REVISED APRIL 1, 2016

The AFT-Maryland and the Baltimore Teachers Union joined with the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS) and participated in a national day of action on October 6th. The Baltimore action was a walk-in for the schools and communities ALL our children deserve.

Colleagues,

1)       Respect the Contract: Attendance Counselors - Teachers, Aides and Clerks are NOT Attendance Counselors!! If the NPS wants Attendance Counselors then they should call them back to work. Schools have been asking staff to call parents any time their students are absent during their lunch or perp periods.  There isn't enough time in your day; instruction, prep periods, etc are NOT to be used to do someone else's job. Use the tools in our Respect the Contract toolkit to protect yourself!

The American Federation of Teachers-NH has released endorsements for the NH State Representative races for the Nov. 8th General Election.

The American Federation of Teachers-NH releases endorsements for candidates for NH State Senate. Please read the full press release and list of endorsements.

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(Baton Rouge – October 5, 2016) Louisiana Federation of Teachers Interim President Larry Carter has been named to Governor John Bel Edwards’ advisory panel on the Every Student Succeeds Act, a federal education law aimed at improving student performance in public schools.

MCEA's team of professionals met with employees of Towson University to explain the many benefits of union membership. Over the summer months MCEA has sponsored meetings with the employees in an effort to inform them of their rights as state employees.

The next Area 4 quarterly meeting will be held as follows:
When: Thursday, December 15 at 6:30 P.M.
Where: Western Sizzlin', 17567 York Road, Hagerstown, Md. 21740