2019 Annual Meeting set for Bangor, Portland locations
PATFA invites you to join part-time faculty members from around Maine at the 2019 Annual Meeting – at two locations on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
We will gather in Portland and Bangor for a 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. meeting using video conference technology. A free lunch will be provided at both locations.
The Part-time Faculty Association of Maine (PATFA) represents the 2,000 adjunct faculty members at the seven universities of the University of Maine System. All adjuncts are welcome and are invited to this meeting, although only PATFA members may vote.
2019 Staffing Information
All your staffing needs for 2019-2020 school year can be found below (click "MORE" for all documents related to staffing)
Workers' Memorial Day - Observed Friday April 26 in Hartford, Bushnell Park
Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don’t die of mystery ailments, or in tragic “accidents”. They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn’t that important a priority. Workers’ Memorial Day commemorates those workers. Workers’ Memorial Day is held on 28 April every year, all over the world workers and their representatives conduct events, demonstrations, vigils and a whole host of other activities to mark the day.
Lesson Plan Settlement Agreement Signed
April 19, 2019
Dear Members,
I am pleased to announce that today CTA and the District signed a settlement agreement concerning lesson plans.
To summarize the settlement, teachers will not be required to use Curriculum Resource Materials (CRMs), lesson plan templates or to complete team lesson plans. Teachers do not have to prepare common boards or use team lesson plans.
DRS Tax Attorney Agreement Approved by Legislature
Congratulations to the DRS Tax Attorneys!!!!! We officially welcome you into A&R!!!!!
SABEA April 2019 Newsletter
Here is our SABEA Newsletter for April 2019.
Breaking news that NYS has made important changes in APPR language that will no longer link state exams, with local bargaining, to teacher evaluations. Quite the news and a huge thank you to those who contribute to VOTE COPE to help make this happen.
In this newsletter, information regarding our June election of officers: candidates, their bios and timeline for the elections including absentee ballot information.
STATEWIDE WALK-IN ON APRIL 17th!
Negotiations Update
Since the College closed for Covid 19, your Negotiating Team has been meeting with the College on a regular basis via Zoom as we continue to strive for a fair and equitable contract.
Our last session was conducted on May 14th, and our next session which was scheduled for May 28th was cancelled by the College. We will update this message as soon as another session is sceduled.
While we do our best to bring you a tentative agreement as soon as possible, please know that we appreciate your patience and support.
Stop & Shop Workers Go On Strike - Don't Cross that Picket Line!
Approximately 31,000 employees from five unions in CT, Massachusetts and Rhode Island went on strike today to due to failed contract negotiations with their employer, Stop & Shop. The workers walked off their jobs to protest the company’s proposed drastic and unreasonable cuts to health care and take home pay, issues unresolved at the bargaining table. Without a contract since late February, last month union members gave their negotiating team the authorization to call a strike. That strike went into effect at 1:00pm today, when the five New England United Food & Commercial Workers locals representing unionized employees at Stop & Shop authorized the strike and asked union members to walk off the job. The unions have been without a contract since February. The company’s latest contract proposal includes the following drastic cuts:
- Requires the average full-time employee to pay an additional $893 in weekly health care premiums over three years.
- Reduces the monthly pension benefit for many newly hired full-time employees by 32 percent.
A&R supports workers' rights - including the New England United Food & Commercial Workers right to strike!
We encourage all A&R members to respect the UFCW picket lines - and ask that union members not cross their picket line. Support these striking workers by taking your business elsewhere.
We encourage everyone to buy and shop union whenever possible. To make this easier, here is a list of union grocery stores in Connecticut represented by the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW). We thank the AFL-CIO CT for providing this list.
- Shop Rites in the following towns: Hamden, West Haven, Milford, East Haven, Stratford, Enfield, West Hartford, Canton, and Orange
- ACME Markets: Riverside, New Canaan, Greenwich, and Stamford
- Fairway Market: Stamford
- Food Bazaar: Bridgeport
- Kings Supermarket: Greenwich
