Capitol Protests (by Brent Nicastro)
Capitol protests.
A fight for the very soul of our country
In her most recent column appearing in the New York Times, AFT President Randi Weingarten talks about the need for our country to return to the kind of thoughtful yet passionate discourse and engagement in civic life that's been far too rare lately.
Weingarten to Senate on court nomination: Do your job
The Constitution is crystal clear about what to do when there's a Supreme Court vacancy: The president of the United States nominates a candidate for the bench, and the Senate provides advice and consent, AFT President Randi Weingarten says, urging the Senate to do its job.
The New Civil Service Law, Act 150, Laws of 2015
SCFL Scholarships for 2016
Scholarships are available from the South Central Federation of Labor for WPEC members in southern Wisconsin. See the attached Scholarship Rules for the details such as eligibility. The deadline is July 1, 2016.
AFT-Wisconsin newsletter: February 2016
The February 2016 issue of The Union Voice, AFT-Wisconsin's newsletter, is now available. This issue focuses on actions our members are taking across Wisconsin to protect high-quality public education, effective public services, and clean government in Wisconsin. You can read individual articles below, or download the entire issue as a PDF file.
Eau Claire support staff mobilize for special ed assistant reclass
Public school support staff perform work that keeps their schools running, work that is essential to the educational mission of Wisconsin’s public school system. Unfortunately, this work is too often undervalued by school district administrations, who frequently ignore pressing issues that make it hard to recruit and retain the best school staff. So, after five years of pay freezes, reduced take-home pay, and declining benefits, members of AFT local 4018, the Eau Claire Schools Classified Staff Federation, decided they’d had enough, and made plans to take their issues directly to the school board.