The leaders of five major unions issued a statement June 30 expressing their disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, that challenges fees non-union members pay.
Madison, WI: Statement from AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas, a teacher in the Superior School District, on Scott Walker’s announcement of his presidential campaign:
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Alliance/AFT is the largest teachers union serving Dallas ISD. We are a progressive organization that believes every member deserves to have respect for who they are and what they do, a fair wage, good working conditions, and quality benefits. Alliance/AFT is the only organization in Dallas ISD that does not represent administrators. Join us here.
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Governor Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-17 budget for the state of Wisconsin, introduced earlier this year, was jam-packed with shameful attacks on working Wisconsinites. Since then, Republican majorities on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) have been finding ways to make a bad budget even worse. Now that the JFC has wrapped up budget deliberations, its budget proposal will be taken up by the state Senate and Assembly, then head to Governor Walker’s desk for his signature. Here's what AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas had to say:
The link below is to a pdf chart that shows your advanced degree differential established last payroll year for employees current at that time. This amount will not change, but will carry forward with you for the remainder of your employment with HISD.
The differential was calculated based on the amount required at your given step to provide an $1,100.00 raise last year. That amount will now be added your current step after the 2% raise was factored in as shown in the example.
|
Component of Pay |
14-15 SY |
15-16 SY |
Increase |
|
Step - Base Pay |
$69,956 |
$71,500 |
2% |
|
Teacher Allotment |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
0% |
|
Master's Differential |
$3,504 |
$3,504 |
0% |
|
Total Compensation |
$74,960 |
$76,504 |
2% |
You must ensure that you use your step last year to determine your differential. This amount will not be included on the salary schedule, but you should see it in your payroll information for next year online.
Link to chart ------> http://hft.tx.aft.org/files/advanced_degree_differential_chart.pdf
During the month of July, 2015, Baltimore City Public Schools will be hosting a series of community conversations around Baltimore City to discuss how school police can work with
“IT’S A BRAVE NEW WORLD…or is it”
It’s been a perfect storm, so to speak, that has resulted in forward strides tempered with “dancing backward.”
