(Baton Rouge – June 18, 2014) Sticking to a vow he’s made for weeks. Gov. Bobby Jindal today announced that he has signed an executive order withdrawing Louisiana from the test consortium associated with Common Core State Standards. The governor said that his action also removes Louisiana from participation in the Common Core standards.
Members of the City Union of Baltimore and AFT-Maryland attended an orientation for new city employees June 12th.
CUB used the occasion to inform the new employees of the benefits of CUB membership. Nine employees joined CUB after hearing a presentation by Maxine Holmes, CUB Labor Relations Specialist, and Janelle Edmonds, an AFT-Maryland Organizer.
CUB conducts outreach and recruitment efforts every month to inform employees of the benefits of union membership.
6/18/14
Members of the Baltimore Teachers Union (BTU), national education advocates, and union leaders rallied at the administrative offices of the Baltimore
HAPPY SUMMER!
We hope that you have started your summer vacation and that you enjoy your time off to relax and recharge. Thank you for taking a few minutes to get caught up with MHFT!
JUNE 10 BOARD MEETING UPDATE
A big thank you to all of our unit members who were able to join us at the June 10 board meeting. The board unanimously approved our contract modifications for 2014-2015. We also want to thank our negotiations team for all of their hard work, time and talent this spring, which led to a successful ratification! We look forward to further improvements in our contract when we reopen our contract in January 2015.
In the 2011 state budget, the UW System and UW-Madison were ordered to create new personnel systems for over 40,000 employees currently serving under the state’s civil service system: one system for UW-Madison employees, and another system for employees at all other UW System institutions.
UW Classified Staff Governance Chairs
Harris v. Quinn: An under-the-radar labor case with potentially huge consequences, Harris v. Quinn could decide the future of public sector unions.
MPEC’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) has refined its candidate endorsement process and is proud to announce the endorsement of former Executive Board Secretary, Bill Marker, for State Delegate in District 40. Bill is one of the charter members of MPEC and has 20 years of service as a State of Maryland employee. He also brings many years of service to his community.
07/02/14 ELECTION CHAIR UPDATE
On Wednesday July 2, 2014, the BCFPE Elections Committee met and to began the process for your 2014 Officer and Delegate Elections. Josette George from The Department of Corrections has been named the Election Committee chair. Please be on the lookout for more updates from your Election Committee.
Remember, this will be a mail-in ballot, so please make sure your address is up-to-date. Email Angie Ardis at aardis@aftmd.org with address corrections.
Are you in need of a new wig? Has your horse thrown a shoe? Perhaps your goodwife would like to order a new gown for the ball. Allow any one of the fine 18th century tradesmen and women of the Bennett fourth grade to fill your order! Each one eagerly set up shop, or shall we say “shoppe” on May 15th under the sign of the white tent! It was an exciting day when well over one hundred students greeted an amazing crowd of enthusiastic visitors.
