BCFPE General Membership Meeting 9/2/14
Tuesday Sept. 2, 2014, 4 - 6pm
105 W.Chesapeake Ave-Rm.104
* Collect and Close all Nominations
* Executive Board and Treasurer Report
* Organizing Efforts
* BCFPE Election Committee UPDATE
Meetings to Discuss Changing the Lecturer B System
Come to a meeting to discuss options for changing the Lecturer B system into something that is better for part-time lecturers and our job security at EMU.
All lecturers are invited, EMUFT members will be able to vote on options.
There are multiple meeting times to accommodate as many people as possible. You need only come to one meeting:
Wed. July 9 at 10am
Wed. July 9 at 5:30pm
Thur. July 10 at 12pm
Thur. July 10 at 7pm
All meetings will be in 221 Pray-Harrold and will last one hour.
Last year, the EMU administration told EMUFT that it would like to change the Lecturer B system for part-time lecturers. EMUFT members met and decided it was a topic worth exploring if a system for better job security could be implemented instead. A group of members has been researching other job security provisions in higher education union contracts across the country. They will present some options for a new system and open this up for conversation at the meetings on July 9 and 10.
Supreme Court Harris v Quinn ruling
The Supreme Court Harris v Quinn ruling does not apply to all unions. The
Supreme Court decision judged the plaintiffs in the case to be personal
assistants that are quite different from "full-fledged public employees"
and therefore Abood v Detroit Board of Education which enables unions to
collect fair share fees from non-members for expenses germane to
collective bargaining did not apply. The Court found that the personal
assistants were not eligible for the same types of benefits as other
Updates regarding Teacher Contract Ratification & 2014-2015 Calendar
I hope you enjoyed the first ten days of summer. I wanted to update you on two items:
The New Teacher Contract was ratified by 92% of teachers who voted. This successful response was due largely in part to our PNC and Executive Council who met with teachers in the buildings and explained the changes in the contract. The breakdown by building was:
Administration 1 YES 0 NO
Center St. 39 YES 3 NO
Denton 50 YES 3 NO
High School 91 YES 10 NO
Update from July 1, 2014 Herricks BOE Meeting
At the Board of Education Reorganization Meeting on July 1st, Jim Gounaris was sworn in as the 2014-2015 Board of Education President. Nancy Feinstein will continue as Vice President and Christine Turner as the Parliamentarian.
At the regular BOE meeting, Board President, Jim Gounaris, announced that the BOE had come to an agreement with the HTA on a successor teacher contract. The Board and HTA worked together since January to come to the agreement that was reached on June 19, 2014.
Below are the terms of the agreement reached:
Carroll County Government and MCEA MOU
Carroll County Government and MCEA has entered into another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Agreement takes effect from June 19, 2014 and will expire on June 30, 2016. MCEA Chief Negotiator, Michael Keeney extends his thanks to the Carroll County Commissioners along with the Carroll County Office of Human Resources for finalizing yet another successful MOU.
For PATFA Treasurer and PATFA Secretary
Tom McCord of UMA is a candidate for PATFA secretary, and Pam Mitchel of UMF is a candidate for PATFA treasurer. Both seek re-election.
For Treasurer: Pam Mitchel, UMF
I appreciate all of the work done by PATFA to improve working conditions and salaries for adjuncts in the UMaine System. I would like to continue as the PATFA treasurer to support the union's work.
For Secretary: Tom McCord, UMA
Teacher Contract Ratification Vote
Dear Colleagues,
Negotiations Update 6-20-14
Our most recent negotiating session took place last Saturday 6/14 for eight hours. It did not result in an agreement. While a detailed summary of the CIA's perspective on the meeting is available on the portal, that account does not include the statement the CTA delivered toward the close of the meeting during the only time the parties met across the table.
CTA President Richard Horvath delivered the following message on behalf of the membership:
CUB joins Stop Staples Rally
CUB members stood with postal workers on Sunday, June 22nd at a "Stop Staples!" rally. Community members gathered in front of the Staples store at Eastpoint Mall on Eastern Avenue in Baltimore Sunday afternoon to tell the retail store to stop attacking good jobs and public post offices.
