NTU Update - January 15, 2021
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In this issue
1) NTU in the community
2) Midyears (AGAIN)
3) NTU Retiree Chapter
4) Reducing effects of screen strain
AND MUCH MORE!
Contract Negotiations Update
JANUARY 10, 2021 — President Bill Garrity gives a negotiations debrief.
(You do not need a Facebook account to access the video.)
Fund Our Facilities Coalition Announces $200M Demand, Coalition Expansion
January 14, 2021
PHILADELPHIA— The Fund Our Facilities Coalition (FOF), established in early 2019 in response to the ongoing facilities crisis in Philadelphia’s public schools, continues to grow and further our demands for safe and healthy schools. Today, the Coalition released an updated demand and member list. Newly elected officials outlined their commitment to the Coalition and their decision to immediately join as partners.
Application Period for AFT-W 2020-21 Scholarships NOW CLOSED
The application period for 2020-2021 scholarships has now closed. Applications were due to AFT-Wisconsin by March 15, 2021. Thank you for your applications! Winners will be notified by May 1, 2021.
2020 Year In Review for AFT-Maryland
Each year presents the state federation with opportunities to serve members and help out in the community. Before meeting the opportunities of 2021, it’s worthwhile to look back at AFT-Maryland’s efforts from 2020.
PFT President Jerry Jordan on Domestic Terrorism in DC
January 6, 2021
PHILADELPHIA— In response to the coup attempt in Washington, D.C., PFT President Jerry Jordan issued the following statement:
“I’m disgusted and sickened by the domestic terrorism unfolding at the US Capitol. In an extraordinarily dangerous and volatile situation, a group of primarily white seditionists are attempting a coup, and this disgraceful display speaks so profoundly to how broken our society is.
AFT-W President Kim Kohlhaas Statement, January 6 2021
Justice for Jacob Blake. #BLM
A Message from Jerry Jordan
December 23, 2020
Dear Members,
It has certainly been an historic year, and one wrought with profound loss and sadness. And as you embark upon a well-deserved respite, I hope you will take time to pause and reflect on how much you have accomplished amidst such trying times. You have done so much for our schoolchildren, your families, and your communities. I hope that you have a peaceful holiday break, and that however you celebrate, you will do so in a way that keeps you and yours safe.
The year was so profound, that I wanted to take a look back at just some of what has unfolded, and our union’s role in all of it. So, bear with me-- this is a long one, but I believe it’s important to reflect on one of the most significant years in recent history.
PFT President Jerry Jordan Testimony in Opposition to Delaying Changes to the Tax Abatement
December 1, 2020
This afternoon, PFT President Jerry Jordan delivered testimony before City Council in opposition to Bill 200366, which would delay changes to the 10-year tax abatement.
AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin, 2021-02
January 10, 2021
Bow, NH
To say the first full week of 2021 was eventful is a gross understatement. The shocking attempt at a coup in Washington DC will be memorialized by historians but should not surprise anyone following politics the past twenty years. Commentary is already flowing fast and furious, and there is little need to add to it. Suffice to say, the attempted coup bears witness to the continued power and stridency of white supremacist thinking and rhetoric and its deep roots in American history and culture. Sadly, lives were lost, including police officer, Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries incurred in the line of duty. Unsurprisingly, Governor Sununu has not ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of Officer Sicknick. One can only suspect our dear governor is still holding his finger in the air, trying to determine the direction of the political winds before he considers acting or taking a stand in regards to the coup and his party leader, President Trump.
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