Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, adjunct faculty negotiations have been postponed until sometime in the Fall of this year.

We will update this site as soon as we have any further information.

Local Elections:  if you are an A&R member and you are running for local office this November, let A&R know so we can send out endorsements in your area.  We have nearly 3,000 members and many probably live in your voting district.  A little boost from your A&R friends could certainly make the difference in your race.  We are interested in supporting A&R members for local races from mayoral candidates down to alternates on the local zoning board...the position sought is not relevent, if you are an A&R member and running for local office, then let

DOWNLOAD THE AFT UTAH APP!!! This App is revolutionizing union work and organizing our union. There's tons of information that is available to you as members of AFT Utah, including benefits, discounts, and other information. So go to the Apple Store or Google Play and download your AFT Utah App today!

UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Hello FOSCEP Members,

As of September 9, the summary of changes and ballots have been mailed or distributed to union members for ratification of the new contract. 

Please be sure to keep a watch on your mail and submit your vote before the September 27th deadline to have your voice heard. 

If you have any questions on the summary of changes, please see one of the officers or directors involved in the negotiations.

UPDATE - August 14, 2019

Good Morning FOSCEP Members,

The terms of your working conditions, including hours, compensation rates, overtime/comp time rules, availability of AWS, availability of telecommuting, PL, sick time, vacation accrual rates, job security......and just about anything else you can think of related to working conditions.... all off these things are governed by the contract.  The conditions of employment for each and every A&R member is determined by the contract - basically the A&R contract is where the rubber meets the road as to your working conditions.  Our contract is not an immutable artificat set in stone - all terms within our contract are subject to negotiation.

Our current four year contract expires June 30, 2021.  In October 2020 negotiations will commence with the state over the successor contract.  We are gearing up to prepare for those negations now.  In the Fall of this year A&R's next Negotiations Committee will be holding its initial meeting.  Chaired by Chief Negotiator Lew Button (Lew is a Staff Attorney 3 at the Secretary of State), the committee will likely meet at least one evening per month over the coming year to prioritize our goals and to develop contract proposals.  We are seeking members from across the union to participate on the Negotiations Committee.  Ideally, we would like a member from each agency to be represented on the committee to best represent the interests of members.  If you want to have a say in your workplace, the Negotiations Committee can be your most effective voice.  Join us!!!!!!!!!!!

• We need your input
• We need your ideas
• We need your perspective
• We need your knowledge
• Most importantly we need your participation!!!!

If interested in participating on the Negotiations Committee or if you have contract proposals you want the committee to consider  please email mmyles@andr.org.

Contact:

We have our annual trip to Fenway Park scheduled for Friday August 9^th against the LA Angels.
There are still tickets available.  Tickets are $79 each and include the bus ride to/from the stadium.
Complete/Return the registration form with payment.

The Sox and Angels are fighting for a playoff spot and the Angels showcase two young stars: Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani....Shohei Ohtani was the 2018 Rookie of the Year and is both a star pitcher and an outfielder/DH for the Angels (he holds the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown in the Japanese league [102mph])...and Mike Trout is simply the best active player in the MLB.  Mike Trout has been 1st or 2nd for the A.L. MVP balloting in 6 of the last 7 years.  So join us to watch Mookie, JD, Xander, and Beni make their push to the playoffs from the friendly confines of Fenway Park.

Congratulations! The contract has been ratified by both the Chapter and the College.

Wednesday 7/24 was our first set of hearings related to Telework denials.  We were anticipating reviewing 3 agencies (SEEC, DCF, and DRS), however, the appeal process started off a little slow as "binding facilitation" is not a concept we have engaged in before.  There were some disagreements on how the process would work and who should be seated in the room, but we were able to move through those kinks and get testimony on the record from all of the SEEC telework applicants in attendance as well as the agency.  We will now wait for the facilitators instructions/determinations on these appe

Have you ever seen a news report or talk show discuss issues around teaching and learning and thought to yourself or said to your colleagues, “Why don’t they just ask a real teacher about (you fill in the blank)?”

The AFT Teacher Leaders Program is a union-sponsored program designed to help prepare YOU to be that classroom teacher, facilitating discussion of the issues that affect our profession both here in New Orleans and nationally.

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