Jerry Jordan to Board of Education: ‘Where feasible’ just doesn’t cut it.
July 23, 2020
PFT President Jerry Jordan’s July 23rd Testimony before the School Board
July 23, 2020
PFT President Jerry Jordan’s July 23rd Testimony before the School Board

Please contact your state representative and urge the Massachusetts Legislature to pass Amendment #460 to the state budget, which would cancel the MCAS exam for the 2020-21 school year in all grades and subjects, pending a federal waiver. The amendment would also waive the requirement that current high school seniors must have passed the MCAS in order to graduate.
Canceling the MCAS this school year is the right move. Now more than ever, schools should be devoting valuable time and energy to real learning, not test prep. Furthermore, administering the MCAS would unnecessarily jeopardize the health and safety of students and families—all for meaningless results. Take action now! Tell your state rep to put students first and cancel the MCAS this school year.
Amazing things are happening in virtual and in-person classrooms because of the effort of Providence educators. Get creative and show us your best lesson plan; take a selfie and share your story as a PVD educator; share your great students' work! Please remember no student faces or identifying information. Let’s show we’re #Together4PVD
Attention Baltimore City Employees!!!
CUB Sick Leave Bank Donations
The Baltimore City Office of the Labor Commissioner grants each CUB employee the opportunity to donate 1-day of sick leave into the Sick Leave Bank each year. As a CUB employee you will also have the opportunity to apply to use sick leave from this Sick Leave Bank in the event of an emergency.
As you are aware, because of the COVID-19 Pandemic most City offices are teleworking. Therefore, we are asking that you email your HR Department by Monday, November 9, 2020 at 3pm and acknowledge your intent to participate or to deny participation in the Sick Leave Bank.
Thanks for your prompt attention and assistance in this matter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your HR Manager via email. Please note that your Timekeeper may also ask/have you verify your sick bank donation as well.
In Solidarity,
Antoinette Ryan-Johnson
President, City Union of Baltimore
Many of the results from today's Election Day are still not known. Still, one thing is clear: hardworking taxpayers rejected constitutional Amendment #5. This is a huge victory for Louisiana's working people, particularly our schools and the students they serve.
AFT National will be offering a series of mini courses extending into fall and winter. Here are the courses being offered:
MCEA members at Salisbury University scored huge in their fight for a fair, updated contract. On September 8, 2020, MCEA bargaining unit members, voting unanimously, ratified their new memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU took nearly two years to negotiate and finalize—in large part, due to the tenacity of MCEA’s bargaining team, who took the contract to mediation and ultimately requested the intervention of a fact-finder under Maryland’s collective bargaining act.