesday, May 9, Superintendent Kathleen Harris told them:
• She would NOT talk with employees.
• She told employees to leave “private property.” That is PUBLIC PROPERTY!
• She called the police.
The Monroe Federation of Teachers condemns the disrespectful and unprofessional treatment of school employees by Superintendent Kathleen Harris.
You have a right to demand an official examination! You have a right to know where taxpayer dollars are going.
The Monroe Federation of Teachers wants answers - we call on the School Board to conduct an external audit.
Click here: JOIN the Federation’s efforts by sending an email directly to the school board.
Don't Put Your Red "Education Proud" T- Shirts Away Yet!!
Our tenative contract settlement contract is being voted on by our membership May 30th after school. In good faith we are reinstating our cancelled activites such as walking with graduates and our end of year breakfast at the high school. Wear your red shirts to every extra school event to continue to show our unification and visibility.
Teacher Pension Shift - Maryland Special Session
The Maryland Senate has voted to shift of some of the cost of teacher pensions to Baltimore City and the state’s counties as part of an efforts to avoid more than $500 million in so-called Doomsday budget cuts originally scheduled to take effect on July 1.
The House voted 86-51 for the that will begin splitting teacher pension costs between the state and local jurisdictions over the next four years. In the Senate, the vote on the measure that included the teacher pension shift was 33-13.
AFT-Maryland and its affiliate, the Baltimore Teachers Union, have long opposed shifting the cost of pensions to local governments. Many local jurisdictions, such as the City of Baltimore, already suffer from budget deficits.
FEA -Retired Wants YOU!
FEA-Retired Wants YOU!
FEA –Retired members support all educators on important retirement and health issues. Members sponsor informational forums, and get out the vote activities. FEA-Retired members actively lobby the Florida Legislature on important issues to you now and in the future.
FEA-Retired provides grants to classroom teachers to enhance their programs across the State. With active local chapters throughout Florida, FEA – Retired welcomes all retirees to their rapidly growing organization.
If you are retiring next year, you can join us as a Pre-Retired life member at any time before retirement and never have to worry about joining after you retire.
Together, we can accomplish more!
Welcome to the FEA-Retired HOME PAGE!
Welcome to the FEA-Retired Home Page!
We are finally up and running our own website thanks to the help of Tina Dunbar of FEA and the AFT Communications Department! We will try to keep you up to date with important dates, notices, convention news and current news.. so make sure you tag this website under your favorites!
SOCIAL SECURITY OPTS FOR E-DELIVERY OF ANNUAL EARNINGS,BENEFITS STATEMENTS
Did you know that the U.S. Social Security Administration stopped mailing annual paper statements last year to workers under age 60? It caused a congressional stir and drew criticism from the Government Accountability Office, even though the motive was to save $70 million annually in printing and mailing. On May 1, the Social Security Administration started making statements available online. Social Security commissioner Michael Astrue says every worker who will be eligible for Social Security should check his or her statement annually to ensure the accuracy of the earnings information. The statements, Astrue says, also help with financial planning.
Tenure Revisions
Tenure Revisions
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