Pittston Area Federation of Teachers, Local 1590, is sponsoring its first Back 2 School Supply Drive on Wednesday and Thursday, August 23-24.

It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved co-worker, member and friend Officer Alfred Allen on August 14, 2017. Officer Allen began his career with the Baltimore County Department of Corrections on December 10, 2001. Many have had the honor to serve with this wonderful man and have been able to call him a true friend. Officer Allen will be deeply missed. Our deepest condolences go out to the Officer Allen’s family.

“It’s up to us to make sure the elected leaders hear our voice and act on our concerns.”

Seven years after the Webster Parish School Board froze salaries in the face of a fiscal crisis, the parish school board voted unanimously Thursday to lift the cap and give teachers and employees a well-deserved pay raise.

“It’s been frozen for way too long,” Louisiana Federation of Teachers Representative Charlotte Crawley told KTBS-TV, “and we are very excited and commend the school board and superintendent for making this a priority.”

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The white supremacist terrorism in Charlottesville, Va., exposed a dark turning point in America. Read the statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten, Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson and Executive Vice President Mary Cathryn Ricker.

NYSUT has posted a Retiree Services Consultant position. The consultant would be assigned to Retiree Councils 9 & 10.

Yesterday, it was announced that there would be dramatic increases to school employee contributions for school staff covered under the School Employee Health Benefits Plan.  Impacted employees will see their contributions go up by 13%, the largest increase in 5 years.