AFT Mon. Address BOE Decision to Place Basic Skills Teachers in Art, Music, and Phys Ed Positions

In 2006 the people of Monongalia County recognized the need for funding our schools, over and above what the state requires. They stepped up to the plate for our students and we thank them for approving the excess levy. Unfortunately, county administrators are not living up to their end of the bargain.


            A loophole in state law, allows local school systems to assign basic skills teachers to areas in the fine arts, over someone who has specialized in art, music or physical education, or another particular field.

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Our Rights At Work

 REMEMBER! According to Federal Law our employer cannot:
  • Interfere or restrain anyone from engaging in union activities.
  • Threaten or coerce employees in order to discourage support for the union.
  • Ask you about your union activities or how you intend to vote. 
  • Fire, transfer or demote employees for union activity.
  • Bribe employees to vote against the union.

Any violations of this law needs to be reported to the Organizing Committee or the organizers.

What's the Union Difference?

Why join a Union? This Washington State Labor Council link had lots of information and notes Albert Einstein was a founding member of the Princeton faculty union - American Federation of Teachers, Local 522!

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