Sisters and Brothers: I hope to encourage all Sisters of the Florida Labor Movement and Working Women from all sectors to take the National Survey of Working Women. The results will assist to guide specific issues and policies of the AFL-CIO in the future. It’s been over five years since our federation asked working women about their
Read moreThe 2016 online scholarship application is now open. For information go to https://www.unionplus.org/college-education-financing/union-plus-scholarship Application deadline:  12:00pm (noon, Eastern Time), Saturday, January 31, 2016. Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $3.7 million to students of union families. Over 2,500 union families have benefited from our commitment to higher education. This program is offered
Read moreWith a majority of teacher and school related personnel (SRP) casting ballots, the United School Employees of Pasco received a stamp of approval on the most recently negotiated contracts with the District School Board of Pasco County. On Thursday, September 17, 2015 the USEP Election Committee counted the ballots tonight at the United School Employees
Read moreIn 1968, teachers and other school personnel went on strike to protest low pay and benefits as well as a large surge in student enrollment with very little funding approved for hiring additional personnel and building new schools. After then-governor Claude Kirk vetoed legislation which would have increased school funding, teachers and school personnel
Read moreThough both the USEP and District bargaining teams are eager to reach a settlement ahead of the beginning of the school year, there are a number of things remaining to be addressed. Among them: economics, several language proposals and (one critical sticking point for the instructional contract) teacher evaluations. The District’s proposed changes to the
Read moreThe budget passed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Governor Scott last month left many Floridians scratching their heads, but a particular line-item that funds bonuses for teachers with high test scores has been especially puzzling. The line item establishes Florida’s Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program, and we’ve received a number of questions from
Read moreContract negotiations for the 2015-2016 school year moved forward this week as the District offered its initial “Economic Proposal†to both the SRP and Instructional Bargaining Teams. “The District’s initial proposal to provide an “average” of 3% to employees is a positive start, 4% would be good, and 5% would move towards getting our employees
Read moreThis morning, AFT president Randi Weingarten’s monthly New York Times/Huffington Post column will focus on the importance of collective voice, drawing from her keynote address at AFT TEACH. She writes, “Two-thousand educators descended on Washington, D.C., to learn from experts and one another, and once there, the theme was resounding: The voices of educators matter.
Read moreCongratulations to Pasco teacher and USEP member Bobbi Startling on being selected by PBS to serve as a 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator! Bobbi teaches fourth and fifth grade at Woodland Elementary School, where she uses cutting-edge technology to promote digital literacy and collaborative learning in her classrooms. She also leads the Robotics and Technology
Read moreAfter another week of bargaining sessions, proposals are moving and progressing along. USEP confirmed the District’s intent to allow a few long-standing MOU’s to expire and received the District’s initial proposal on teacher evaluations. USEP also made progress passing opening language of our own. The SRP team met on Wednesday and the Instructional team met
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