The most current edition of the PFTCE Profile is now available. Please be sure to look through, and read this important issue.
From your PFTCE staff: Belinda, Michelle, Allison, & Bill along with your E-Board: Frank Acosta, Louise Currin, Michael Fried, Aimee Marciniak, Thea Stayton, Tim Taylor, & Becky Wright.
Have a wonderful, safe, & warm Winter Break!
The newest edition of our newsletter is on the web. Be sure to check it out!
November MEMBERSHIP Meeting
at Holladay School
(2600 SE 71st, just south of Division)
Wednesday, November 3rd, 5:30-7:30 pm
Join us as we nominate & elect the PFTCE Election Committee, address Health Care options, discuss our recent audit, and other topics of importance.
You might win one of our FABULOUS DOOR PRIZES!
The most recent installment of the PFTCE Profile is now available for you to read, please take a moment to look it over as it has some great information about the “Pers Bubble” MOU that is now in place for this school year, your Weingarten rights, and much more!
Our most current PFTCE newsletter is now available. And it is full of great information you need to know – regarding comp time/flex time for “Thanksgiving Wednesday”, lunch and breaks, as well as candidate information for the up-coming election.
In these troubling times it is more important than ever that we elect education and labor friendly representatives.
Your state union affiliate AFT-Oregon has made recommendations for Oregon State Offices and US Senator and US House Representatives that have been mailed directly to your home*. Please look at those recommendations as you are marking your ballot as well as other research tools you use in determining your vote. AFT-Oregon has a thorough and rigorous process of written questionnaires and interviews. Candidates are not recommended just because they are of a certain party, but because they support the values and interests of the union and working people. The AFT-Oregon makes its recommendations based on resolutions passed at annual conventions.
There are plenty of opportunities to be part of the process by phone banking or canvassing, more information and dates are located here. I’ll be at most of these events, please join me!!
-Louise Currin, PFTCE Political Education VP
Remember Ballots must be received by your county’s election office by Tuesday, November 2!!!!
*If you are not receiving publications from AFT or AFT-Oregon, PFTCE probably does not have a current address on file for you. Please contact PFTCE at 503-236-3497 with that information.
- Wednesday October 13, 2010 Phone Bank and Canvass for AFL-CIO and AFT-Oregon with special guest Congressman Earl Blumenauer. 5:30 pm (dinner provided at 5pm). 411 NE 19th Avenue in Portland (19th and Sandy).
- Wednesday October 20, 2010 Phone Bank and Canvass for AFL-CIO and AFT-Oregon with special guest State Treasurer Ted Wheeler. 5:30 pm (dinner provided at 5pm). 411 NE 19th Avenue in Portland (19th and Sandy).
- Wednesday October 27, 2010 Phone Bank and Canvass for AFL-CIO and AFT-Oregon with special guest Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. 5:30 pm (dinner provided at 5pm). 411 NE 19th Avenue in Portland (19th and Sandy).
- Monday November 1, 2010 Phone Bank and Canvass for AFL-CIO and AFT-Oregon. 5:30 pm (dinner provided at 5pm). 411 NE 19th Avenue in Portland (19th and Sandy).
If you are interested please fill out this form. Email aftoregonelection2010@yahoo.com, or contact Marcus Swift of AFT Oregon at 503-595-3880, MarcusS@AFT-Oregon.org .
After three LONG months of waiting, the contract re-opener that WE ratified on June 17th, was finally approved at the School Board meeting on September 13th. You will see a 2% COLA salary increase in your September 30th paycheck. Because the contract date is July 1, 2010, you will receive retro pay for any time worked between July 1st and August 15th, which SHOULD be included in your October 30th check.
Pay schedules for 200s, 210s, and 260s will be merged as of July 1st, also. For those of you eligible, you will receive a step effective December 16th, and those already at the top step will receive a longevity bonus in January.
Other good news–when you notice those first flakes of snow falling this winter, you needn’t panic about losing pay because the schools might close! Pull out your sleds and your fur mukluks, and enjoy the weather! We’ll get paid for up to five days for emergency closures!!
For details, please see the Contract Flyer PDF we have prepared. Print some off and share them with your fellow Classified co-workers!
Please join us for the…
Back to School
PFTCE Union Meeting & Pizza Party
on
WEDNESDAY, September 15th
5:30-7:30 PM
at
Flying Pie Pizza
7804 SE Stark St.
Portland, OR 97215
(503) 254-2016
LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN COME…
PLEASE email our office:
allison@pftce.org
NO LATER THAN Tuesday, September 14th
(We don’t want to run out of pizza!)
Our Agenda will include:
*The Interim President’s “State of the Union” message
*Meeting our friends from AFT-Oregon
*Bargaining and contract updates
*The latest news on layoffs
*Plans for the 2010-11 school year
Come be part of the fun… the pizza and pop are on us!
All PFTCE Full Members & Fair Share are invited!
(Sorry, there won’t be room for families)