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St. Tammany Parish paraprofessional Lori Drake was named winner of a Louisiana Federation of Teachers PSRP Scholarship at the Federation's Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference. |
We have new contracts! Teachers, school employees and the St. Tammany Parish School Board have all ratified our new, four-year contracts. Higher salaries and better benefits are hallmarks of the agreements!
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If you have questions about the AFT Disaster Relief Fund or would like to request an application form, please send an e-mail to StormAid@lft-aft.org. Be sure to include your name, address, contact information and the name of your school district. Click here for access to more information about the aftermath of the storms. |
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Taking a long tradition of union-led education reform to a new level, the AFT on Sept. 11 announced the creation of the AFT Innovation Fund, a groundbreaking initiative to be funded by the union and philanthropies to support sustainable, innovative and collaborative reform projects developed by members to strengthen our public schools.
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A new national TV ad campaign launched on Labor Day highlights the critical issues facing America's struggling middle class. The ads—produced by American Rights at Work—are part of a coordinated effort among labor unions, workers' rights advocates and other groups to build on broad public support for the Employee Free Choice Act as a way to help create better jobs. Get more information and sign the online petition.
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West Virginia's independent union of more than 7,800 school service personnel has affiliated with the AFT and AFT-West Virginia. The two state organizations together represent about 15,000 workers, and, if approved by AFT's executive council in September, the agreement will make the AFT the largest union in West Virginia.
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Delegates to the 2008 AFT convention elected a new slate of national officers on July 14 in Chicago, voting to install Randi Weingarten as president, Antonia Cortese as secretary-treasurer and Lorretta Johnson as executive vice president.
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Over a period of just seven weeks, from Jan. 14-March 3, a total of 26,419 people took the online 2008 Health Care for America Survey sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Working America. Most are insured and employed. Most are college graduates. More than half are union members.
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Update on post-Katrina recovery effort.
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Letter addresses rumors and the future of the School System.
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Saving Jobs! Preserving Benefits!
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In avoidance of and as an alternative to immediate district wide layoffs.
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Update on legislation in the special session affecting public school employees.
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Last call for grant applications |
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SAVING JOBS! PRESERVING BENEFITS! |
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Make your Voice heard in Baton Rouge!
Widely recognized as the most effective and influential education organization in the state, The Louisiana Federation of Teachers represents more than 17,000 teachers and school employees. Join the LFT Action Center and add our voice to the thousands already influencing education policy in the capitol!
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A regularly updated source of information on the latest educational issues. |
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More than 20,000 paraprofessionals and school-related personnel represented by the Oregon School Employees Association have voted to affiliate with the AFT, marking the largest affiliation of an independent union in AFT history.
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