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The Herricks Community Players are holding auditions for their production of Funny Girl.

Details can be found here in the flyer.

(Baton Rouge – January 8, 2014) For the second time in less than a year, a Baton Rouge district court judge has ruled Act 1 of 2012, the so-called “talent act,” unconstitutional.

Join business owners, union members, faith leaders and community activists on Tuesday, January 14th at 5:45 PM at Lawyers Mall in Annapolis to show your support for the higher minimum wage in Maryland that low-wage workers deserve. Join us!

We are fighting for a progressive bill:

Shakopee Education Association is a union and professional association of over 600 teaching and learning professionals working together to bring a world-class education to the students in the Shakopee Public Schools (MN ISD 720 - http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/).

In 2009, the SEA  celebrated its 50th year as a member of the American Federation of Teachers and took that opportunity to articulate the values our organization espouses:

PROFESSIONALISM

(Baton Rouge – January 6, 2014) Concerned about the legality of some changes to education funding as well as its lack of guaranteed pay raises for educators, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan today cast one of the only two votes against a plan proposed by the state’s Minimum Foundation Program Task Force.

There will be an informational meeting for teachers considering retirement this year at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014. The purpose of this meeting is to explain the benefits available from Rush-Henrietta in retirement and to answer questions about retirement procedures. The meeting will be held in the Transportation and Operations Center conference room, located at 1133 Lehigh Station Road.

The EWTA (East Williston Teachers' Association) will be hosting a professional development opportunity for their members and would like to extend it to our membership as well. 

On January 27th, 2014 from 4 to 7 the EWTA will be offering a 3 hour workshop that includes viewing and discussing the film Inequality For All.  The screening and discussion will take place at The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, NY 11596.