Jim Seymour, PATFA vice president, shares this recent piece from The Atlantic:
Can a budding labor movement improve the lives of non-tenured faculty and, in the process, fix higher education?
Read More:
http://www.theatlantic.com/
AFT-Maryland and its affiliated locals are committed to Reclaiming the Promise of equity in national, state and local policies that determine everyone's access to the American dream.
Thanks in large part to a strong show of unity among public sector employees, an effort to silence the voices of teachers, school employees and other public servants was stopped in its tracks on Wednesday.
MATC Part-time Teachers’ Union
Proposed 2014-2015 Annual Budget
The attached document includes the proposed budget for 2014. This budget will be voted on by the membership at the Annual Membership meeting on May 21st, 2014.
http://ptunion.wi.aft.org/files/ltr_to_membership_w_proposed_budget_050114.pdf
MHFT Community Outreach Meetings
Sunday, May 18th
1:30-3:00 pm at St. Catherine’s
(after Spanish mass)
Thursday, May 29th
7-8:30 pm at El Toro Youth Center
Our schools, teachers, and union have been publicly attacked this year. It is important for us to counter the negative image that has been created and reach out to build positive relationships with our community and let families know that we do indeed care about the success of all of our students. Please consider attending one of these events. We especially need teachers who speak Spanish.
MHFT General Meeting
Thursday, May 8 3:30 Social
4:00 Meeting
location tba
Please plan on joining your colleagues for some good cheer and important updates!
With the NYSUT Member Action Center App, you can easily take action on important issues and legislation with the click of a button. The app does all the work for you. It takes your zip code and quickly determines your legislators so you can start taking action right away. Make a free call to legislators. Fax your legislators a letter with one click. Get push notifications that inform you of the latest actions that need to be taken immediately. Have some fun too by getting your name on the Leaderboard by taking the most actions.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD APP
Do you want to get involved? Don't know how to? Well CLICK on the below link and you will be able to get the Calendar of Volunteer Events that the Baldwin Teachers Association has coming up for the months of April & May 2014 HERE.
The following attached Tax Freeze Credit Fact Sheet discussed the following: A brief Introduction to what is the Tax Feeze Credit, The Calculation of the Tax Credit, State Certification of School District Qualification and the Impact of Property Tax Freeze Credits.
You can DOWNLOAD the above Tax Freeze Credit Fact Sheet HERE.
Herricks at April 28 Anti -Cuomo Rally with NYSUT V.P. Paul Pecorale
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the recent storms. If you are a member of AFT and if there is anything that the Alabama American Federation of Teachers can help with please call one of our offices at 205-933-1124, 205-933-2237, 205-933-3333, or email us at birminghamaft2115@gmail.com, viparramore@gmail.com, jawtry@aft.org and let us know.
