Women lag behind men in getting to the finish line.... professionally speaking. That makes it noteworthy when they become 'the first' in fields that men get recognition for routinely. How many 'first woman to....' can you name in these arenas? Who was the first woman to ...win a Pulitzer? A Nobel Prize? Or to become a doctor? A minister? A lawyer? A member of Congress? An astronaut? A Governor? Named to the Cabinet? A brigadier general?

RC 43 VP Felicia Bruce is a woman dedicated to crusading for the good of all Florida citizens especially teachers & students. This month Felicia has been in Tallahassee lobbying with the Florida Retired Educators Association.

Nearly everyone knows the story of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 where hundreds of young girls, most Jewish or Italian immigrants, perished because the doors were locked and there was no escape.

The Tier2/2A/3 pension breakpoint has been updated for 2017, the breakpoint is now $77,889.

To the advantage of members, the breakpoint has increased by roughly 3.6% for the past 3 years.  This is a huge improvement compared with the first 30 years in which the breakpoint rose by 6% per year.

Tier2/2A/3 has a multiplier of 1.4% times years of service times salary and an increase of .4333% times years of service for salary above the breakpoint.

The Governor closed all 3 shifts on Tuesday March 14.  Therefore, employees do not have to charge time against their accruals for any sick time, PL, or vacation requested for Tuesday 3/14/17.

From the Governor's website:

"...In addition, the Governor is fully activating the state’s Emergency Operations Center starting at 5:00 a.m. He is also directing all nonessential first and second-shift state employees to not report to work on Tuesday."

The conference addressed a wide range of issues important to all NYSUT members, including domestic violence, retirement security, communications, poitical engagemet and more.  Participants also enjoyed a lively open space " un-conference session near the end of the event, where attendees selected their own topics for small group followup discussions that ranged from how to help fearful immigrant students to " The Trump Effect in the Classroom."  Deb Peterson RC 43 President represented the RC 43 /TRIF Units at this Conference.

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Q. Why should I get involved with an adjunct union when I don’t know if I’ll be teaching here in a year?