Our teachers class action grievance was settled on April 22, 2017. If your name is on the following list, please contact Ivy Bailey, DFT president, at 313-875-3500:
HPAE is the largest union of nurses and health care professionals in New Jersey. With more than 12,000 members, we are also the fastest growing health care union in the state, as our membership has more than tripled in size since 1981.
Across NJ and southeastern Pennsylvania HPAE members include nurses, social workers, therapists, technicians, medical researchers and other healthcare professionals at hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies, blood banks and university research facilities.
Bargaining Update 2016-17
The unfair labor practice (ULP) hearing was held May 2 and 3, 2017. Each side has presented their case and next steps are:
· The attorneys submit their final briefs (summary of the case) to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on June 23, 2017.
· The ALJ is not under a time restriction, but typically will submit their proposed final offer (judgment) within 90 days.
DFT Members:
On May 15, our Executive Board rejected a tentative contract agreement with DPSCD. I wanted to share my statement with you:
"We've continually stated what's best for educators is best for students. The executive board felt that the tentative agreement doesn't move DPSCD forward and place our students first. We want to continue negotiations."
--Ivy
Republicans in Lansing are getting ready to launch a new round of attacks on working families next week, and we need to start fighting back right now.
These new bills are being pushed by the billionaire DeVos family to destroy pensions for newly-hired teachers, librarians, and bus drivers.
Call your legislator right now at 866-834-6910.
READ MORE: http://miaflcio.org/2017/05/call-legislation-tell-protect-teacher-pensions/
By Ruby Newbold, Ivy Bailey and Donna Jackson: Special to the Michigan Chronicle
All children deserve a great education.
Our next bargaining session is scheduled from 4:00-9:00PM on Tuesday May, 16th in McKenny Hall. We plan to pass many of our articles, including our response to appointments and compensation articles and we encourage you to come observe!
The administration passed another compensation article that still contains the same 25% pay cut for new lecturers, and offers no job security for any PTLs. This would incentivize Department Heads to hire new lecturers over our current PTLs. Specific details about this offer can be found at the end of this email.
EMUFT would like to send overdue CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of this year’s Part-Time Lecturer Distinguished Teaching Awards:
CAS: Roberta Justice & Malgorzata Mroz
COB: Jane Stephenson
CHHS: Joy Versluis
COE: Susan Santone
COT: Russell Rhoton
And congratulations also to all nominees for recognition of your hard work as teachers at EMU!
Newark teachers, clerks and aides today voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify a new four-year contract going back to July 1, 2015 and forward through June 30, 2019. “We are proud to see our members’ hard work and commitment to Newark’s students recognized with pay raises to help them catch up after years of state-imposed austerity and increased health insurance costs,” said Newark Teachers Union President John M. Abeigon.
