Ernie Grecco, President of the Metropolitan Baltimore Council, AFL-CIO Unions has called for a boycott of Staples office supply stores. In calling the boycott, Grecco and the Council join the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) in an attempt to stop the privatization of post office services.
The Baltimore Teachers Union Public Outreach Committee announces their PROM DRIVE, and they are collecting formalwear and donations to benefit young teens who may otherwise be unable to attend their proms due to financial hardship.
Drop off donations between April 1 thru April 28, from 9am-5pm at the BTU, 5800 Metro Drive, 2nd floor.
April 7th -13th is National Public Health Week.
AFT Healthcare-MD is sending out a 'Thank You' to all our public health employees in Bargaining Unit E for the great work you do for the citizens of Maryland.
A message from LFT President Steve Monaghan
Dear Colleague,
As the legislature returns to Baton Rouge for the 2014 regular session, let’s assess where we’ve been, where we are, and where we should be going.
On Friday May 2, 2014 at 7:00 pm, the annual variety show put on by NBEA Membership to raise money for scholarships will be held for one show only. The event is already well underway in planning and practice. Plan to perform with a group, help with gathering donations, providing silent auction items, assisting the night of the event or just attending. Tickets will go on sale soon. Contact Jenn Van Dyke or Christine Bettendorf if you need more information or can help in any way.
The most serious threats faculty members face now (March 31-April 3) are to the benefits that are part of their compensation package. House Speaker Weatherford has made it clear that his top priority this session is to cut retirement and health insurance benefits for public employees. We have a chance of stopping this action in the Senate if faculty call (from a private phone) the Florida Senator from their district and leave a 30-second polite message with the receptionist. (It helps to mention that you live in the district.) See link below for phone number of your Senator.
Dear Colleagues,
Your United Faculty of Florida- FSCJ Bargaining Team met with the Administration’s team today. We worked on several issues of importance to all Faculty.
We reached Tentative Agreement on Article 4 (Faculty Rights). There were small changes to the current language, the main one being a clearer faculty notification policy when derogatory documents are placed in a personnel file.
Click here to read more:
Every person who teaches part-time in the University of Maine System is on a "service list" that helps keep track of seniority and rank. The System is required to compile the lists once a year, but the 2013 list disappeared from the UMS website a few months ago after it underwent a redesign.
As of March 27, 2014, the 2013 service lists are back, published by university. Check them out at:
http://www.maine.edu/about-the-system/system-office/human-resources/labor-relations/
