The Middle Island Teachers Association asks your help on June 30 to support Teamseters Local 812.

The June 2017 SABEA newsletter.   Read about our committees and what they have accomplished this past year.   Find out the election results for our executive board.  See who retired this year.

http://sabea.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/june_2017_sabea_newsletter_.pdf

The May 2017 SABEA newsletter.

http://sabea.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/may_2017_newsletter_sabea.pdf

June 25, 2017 — UFAS president commends Joint Finance Committee for approving a much-needed raise for UW System employees but voices union's concerns: "The most effective way to foster loyalty to the University of Wisconsin is to give employees a modicum of job security, a voice in their workplace, and a share in the institution’s power."

Click here to read the full article in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Bow, NH – June 24, 2017 

Yesterday, the both the Senate and the House cast their final votes, and the long slog of the 2017 legislative session came to a merciful end.  It seemed over the past two months that whatever day the House met in session, it was a beautiful day, often the only one in the entire week (remember all the chilly weather?), thereby condemning members to sit and sweat in Reps Hall.  Keep in mind, there is no air conditioning there, and on a warm day with over 400 people crammed in the room, the ceiling fans just cannot keep up.  Yesterday was no exception.

The work of the House and Senate yesterday was confined to voting on Committee of Conference reports where Senate and House conferees had come to agreement upon how to reconcile each chamber’s different version of a piece of legislation.  In this process, no further amendments are permitted, and the vote is to simply concur or non-concur with each piece of remaining legislation as designed by the conferees.  There was still debate, but business moved along briskly, enough so that we all were able to leave and enjoy much of the sunny afternoon.

Colleagues,

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We hope you find these materials useful and will upload your own successful lesson plans and ideas to share with colleagues across the commonwealth.

On Friday, June 23, MPEC members stood up at the Rally for Respect against Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation's (SDAT) illegal sick leave policy. We will not stand idle while sick leave, and thus families, are attacked.

The AFT-Maryland, in conjunction with Federation members BTU, CUB, and a host of community and municipal partners, kicked off the Bringing Back Baltimore campaign at Margaret Brent Elementary School in Central Baltimore.

The 2017 legislative session is nearly completed, with one more scheduled meeting this coming Thursday, June 22, when the House and Senate will each vote on Committee of Conference reports.  These reports concern bills where the House and Senate differed over amendments, appointed a committee to try to iron out the disagreements, and the Committee came to a resolution.  The resulting bills can now only be voted up or down, no further amendments.