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AFT and 400+ other organizations urge President Biden and Vice President Harris to cancel federal student debt

Over 415 organizations, including the American Federation of Teachers, have signed a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, calling on them to use executive authority to cancel federal student debt. The full text of the letter can be found below. A PDF of the letter (as sent on April 13) can be found here.

NTU Update - June 18, 2021

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In This Issue:

1) History in perspective - Juneteenth

2) Take Action: Support the Responsible Collective Negotiations Act

3) End of Year Updates

4) Employee Assistance Program

And Much More!

Contract Ratification Vote Results

Sisters and Brothers,

I am pleased to report that the BCFPE FY2022/FY2023 Contract Ratification Voting has ended and membership ACCEPTED the proposal by a vote of 98.9%

Special thanks to everyone who took the time to vote!

Thanks,
John

John Ripley, Union President
BCFPE LOCAL 4883 * AFT * AFL-CIO
Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees
305 W. Chesapeake Ave., Suite L - 30
Towson, Md. 21204
Office # 410-296-1875
Fax # 410-296-1879
http://bcfpe.md.aft.org

Members Endorse Two Important Items Related to Fall Return

At our Special Membership Meeting on Monday, June 14, UFAS general membership endorsed two important member-led documents:

Baltimore City Offices to be closed for Juneteenth

Attention CUB members! Please see below an important message from the Office of the Labor Commissioner regarding City Offices being closed on June 18th in recognition of Juneteenth.

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INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN
Communication from the Office of the Labor Commissioner

Bulletin Number: 21-19

June 17, 2021

In observance of the Juneteenth National Independence Day, Baltimore City offices will be closed on Friday, June 18, 2021

Dear City employee,

Apply today to JFT’s 2021-22 Teacher Leaders Program (TLP). TLP will help you learn more about our union, our schools & current issues in education. You will also study action research & complete your own research project. All JFT members - paras, ed diagnosticians, social workers, etc - are invited to apply. The application deadline has been extended to Monday, June 28.

JFT is looking for PSRPs (paras and support staff) who would like to learn more about technology. We have been funded through AFT's Innovation Grant to host paid tech trainings this summer for PSRPs. Trainings start the week of June 21 and space is limited, so RSVP as soon as possible!

Worthington Libraries Staff Announce Union Effort

Today, staff at Worthington Libraries called on their library management to voluntarily recognize their union after they presented signed union cards from an overwhelming majority of library employees. The organizing campaign is led by staff from all three library branches.

“We love our jobs and we love the library,” said Coleman Mahler, an adult services librarian at the Northwest Library branch. “Now we’re asking for a voice in policy that affects us, autonomy over our working conditions and a library that works as hard for us as we work for our community.”

Update: PFT on SB1

June 17, 2021

To: Members of the PA State Senate

From: Jerry Jordan

Re: OPPOSITION TO SB1; Position on Amendments

The PFT remains in opposition to SB1.

No introduced amendment changes our position. However, there are many amendments that are worthy of consideration as standalone bills, and we have provided an overview of our positions below.

School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the coronavirus pandemic.

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