Saturday Cesar Chavez March & Rally Honors Labor Legend

Cesar E. Chavez "Si Se Puede!" March and Rally
Saturday, March 31, 2012

10 AM  Assemble at Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 East Cesar Chavez Street
10:30 AM  March begins at Terrazas Library and ends at Austin City Hall, 301 West Cesar Chavez Street
11 AM - 1 PM Speakers, poetry, music, and dance at Austin City Hall
 
As the founder of the United Farm Workers, Cesar Chavez was a champion of workers' rights, civil rights, and nonviolence.  Saturday's March honors his legacy and is part of a broader movement in support of House Resolution 213 to make Cesar Chavez Day a national holiday.
 
For more information, contact PODER at www.poder-texas.org or 472-9921.

Dedication of Tejano Monument at Capitol Thursday Honors Hispanic Texans

Education Austin members who are able should consider attending the dedication of the Tejano Monument on the south lawn  of the Capitol this Thursday, March 29, at 10 AM.   The memorial honors early Spanish and Mexican explorers and settlers and their descendants.  According to yesterday’s Statesman,   “…hundreds of schoolchildren will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and the descendants of pioneer Tejano settlers will unveil some of the 10 pieces of the massive granite and bronze statuary. Children will lift the veils off statues depicting a young boy and girl.” 

For more information, visit www.tejanomonument.com


2010 TFP Agreement

Agreement between the Board of Directors Tacoma School District No. 10 and the Tacoma Federation of ParaEducators Local 461, AFT/AFL-CIO.

September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2013.

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Teure Rights Task Force

Progress at Last! Representatives from the MSFF and Faculty Senate meet with college adminisrators to change the Handbook with regard to Saxe v. Board of Trustees.

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HCT Member Margot Horn

Statistics show that approximately 1 in 110 American children is on the autism spectrum – a 600% increase in prevalence over the past two decades. When Hicksville High School Special Education Teacher, Margot Horn, began her career over 31 years ago, the “autistic” diagnosis was rare. Most people confused the term with “artistic”.  Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. 

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RETIREES AND SILVERSCRIPT Q and A

Effective January 1, 2012 the State of Connecticut implemented a Medicare D group prescription drug plan offered through SilverScript, a subsidiary of CVS Caremark.

Through the courtesy of  CSEA/SEIU Local 2001, you can get answers to some common questions about this program by going to our Member Benefits page.

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