Unfortunately, the Cape May Trip for October 13-14 has to be canceled
because there was not enough response. A day trip to the 9-11 Memorial is
being planned. Watch this space for further information!

United Way is launching its Agenda for Change  If you make a personal contribution of $25 or more, you will be entered in a vacation sweepstake. [NOTE: this does not include donations made through the State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC)]  To make a donation, send a check payable to United Way of Dane County to:

     Ann M. McNeary, AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison, United Way of Dane County, 2059 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI  53704. 

Also, for help during difficult times, you can call United Way's 2-1-1 for information and referral to available community resources. 

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One Community

We're Doing What Works

Sample Retirement Letter outline, drafted Dec 2014

As part of NYSUT's effort to help ensure our public schools are a safe haven for students and employees, the union is calling attention to a new tool in the war against bullying. 

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As you know, New York requires public school teachers and teaching assistants to be certified by the State Education Department. 

Everybody's on the radar in my world," said John Kelly, community educator of the Saratoga office of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 

AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas, a teacher in the Superior School District, issued the following statement today in response to Scott Walker's announcement that he is ending his presidential campaign:

"Today marks the end of Scott Walker's illusions that the American people want to buy what he's selling.  AFT-Wisconsin members and other working Wisconsinites have been getting the word out about the damage that Walker has done to this state...

The membership of the Retired – United Teachers of Northport marked the beginning of another school year with the Annual Picnic at the beautiful Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. The weather was perfect, the location was beautiful, the food was delicious, and everyone had a wonderful time catching up with friends and former colleagues.

When: Monday, Oct. 5th, 2015
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Where: Old Courthoust, 400 Washington Ave., Towson, MD
Chesapeake Ave. entrance, across from County Office Bldg