ECCAFF 2014 Scholarship Luncheon
Lynne Cummins (Executive Vice-President), Bill Lipkin (Secretary/Treasurer), and Elaine Bobrove (President)
English Language Faculty at the AFT Washington Solidarity Event: Reclaiming the Promise
English Languge Faculty union President Richard Moore and members Laura Elizabeth Martin and Aleksandra Petrovich participated in the AFT Washington Solidarity Event, "Reclaiming the Promise" on May 16 & 17 2014 and volunteered at the AFT book fair.
You can see photos of the event at our Facebook page.
Union Members Question UW Provost Cauce at Town Hall Meeting
Union members Aleksandra Petrovich and Donna Schaeffer attended the UW Townhall meeting with Provost Ana Mari Cauce and asked her for an explanation for the long delay in contract negotiations between UW and the English Language Faculty. The English Language Faculty has been negotiating for their first contract with the UW since March 2012.
You can view the townhall meeting video at YouTube. Aleksandra's question is at 41st minute and Donna's at 46:50.
Your Executive Board at the AFTNJ Convention
David McClure, Nancy Merrill & Bill Lipkin
Stand Up for Perelman Teachers - Sign a MoveOn.Org Petition
Teachers deserve fair treatment and bargaining rights. It’s unacceptable for Perelman’s board to attack teachers and the union. Sign a MoveOn.Org petition started by Perelman Jewish Day School parents. Click here to stand up for PJDS teachers.
Comments Delivered by Michael Pfau to the Regents Budget Forum, May 9, 2014
Editor's Note: The following remarks were delivered by UEA President Michael Pfau at the May 9 meeting of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents in Minneapolis.
Chair Beeson, President Kaler, Members of the Board,
Thank you for the chance to share my thoughts about the proposed budget.
My name is Michael Pfau, I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and President of the University Education Association – UMD’s faculty union.
CTA Constitution, Revised May 2014
CTA Constitution, Revised May 2014
http://corningta.ny.aft.org/files/_cta_constitution_revised_may_2014.pdf
Election Ballots Mailed; Candidate Statements Posted
The ballots for the biennial Education Austin election were posted to the U.S. mail Monday, May 12th. Please look for them to arrive soon.
Candidate statements and photographs are to be found below the list of the candidates nominated
The following nominees filed for officer positions, and were unopposed, and are duly elected:
Ken Zarifis - President
Montserrat Garibay - Executive Vice President for Certified Employees
Karen Barnes - Treasurer
Victoria Finnegan - Recording Secretary
Statement on commissioner of education’s guidelines for teacher evaluation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2014
CONTACT: Rob D'Amico (512-627-1343)
Commissioner of Education’s guidelines for teacher evaluation worsen the obsession with and misuse of standardized testing
Linda Bridges, president of the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT), commented today on the Texas Education Agency’s guidelines for teacher evaluations submitted to the U.S. Department of Education:
UEA President: Maintaining a dialogue, not a monologue
By Michael William Pfau,
President UEA-D
