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Check out the May/June 2016 Newsletter.
OFT welcomes the opportunity to work with Paolo DeMaria as the new state superintendent to address several deep underlying problems impacting public education such as the increased needs children bring to the classroom because of poverty.
On May 9, 2016 MCEA President, Linda Day, Michael Brown, Legislative Chair, and Labor Relations Specialist, Michael Keeney met with Lt. Governor, Boyd K. Rutherford. Ms. Day expressed her concerns of bullying in the workplace which has become incredibly prevalent throughout State Agencies.
AFT-Maryland member, Valentina Washington, has been named a semi-finalist for AFT's Everyday Hero program in the Public Employees division. Valentina is a member of Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees, and their Area IV Vice President.
You can read all of the nominees' stories, and cast your vote for candidates in the Teacher, PSRP, Public Employee, Higher Education, Nurses & Health Professionals, Early Childhood, and Retiree by visiting http://www.aft.org/vote-now-your-aft-everyday-hero.
BCFPE member, Valentina Washington, has been named a semi-finalist for AFT's Everyday Hero program in the Public Employees division. You can read the nominees' stories, and cast your vote for candidates in the Teacher, PSRP, Public Employee, Higher Education, Nurses & Health Professionals, Early Childhood, and Retiree by visiting http://www.aft.org/vote-now-your-aft-everyday-hero. Online voting closes at midnight on May 29, 2016.
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Our National Union celebrated its 100th Anniversary in Minneapolis this summer at the AFT Convention. National union staff members searched the archives for historical information about the union. As part of their efforts, it was discovered that the first local in Utah was chartered on May 9, 1919 under the title The Ogden Federation of Teachers Local #78. After this event, other AFT locals were organized throughout Utah. Dan Golodner, AFT Archivist at the Walter P.
Colleagues,
The NTU met with the district this week to discuss layoffs. In the district’s initial plan (which has not yet been approved by Civil Service), they will be looking to layoff 23 NTU members in the following positions:
The General Assembly adjourned its 2016 legislative session last night at midnight. Attached is a tentative legislative session summary. It outlines our wins and losses and probably represents 95% of actions important to AFT Connecticut and its members. I will be updating this document as needed.
The General Assembly did not adopt a budget before adjournment. A special session is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, May 12 to adopt a budget. The negotiated budget between House/Senate Democrats and the Governor has not been printed, but the documents we saw yesterday public services and public servants by more than $800M and could result in a reduction of 4,000-5,000 state employee positions. It would also slash municipal aid, putting strains on town and board of education budgets.
Please contact your legislators and the Governor before May 12 and let them know that an austerity budget is not a solution for Connecticut’s budget shortfall.
Letter to legislators: https://actionnetwork.org/
