Mike Lawrence has been selected as the new chair for the Professional Growth Commitee. Thank you Mike for stepping up to take care of this for our members.

FOSCEP now has it's own Facebook and Twitter pages. Follow all the latest FOSCEP news here:

Twitter: @FOSCEP

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foscep2382/

Update on Holiday Arbitration

Check the link below to read the July-August issue of the RC 10 Skyline News.

http://rc10.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/rc_10_julyaug2017_0.pdf

The Middle Island Teachers Association asks your help on June 30 to support Teamseters Local 812.

The June 2017 SABEA newsletter.   Read about our committees and what they have accomplished this past year.   Find out the election results for our executive board.  See who retired this year.

http://sabea.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/june_2017_sabea_newsletter_.pdf

The May 2017 SABEA newsletter.

http://sabea.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/may_2017_newsletter_sabea.pdf

June 25, 2017 — UFAS president commends Joint Finance Committee for approving a much-needed raise for UW System employees but voices union's concerns: "The most effective way to foster loyalty to the University of Wisconsin is to give employees a modicum of job security, a voice in their workplace, and a share in the institution’s power."

Click here to read the full article in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Bow, NH – June 24, 2017 

Yesterday, the both the Senate and the House cast their final votes, and the long slog of the 2017 legislative session came to a merciful end.  It seemed over the past two months that whatever day the House met in session, it was a beautiful day, often the only one in the entire week (remember all the chilly weather?), thereby condemning members to sit and sweat in Reps Hall.  Keep in mind, there is no air conditioning there, and on a warm day with over 400 people crammed in the room, the ceiling fans just cannot keep up.  Yesterday was no exception.

The work of the House and Senate yesterday was confined to voting on Committee of Conference reports where Senate and House conferees had come to agreement upon how to reconcile each chamber’s different version of a piece of legislation.  In this process, no further amendments are permitted, and the vote is to simply concur or non-concur with each piece of remaining legislation as designed by the conferees.  There was still debate, but business moved along briskly, enough so that we all were able to leave and enjoy much of the sunny afternoon.