February 11, 2019 ~ Bow, NH

Guns, guns, guns.  Do you think guns ought to be permitted in schools?  Do you believe school districts should be permitted to set policies on the carrying of firearms on school properties?  Or do you believe the State should simply bar firearms from school properties in NH?  These are questions that matter, and the House Education Committee will be holding hearings on two bills concerning firearms in school this coming Wednesday morning, February 13, starting at 9am.  If you would like to testify regarding this issue, you can simply come to the Legislative Office Building in Concord, Rooms 210-211, for hearings at 9am (HB 101) and/or 10am (HB 564).  You can also email the committee members and express your views regarding regulation of firearms in NH schools—simply write them at HouseEducationCommittee@leg.state.nh.us.  Let your voice be heard!

We recieved a single nominee for each of the four elected officer positions:

• VP Tier I: Ray Bennettson (Returning officer)
• VP Tier II: Doug Kingsbury (Returning officer)
• VP Community Outreach: Trisha Faraday (Returning officer)
• Chief Steward: Jean Morningstar

• HB 6926 requires public employers to provide employee lists to the exclusive bargaining agent at least once per calendar quarter.
• HB 6930 requires public employers to provide unions access to new employee orientations so the union can inform new hires of their rights, responsibilities and the role of the union and the benefits provided.
• HB 6935 requires public employers to consult with the union before issuing mass employee communications regarding their rights to either join or support a union.
• HB 6936 requires public employers to honor the terms of the authorization process for employee payroll deductions for union dues.

Learn more in this report from the CT AFL-CIO. 

UHP scholarship funds helped member Sabine Donato Dabady return to school for her BSN, and last year she earned her MSN in the adult gerontology nurse practitioner program at Western Connecticut State University.

As a result of legislation championed by NYSUT, the state AFL-CIO and other unions across the state, (signed into law 4/2017), union members in New York can deduct their union dues from the state income taxes if they itemize.

This is the 2019 Legislative tracker for AFT Utah. It is a list of bills that AFT Utah is monitoring and lobbying for during the Legislative Session. If you have any questions or comments on the bills, please email zasay@aftutah. Your input is always appreciated.

http://ut.aft.org/sites/default/files/2019_legislative_tracker_members.xlsx

In This Issue:

1) Letter From President: District hiring practices under state control

2) Rebuttals

3) Building Faculty and Student Success

And much more!

United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS), American Federation of Teachers Local 223, is proud to support this legal challenge by our state federation, AFT-Wisconsin.

For Immediate Release
February 4, 2019

Unions File Lawsuit to Protect Wisconsin Governor from Lame-Duck Power Grab
 

February 7, 2019 — UFAS members voted unanimously today to pass a resolution of support for striking faculty at Wright State University and to donate $200 to their strike fund.

The UFAS Steering Committee had previously sent a letter, dated January 28, 2019, to the president and Board of Trustees at Wright State University calling for a fair contract for striking faculty there.

The membership resolution reads:

The members of United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS), American Federation of Teachers Local 223, send solidarity greetings from Madison, Wisconsin. We endorse the letter from the UFAS Steering Committee, dated January 28, 2019, to WSU president Cheryl Schrader and the institution’s Board of Trustees. We fully support your demand for a fair contract that protects faculty working conditions and student learning conditions, which are one and the same.

STA supports graduating seniors by offering four scholarshps valued at $1,000 each. One scholarship is open for our members' children, regardless of the high school from which they will graduate. The deadline to apply is May 1st. Click here for more information. Good luck!