Photos from the USEP team at the Take On Tallahassee Rally from Monday. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate! Photos from Walk-Ins in support of Take On Tallahassee: If you would like to have photos from your Walk-In posted here, please email them to usep@useponline.org. Read more
Happy New Year, As we kick off the decade of the 2020s, I have been thinking a lot about the famous words of Frederick Douglass. Many of you probably know he said, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.†But it is the next line of his speech that Read more
SRP Contract Ratification and Instructional Contract Settlement https://youtu.be/si2hucFzGyw If you are unable to view the video on this page, click here to view it on Youtube. Read more
The District and USEP bargaining teams at the negotiating table working out a tentative agreement. SRP CONTRACT SETTLEMENT REACHED!! The USEP and District SRP Bargaining teams met again last night (Nov. 18th) and after a long bargaining session, reached a tentative agreement on all issues. This year’s negotiations started in mid-June and just completed last Read more
SRP Bargaining Update November 1, 2019 The Union and District teams met again on October 16th to resume normal contract negotiations. The Union passed its first “Economic Proposal†which was really a counterproposal to a District proposal of September 18th! The reason this process is taking longer this year is strictly due to the District’s Read more
Instructional Bargaining Update #4 October 24, 2019 IMPORTANT:Â ALL SIGNED LANGUAGE AND MOUs as well as the latest proposals brought to the negotiations table are on our website: useponline.org. NEXT SESSION:Â Not yet scheduled SUMMARY: Thursday, October 24th was our most recent session at the table. USEP brought an economic counter proposal to the District's Read more
We're inviting all USEP members to join with the Hernando Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA) and come out as the FEA FundOurFuture Tour stops in Spring Hill this Friday. Where: Marker 48, 12147 Cortez Blvd, Spring Hill When: Friday, November 1st, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Read more
Governor DeSantis has proposed using around $600 Million to raise the starting teacher pay to $47,500. While it is great news that he is hearing about the dismal pay in this state, I'm not sure his program actually hits the intended mark. Gov. DeSantis talks about doing this to "recruit and retain" teachers in this Read more
Instructional Bargaining Update #2 September 19th, 2019 The District asked for a joint session with both the Instructional and SRP Bargaining Teams. The District brought the Health and Welfare Language that was passed by both the SRP and Instructional. Many of the issues brought up by our teams were addressed by the District’s counter to Read more
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