24 Pay Transition
26 to 24 pay transition (PDF download)
26 to 24 pay transition (PDF download)
News & Notes (compiled by Tracy Radich)
Proposed Legislation 2019 Georgia General Assembly
Georgia Federation of Teachers
A&R is working to identify and correct the wide-ranging issues with the Top Step Payments which appear to be miscalculated or missed entirely at many agencies. Several agencies have acknowledged the issues and will notify employees of the error and will (hopefully) have it corrected in time for the next paycheck. A&R has filed an institutional grievance and OLR will issue a General Notice to correct the problems. To understand if your Top Step Payment was correct, we have put the correct amount and the incorrect amount side-by-side on the same sheet...if your payment amount is in

Left to right: Bill Lipkin, VP; Dennis Johnson, Secretary; Nancy Merrill, President
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Now Is the Time To Plan for the 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage
A number of A&R members have received letters informing them that they were allegedly granted too many vacation accruals. If you have received such a letter, please fill out the on-line form so we can track and communicate with all impacted members.
Please do not agree to any repayment plan without discussing the issue with your union representative.
On Monday, January 14 we are encouraging all members to stand in solidarity with United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) as they walk the picket line by wearing red -- #RedForEd. Our brothers and sisters in UTLA are striking for smaller class sizes and smaller case loads; more counselors, more nurses, and other key personnel to help support students; and fair and competitive wages. UTLA members work hard and are battling against a millionaire superintendent who doesn't understand the needs of public schools, the students and educators.