Help stop the spread by reporting COVID-19 cases or unsafe working conditions on your campus.

https://www.stopthespreadtx.school/

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After reviewing the video NISD posted for the community, we received a lot of concerns from members that the information being shared wasn't accurate. This affects the health and safety of our campuses and community, so please answer this survey as honestly as possible. No personal identifiers will be shared with the district. However, we may contact you for more information or updates. 

Thank you, 

Your Northside AFT Team

All members should be aware that our Healthcare Open Enrollment period is occurring now and will remain open through the month end of September.

This is your (only) opportunity to change your healthcare plan until July 2021 (with the exception of life changes like birth of a child, etc).   Also remember, if you were recently divorced or your kids "aged" out of the healthcare plan, make sure you remove them as dependents to your plan.

A&R has a couple of steward vacancies we are looking to fill and we need the next generation of union stewards to step forward.  Our primary coverage priorities are at: DAS, DRS, DDS, and DMV.  If you are an A&R member and interested in becoming a steward (especially at one of the listed agencies),  send a: (1) cover letter; (2) a résumé; and (3) the names and phone numbers of two A&R members in the applicant’s agency to serve as character references.

Please send your application either by email to plamb@andr.org or by mail, attention Patrick Lamb, Chief Steward at A&R, 805 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT    06067.

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Delegates to the AFT Vermont convention ratified the platform for the 2021-22 legislative session. The platform includes:

RC 43 President , Felicia Bruce, has been recognized by the Florida Alliance of Retired Americans, FLARA, as having made service to others a key part of her life.  She has served RC 43 as VP for several terms and in July made the transition to President.

"It is the responsibility of everyone, regardless of if you are a teacher, a school principal, or school committee member, to ensure the safest school environment possible, especially in the middle of a Pandemic that has already killed nearly 200,000 people in this nation," said Nicole Reminder, President of the North Attleboro Federation of Teachers. "Why has the district not released an assessment of the HVAC for the public to see?"

This has certainly been an unusual year, but none-the-less, Monday is Labor Day already.  Created and maintained as a national holiday for over 120 years., Labor Day is exactly what it sounds like: it is a day set aside to honor and commemorate all that labor unions have contributed to the work environment.  All of the gains achieved through the labor movement have had a tremendous, positive, and noteable impact on the wages, hours, and working conditions of this country.   Enjoy your holiday, celebrate safely.  9/4/2020