All across Baltimore, students and families alike were revved up for the start of the 2015-16 school year. The Baltimore Teachers Union was excited to participate in the 10th Annual Back to School Give-A-Way and rally at Warwick Park in West Baltimore on Saturday, August 29th. The event featured high profile city officials including States' Attorney Marilyn Mosby, her husband (and City Councilman) Nick Mosby, as well as State Senator Joan Carter-Conway. The event was hosted by Bilal Ali Productions and Bridges & Son's Grocery.

Dates to mark on your calendar -

Sept. 7th -- Labor Day Picnic - 10 to 2 at corner of Belden and I-10 downtown - Free

Sept. 8th -- CPSB meeting 5:00

Sept. 9, 15, & 24 -- Meeting with gubernatorial candidates - Angelle, Edwards, and Dardenne (will report on each session)

Sept. 21st -- Inservice Day

Sept. 28th -- CFT Meeting - 6:00 - Mr. Bruchhaus is speaker

AUGUST 31, 2015 – BATON ROUGE, LA – The leaders of Louisiana’s two largest public education unions –the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and the Louisiana Association of Educators – today announced a joint effort to spotlight candidates who support the best interests of public education.

In a case that could have statewide implications, WV Administrative Law Judge Brenda Gould sided with AFT-WV's assertion that an employee dress code enacted in 2013 by the Lewis County Board of Education is unconstitutional. Click here to read more about this case.

District 3 Member Dr. Lottie Beebe: “Louisiana cannot believe the claims that the 2012 reforms work.”

A Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member is taking issue with an editorial in The Advocate praising the state education board for the so-called reforms enacted in 2012 and pushed by Superintendent of Education John White and a majority of BESE members.

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Join the AFTNJ Committee On Political Education (COPE) Scholarship Committee the first annual AFTNJ Nick Yovnello Social Justice Scholarship Awards Brunch. We are proud to present the first scholarship to Corrine Reilly-Ferretto, a student activist from New Jersey City University.

Traveling Outside the US? If you are covered by Medicare and traveling abroad for an extended period of time, you need to know that Medicare does NOT typically cover medical care you get overseas. AND, if you do not maintain your Medicare coverage while traveling outside the US (ie: pay your Part B premiums), you will be subject to gaps and penalties upon your return. Contact Social Security or the Embassy of the country you reside in to fully understand how you may be impacted.

At the August 2015 meeting of the PECCC, members voted to issue a statement of support for our co-workers in the College's CSEA unit. The following memo, approved by the Executive Committee, was sent to trustees and college leadership on August 28.

Honorable Trustees:

The Professional Educators of Corning Community College (PECCC) are proud to express support for our CCC colleagues, the members of the Corning Community College unit of CSEA.