Tim @ June 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
AFSE members overwhelmingly voted to ratify the 2008-11 contract. Nearly 90% of AFSE members voted in the online election. Later in the day, the NEA Executive Committee also voted to ratify meaning the contract is now in effect. Thanks to Rocio Inclan and Betty Jeung for the smooth operation of the online election.
Tim @ June 10, 2008 # One Comment
By last Thursday, all language from the “conceptual agreement” had been signed on to by both parties. Late Wednesday afternoon, the AFSE Executive Committee voted to strongly support and encourage passage of the the tentative agreement. Details on voting will be forthcoming, but the vote will be conducted electronically. As soon as the details are [...]
Tim @ May 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
May 29 Bargaining Report The last day of bargaining began at 10:30am with AFSE outlining a scenario, a hypothetical grouping of several articles, residency, duration of contract, health insurance, recognition, retirement, and travel. The idea was to tie similar interests together with some give and take and show that an agreement could be reached. [...]
Tim @ May 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Today’s rally was a smashing success! Over 300 people crammed the NEA Atrium to support AFSE. We also had AFSE members from all over the country joining via our first ever webcast. John Outcelt opened the rally by giving an update on the status of bargaining, which he characterized as “while the players [...]
Tim @ May 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Tuesday, May 27 A letter from John Outcelt AFSE Colleagues, There are only three days left in the bargaining process, and unfortunately we still have a long way to go. The situation, as we see it, is very serious and obviously urgent. The team is working hard toward a fair settlement by Thursday. [...]
Tim @ May 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If you can’t be in DC for tomorrow’s (5/28) rally, you can still take part in it by joining the webcast of the event. It will be broadcast via Yahoo Messenger. If you already have Yahoo Messenger installed on your computer, just add ‘timdedman’ to your buddy list prior to tomorrow’s rally. If you don’t [...]