Detroit Federation of Teachers

Meetings at EMU to discuss ACA

Big changes are coming with the Affordable Care Act in 2014, and some of these changes will impact lecturers. To update everyone about ACA and what the changes will look like at EMU, the EMUFT officers and Organizing Committee have scheduled meetings on July 10th and 11th.

These meetings will include:

Overview of the Affordable Care Act
EMU’s proposal on the Affordable Care Act involving credit-hour loads for Part-Time Lecturers
Discussion of EMU’s proposal
Decisions on how to respond to EMU’s proposal
Information on chronic late paychecks to Part-Time Lecturers

The meetings will take place at the following times and locations:

Wednesday, July 10 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (203 Pray Harrold)
Wednesday, July 10 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (203 Pray Harrold)
Wednesday, July 10 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (308 Pray Harrold)

Thursday, July 11 11:00 AM -12:30 PM (203 Pray Harrold)
Thursday, July 11 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (203 Pray Harrold)

See you there!

JCOER Hearing on the 2013-15 Comp Plan

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - The Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) is scheduled to hold a public meeting to review OSER's Compensation Plan for 2013-2015. The meeting is scheduled for room 412 East, State Capitol, beginning at 10:00 am.

Read the meeting announcement here.

Read OSER's summary here.

See the entire Comp Plans proposed by OSER here.

HTA Summer 2013 Availability Contacts

If problems or concerns arise during the summer, your HTA officers are available for you. Please click here for the summer schedule:

BESE Report: June 2013

“Course Choice” robs funds from at-risk programs

A scandal-plagued program adopted by the legislature in 2012 will be funded by taking money dedicated to at-risk prekindergarten students and other initiatives aimed at improving student performance.

BCFPE Plans Legislative Strategy

*Click for the flyer* Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees (BCFPE) president John Ripley has scheduled a meeting to discuss the Baltimore County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights. The bill was proposed in Maryland’s last legislative session, but was not passed.

AFTMD Locals Show Support for South Korean Education Workers

AFT-Maryland local unions stand in support of South Korean education support workers who are an integral part of students' educational programs yet have no job stability or fair wages based on experience.

Staff and members of the City Union of Baltimore (CUB, Local 800, pictured to the right), Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC, Local 6197) and Maryland Classified Employees Association (MCEA, Local 1935) had their photos taken with supportive signs, collected by AFT to be shared with the workers in the effort in South Korea.

See more photos on our Facebook page.

Attorney General to appeal recent ruling regarding Rowland Layoffs to the United States Supreme Court.

As reported in the Press, Unions are disappointed that Attorney General Jepsen has decided to appeal the recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals, a decision that ruled the Rowland layoffs were a violation of the First Ammendment.

Click here for the news article on the CTMirror Website.

http://www.ctmirror.com/story/jepsen-appeal-rebuke-rowland-labor-case-us-supreme-court

Read the newsletter from the South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL) which contains information on State Budget Phone Banking, UW Hospital Rallies and the Dodge County All Union Picnic.

SCFL Newsletter