The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) refuses to hear many more cases than it considers. When that happens, the lower court rulings stand as ordered. In 1954 a collection of cases, five to be exact, were combined and argued before the SCOTUS. Collectively, they came to be known as Brown v. The Board of Education.
ALEC (American Legislative Council) is a well-funded organization, which operates outside of the political parties. ALEC is a “corporate bill mill, “ which groups conservative Republicans and corporate billionaires together to write legislation. Its existence was virtually unknown until 2010, when, by accident, a reporter happened to stumble upon a meeting of the group.
The Survey was open Nov. 15 to Dec. 2. Three hundred two employees responded to the survey, the vast majority of whom are teachers and coaches.
A "CUT ABOVE"
On Thursday, February 9, our CLEARWATER UNIT made its "annual visit" to Tampa Bay Downs for our much anticipated DAY AT THE RACES. All but three of our allotted 44 tickets were sold to our "avid horse racing fans"- if only once a year!
March Edition
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The HFT has begun the process to convert all members to ACH Bank Draft to pay union membership dues. The Texas Legislature wants to break your union and we will not allow that to happen! We've developed a safe and secure method to pay your dues through bank draft almost the same as how you pay them now through payroll deduction.
We want you to convert now so we are prepared to for the switch in August 2017. We will begin deducting full dues with the August 9th paycheck.
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In unity,
Zeph Capo
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Since January 23, 2017, the rumor/threat of closing the ECC program at Mill Neck has caused a tremendous amount angst and concern among both the parents of our students and our members. We were told on January 24th the school would be closing, then on January 25th the DEC staff was told the school was probably closing. The Union advocated for students and parents asking the School that at a minimum, keep the program open for the summer to allow parents more time to find a new placement for their child. The School has the ability to run the summer program as per the
