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The votes have been tallied, and the results are:

President: Jessie Merritt, WOC

Vice President: Gina Mc Grath, Virginia Manor

Treasurer: Adale Cameron, Virginia Manor

Recording Secretary: Maggie Aders, Newman Springs GH

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The ratification count was held Thursday, March 12th. Unfortunately, the majority of the bargaining unit rejected the Employer's offer.

We will be contacting you soon to let you know how we're going to proceed.


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Photo of AFT President Randi Weingarten addressing TEACH 2023

The AFT has always been a solutions-driven union, and our new campaign, launched during TEACH on July 21, proves it once again with a fresh, practical approach to strengthening public education. As AFT President Randi Weingarten pointed out during her keynote speech, the $5 million, yearlong campaign, “Real Solutions for Kids and Communities,” stands up against attacks on public schools and offers real-world solutions to build up, rather than break down, our communities.

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Randi Weingarten at a Massachusetts high school

Summer is upon us, and parents, children and teachers are winding down from what has been an exhausting and fully operational school year—the first since the devastating pandemic. The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 has affected our students’ and families’ well-being and ignited the politics surrounding public schools. All signs point to the coming school year unfolding with the same sound and fury, and if extremist culture warriors have their way, being even more divisive and stressful.

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What unions do

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In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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I hope everyone is staying as safe and healthy as possible throughout this pandemic.  
 
On July 1, 2020, Bob Angel, the Arc of Monmouth's Executive Director wrote a letter to the ARC employees which you will find attached.
 
Hopefully, all of our unit members will be recalled to their positions soon. As information becomes available, it will be posted to this site.
 
In Solidarity,
 
Jessie Merritt

Local President

 

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It is important that our members understand their rights regarding any meeting with management that could result in disciplinary action.

This is a link to the Weingarten Rights.

Also, if you have an issue which you believe is a possible grievance, please refer to this link to learn more about what is a gripe versus grievance.

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Please click here to download the Revised Constitution.

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