Stamp Out Hunger. Reclaim the Promise.
Sat., May 10th. YOUR Mailbox.
AFT-Maryland joins the National Association of Letter Carriers in STAMP OUT HUNGER, a national food drive.
Reminders
A few reminders:
The Adjunct Revolt: How Poor Professors Are Fighting Back
Jim Seymour, PATFA vice president, shares this recent piece from The Atlantic:
Can a budding labor movement improve the lives of non-tenured faculty and, in the process, fix higher education?
Read More:
http://www.theatlantic.com/
Reclaiming the Promise in May
AFT-Maryland and its affiliated locals are committed to Reclaiming the Promise of equity in national, state and local policies that determine everyone's access to the American dream.
Solidarity wins the day for public employees
Thanks in large part to a strong show of unity among public sector employees, an effort to silence the voices of teachers, school employees and other public servants was stopped in its tracks on Wednesday.
PROPOSED 2014-2015 ANNUAL BUDGET
MATC Part-time Teachers’ Union
Proposed 2014-2015 Annual Budget
The attached document includes the proposed budget for 2014. This budget will be voted on by the membership at the Annual Membership meeting on May 21st, 2014.
http://ptunion.wi.aft.org/files/ltr_to_membership_w_proposed_budget_050114.pdf
MHFT Newsletter -- April 30, 2014
MHFT Community Outreach Meetings
Sunday, May 18th
1:30-3:00 pm at St. Catherine’s
(after Spanish mass)
Thursday, May 29th
7-8:30 pm at El Toro Youth Center
Our schools, teachers, and union have been publicly attacked this year. It is important for us to counter the negative image that has been created and reach out to build positive relationships with our community and let families know that we do indeed care about the success of all of our students. Please consider attending one of these events. We especially need teachers who speak Spanish.
MHFT General Meeting
Thursday, May 8 3:30 Social
4:00 Meeting
location tba
Please plan on joining your colleagues for some good cheer and important updates!
NYSUT Member Action Center App
With the NYSUT Member Action Center App, you can easily take action on important issues and legislation with the click of a button. The app does all the work for you. It takes your zip code and quickly determines your legislators so you can start taking action right away. Make a free call to legislators. Fax your legislators a letter with one click. Get push notifications that inform you of the latest actions that need to be taken immediately. Have some fun too by getting your name on the Leaderboard by taking the most actions.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD APP
Calendar of Volunteer Events April-May 2014
Do you want to get involved? Don't know how to? Well CLICK on the below link and you will be able to get the Calendar of Volunteer Events that the Baldwin Teachers Association has coming up for the months of April & May 2014 HERE.