This will serve as notice that the 2013 NFN Nominating Committee has prepared the slate of candidates running for election to the positions of President and Secretary for four year terms from 2013-2017. The election will take place during the 2013 NFN National Federation Assembly, and the nominations are as follows:

Nominations for the Office of NFN President:

• Barbara A. Crane, RN

Nominations for the Office of NFN Secretary:

NFN pauses today to honor the 45th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr, who lost his life while advocating for  justice during the 1968 AFSCME Sanitation Workers Strike.  It is ironic that these many years later, the fight for social justice, workers’ rights and workplace safety continues to be a hard fought battle even in the 21st Century.

Nurses showed up in mass to demonstrate today in an informational picket against the Employer’s putting profits over patients.  The strong and determined nurses carried signs that passionately expressed their commitment to quality patient care as well as to protest the exploitation of nurses for Peace Health’s love of purses.  “These nurses are the real salt of the earth.

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Aldine AFT was presented the national PSRP Union Workplace Advocacy Award for the second year in a row at the PSRP Conference in Minneapolis, MN March 21, 2013. Pictured at the local Aldine AFT office are members receivint the award.

JFT, in association with Families Helping Families, is advertising three FHF workshops for parents and teachers. All will be held at FHF of Jefferson, 201 Evans Rd., Bldg. 1, Suite 100, Harahan. The workshops and dates are as follows. All workshops are from 6-8 p.m., with a light supper at 5:30 p.m.

MPEC AFT-MD-AFT-AFL-CIO ANNUAL MEETING  MONDAY JUNE 24, 2013

Maryland Professional Employees Council #6197, AFT-Maryland, AFT, AFL-CIO will have their Annual Meeting June 24, 2013 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at the MPEC/MCEA offices at 7127 Rutherford Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21244.

As Beaverton Chapter 48 is the largest chapter in the state it is almost impossible to hold a 

function and include all of the 1687 classified staff members, so our Executive Board and Field 

Rep went out to them during Classified Appreciation Week and delivered specially ordered For- 

After serving the union she founded for 38 years, Tangipahoa Federation of Teachers President Doris Flanagan announced her retirement at a meeting of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers Executive Board on April 6.

In this week's NDPEA Legislative Update, the Senate takes a stand on state employee compensation, sending a strong message to the House, and NDPERS contribution plan returns in an amendment. Read all about it.