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Edinburg AFT Is On Fire - Winter 2013 Newsletter
Read about what is happening with your union in our Winter 2013 Newsletter
What does the PISA report tell us about U.S. education?
EA's Montserrat Garibay: Closing a Fear Gap So Children Can Achieve (Dec. 1 New York Times)
AUSTIN, Tex. — The meeting began, as so many in middle-school auditoriums do, uncomfortably. Parents squeezed into chairs fit for 12-year-old knees. The speaker’s first question fell flat.
“Estamos listos a aprender mucho?” repeated Montserrat Garibay, an official with the local teachers’ union. Are we ready to learn a lot?
Nominations -- 2013 Elections
Nominations for the Dowling College Chapter of NYSUT 2013 elections
(Officer and committee membership terms are from 2/1/14 through 1/31/15)
The Daily Reports on Our Struggle for a Fair Contract
The Daily, November 17th:
"The “last, best, and final” proposal from the UW on Sept. 20 in its negotiations with the university’s International and English Language Program (IELP) faculty has drawn the attention of Seattle lawmakers and sparked protests on campus."
You can read the rest of the article here.
AFT Local 6486 at the UW Board of Regents Meeting
In a short speech at the November 14 meeting, Daphne Mackey asked the Board of Regents to support the union’s efforts to reach a fair labor agreement with the University of Washington. She informed the Board of the union’s goals and expressed concern about the University’s proposals and refusal to mediate their differences. She asked the Regents to join others in the University community as well as government leaders in urging that negotiations move forward.
UEA officer receives global engagement award

Press release UMD Office of External Affairs