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We are leading the charge to ensure that your rights are not taken away from you, but we need your help.
The State insists on trying to exclude you form your Union by classifying you a “Supervisors”.
The state statutes defines a supervisor as, “any individual who normally performs different work from his subordinates, having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend a preponderance of such actions, if in connection with the foregoing the exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the us of independent judgment. A memorandum of agreement may provide for definition of “supervisory employee” as an alternative to the definition herein”.
The State expects to classify you as
Supervisors without paying you as, or giving you the rights of a supervisor!
Please attend one of our upcoming meetings so we can update you on the current situation, answer questions, and help us help you by filling out a survey. These surveys are critical to our efforts to ensure you are not excluded from your Union. The survey would take no more that 5 – 10 minutes, and could mean the difference between success and failure in our bid to protect you and your Union rights.
Join with us to protect your future!
Norton November 19, 2008
Ellsworth November 20, 2008
Larned November 21, 2008
Hutchinson November 24, 2008
El Dorado November 25, 2008
Topeka December 1, 2008
Lansing December 3, 2008
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers,
Testifies at Congressional Hearing
On Economic Recovery, Job Creation and Investment in America
Asks Members of Congress To Act Quickly To Strengthen Economy
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten today urged Congress to invest in jobs, education and healthcare as part of the federal response to current economic difficulties.
Testifying on Capitol Hill at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on economic recovery, job creation and investment in America, Weingarten, head of the 1.4 million-member union, said, “The simple fact is this: Education and the economy are intertwined. Neither is strong when the other is weak.”
“Difficult times demand bold action. The boldest action that you can take now is the simplest: Invest in the foundations of our country’s strength—jobs, education and healthcare,” Weingarten added.
Weingarten laid out AFT members’ most immediate priorities for a federal economic recovery plan that will stop the irreparable damage to our nation’s citizens, including our children: to get people back to work, to provide fiscal relief to the states and localities, and to invest in infrastructure, including school construction.
A complete transcript of Weingarten’s testimony is available at HERE
Letter: We deserve better
I am writing in response to the article Oct. 8 about Lynn Jenkins' attendance — or should I say lack thereof — at KPERS board meetings.
I don't doubt for a moment that running a campaign for Congress can be distracting, but even so, Kansans expect their state treasurer to keep an eye on their investments.
Yet Lynn Jenkins missed every single KPERS board meeting last quarter as the pension fund suffered a billion-dollar loss.
These are very, very difficult economic times. We work hard for our pensions. And our hard-earned income from tax dollars should receive the same attention that we as state employees bring to our jobs.
We don't make much money, but we make Kansas work and pay taxes, too. KPERS board members are expected to be trustees of our retirement fund as well as keepers and advisers of important tax dollars paid by all Kansans. It's times like these when sound leadership and close oversight are most important.
Showing up for work is not only a part of the job description, it's a minimum expectation. Hardworking Kansans deserve better.
LISA OCHS, Topeka
The full article can be found HERE
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