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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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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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1.4 million-member union looks at proven abilities, bold plans |
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President Bush on Nov. 13 vetoed the spending bill passed by Congress last week for education, labor and health programs for fiscal year 2008 and asked that Congress support his fiscal year spending request. |
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released the state MAP scores on August 17, 2007. Click here to view the DESE news release of the results of 2006-07.
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In a historic decision on May 29, the Missouri Supreme Court gave public employees, including teachers, the right to bargain collectively with employers.
The ruling supports Article 1, Section 29 in the Missouri Constitution, which provides “That employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing.”
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The American Federation of Teachers has just released a report, titled "The 'Faculty Bias' Studies: Science or Propaganda?" which examines eight "studies" that purport to demonstrate how the political beliefs of faculty are disproportionately liberal and influence what is taught, learned and professed on college campuses. The report concludes that these studies are severely flawed in their methodology, and make sweeping assumptions that invalidate the "findings."
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In the March 22nd meeting of the Missouri State Board of Education, the St Louis School District was stripped of its accreditation. The hard-working teachers, staff and students of the district were present to hear the decision.
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Mold, extreme temperatures, overcrowding, poor air quality, vermin infestation and other deplorable conditions in too many public schools throughout the United States must be addressed immediately as a top educational priority, the American Federation of Teachers concludes in a report released December 4, 2006. Click here to watch an important video.
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Contact AFT Missouri
AFT Missouri
423 E. High Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 T: 573/635-0073 F: 573/634-5059 800/324-2623 toll free E: info@aftmissouri.org W: www.aftmissouri.org |
