My name is Kirk Wilkins, I am OSEA Chapter 48 President. I’m not the person you were expecting in this position, this is not the position I was expecting to be in. Events happened and the situation changed, and we are now reacting to that change. There is a lot of change coming that will effect our work place, we can sit back and wait to react to that change or we can become active and work to influence and shape this change.
This month’s meeting of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education raised some important questions.
A very reasonable proposal by a BESE member to protect pregnant teachers and active military personnel from potentially unfair evaluations was unnecessarily delayed last Wednesday. Superintendent of Education John White diverted the measure to two different committees and his own staff rather than allow a vote by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Submitted By: Devin Hunter
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The Classified/Management Agreement is the labor agreement between Hillsboro Classified Union and The Hillsboro School District. This documents esablishes a number of rules and regulations concerning labor relations. It is important that each member reads the agreement as to understand what the rules are.
If you have questions or need help understanding what a section means, please contact the union office for assistance.
This document is regularly re-negotiated by the bargaining committee. This committee is made up of union officers and volunteer members. If you are intested in helping with this process, contact the VP of Collective Bargaining.
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2012 Classified/Management Agreement
Contract Covers: July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015
The New Workers' Compensation Resource Website is Now Available. Click on The Link Below.
Click here to learn more about the Safe Schools Act that empowers teachers to remove disruptive students from their classrooms.
Spetember & October 2012 Mosaics issue
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As you can see we are working on revamping the site. We are working as fast as we can to get things to where it should be. Thanks for your continued support!
Date: 10/27/12
Time: 10am-7pm
Volunteers are needed to assist the general employees of the Town of Ocean City as they seek to get a ballot initiative passed that would grant them collective bargaining rights like the Police and Fire employees have had in the town for years. We will walk through the neighborhoods and talk to voters at their homes about the importance of passing this initiative, asking them to vote 'yes' in support of the initiative (a brief training will be provided).
Overnight accommodations for Saturday night, reimbursements for mileage to and from Ocean City, and a food stipend will all be provided.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Christine Curry at ccurry@aft-maryland.org or 202-486-2356 no later than Thursday October 18. 2012.
Click here, to view the NAACP's resolution on charter schools.
