The Monroe County Federation of Teachers has released a statement urging parents to be informed about this year's testing. You may read the entire statement here. The resolution can be found here.
We knew it was inevitable and now it has happened: OPM sent a letter March 16th requesting a meeting with SEBAC leaders meet to discuss pension and healthcare concessions.
SEBAC met March 17th to discuss and respond to the request.
The Michigan House Appropriations Committees approved $48.7 million supplemental aid package for Detroit Public Schools.
This is a good first step for the future of the Detroit Public Schools. With this supplelmental aid package parents can continue to send their children to school, high school seniors will be able to graduate and school staff can get back to the focus of educating and servicing the children and get paid for the remainder of the school year.
Although this is a positive step there is still work to be done to encourage our state legislators to fully pay the debt and return Detroit Public Schools to local control.
There has been an onslaught of rumors, speculation, and misinformation regarding State Employees, lately so we will try to address these issues as best as we can.
The CT Working Families Party is seeking to train and support anyone interested in running for elected office in their district. The following message was received from the CT Working Families Party:
This year, we're working hard to find, recruit, and train candidates for local and state office, and we think that person might just be you!
Governor Malloy is making it clear that layoffs are pending and he is setting the narrative that the Unions don't want to help solve the budget issues. This is comical as State employees have given hundreds of millions over the past 6 years. We would like to think that the governor respects the sacrifices our members have already made in the agreement he negotiated in 2011 and that cuts and layoffs will only damage Connecticut’s economy.
UCPEA employees (University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association) voted overwhelmingly to have their contract renegotiated rather than re-submit their contract to the legislature.
UCPEA employees and UConn ratified a contract agreement and submitted it to the General Assembly in early February. 2016. The 5-year agreement called for moving from a 35hr workweek to a 40hr workweek as well as wage increases of 2%, 1%, 1%, 1%, and 1% .
Please plan to attend the membership meeting on
Saturday, March 12, 2016
at
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
at
Union Office
Detroit Federation of Para-Professionals
14191 Greenfield, Detroit
(between Grand River and Schoolcraft)
Topics of discussion
Appointment of Judge Steven Rhodes
District Financial Crisis/Payless Pay Days
Legislation Appropriations Bill
Hope to see You there!
Each Commissioner has been tasked with submitting an agency budget with reductions that reflect the Governor's Budget proposals (basically an overall reduction of 5.75% and the elimination of certain programs). The Commissioners are expected to have their plans for achieving the 5.75% reduction finalized and submitted this week.
