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*Negotiations Survey*
The negotiations survey needs to be completed by Monday, August 27th.
Please click on the link below to complete the survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PFY6BGJ
Please click on the link below to complete the survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PFY6BGJ
Regional Retirement Workshop*
Suffield will be hosting a regional retirement workshop by CEA on Monday, September 24, 2018 from 4:00 - 6:30 pm at the High School. More information will follow over the summer.
*Constitution June 2018*
*SEA Blitz 2017 / 2018*
The SEA/CEA conducted a Blitz in the Suffield Public School system. We asked each of our members (teachers) three simple questions. Each of the four schools had the same three questions but sometimes differed in their answers.
Please click here for more information.
Please click here for more information.
*An Important Message About Janus*
Dear Suffield Education Association Member,
As you may know, the U.S. Supreme Court has released its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that could create significant challenges for teachers and our ability to bargain for good working conditions, decent wages, and quality public education.
In a 5-4 vote, the court struck down nearly four decades of legal protections for teachers and other union members, making it more difficult for us to speak with a unified voice about our workplace, our profession, and the well-being of our students. This is an attempt by corporate billionaires and special interest groups to take away our hard-won rights and freedoms, and to silence us. Please know that we will not be silenced.
Now, more than ever, it is important for us—as a union—to stand together. In states like Arizona and Wisconsin, where teachers’ voices have been silenced, salaries and benefits have plummeted, working conditions have eroded, class sizes are higher, and outcomes for students are often lower. That will not be the case in Connecticut if we stand together.
Some will try to weaken our union, and divide and conquer. You will see it in the near future—attacks from groups that want to privatize public education and take away our decent salaries, health insurance, and retirement benefits. If you are contacted by any groups trying to tear down our union, please let me know immediately.
This is the latest effort by corporate reformers, billionaires, and special interest groups to rig the system against working people and make our society more elitist. But unions will continue to be strong, aspirational, and not negative. Unions are the most effective means of having a collective voice and for providing a pathway to the middle class and stability for families. We are not going anywhere.
Though I am disappointed by the court’s decision, I will continue fighting to ensure that our union membership and bargaining power remain strong. That’s how we best serve our students and stand up for our profession. We are all part of this critical fight.
Below is information about the importance of union membership. Please take the time to read it and share it with your colleagues.Please also share the following videos, which are powerful reminders of why union membership matters.Please reach out to me with any questions. I look forward to working and organizing together—and proving that SEA members are stronger together.
Sincerely,
Mark Janick
SEA President
As you may know, the U.S. Supreme Court has released its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that could create significant challenges for teachers and our ability to bargain for good working conditions, decent wages, and quality public education.
In a 5-4 vote, the court struck down nearly four decades of legal protections for teachers and other union members, making it more difficult for us to speak with a unified voice about our workplace, our profession, and the well-being of our students. This is an attempt by corporate billionaires and special interest groups to take away our hard-won rights and freedoms, and to silence us. Please know that we will not be silenced.
Now, more than ever, it is important for us—as a union—to stand together. In states like Arizona and Wisconsin, where teachers’ voices have been silenced, salaries and benefits have plummeted, working conditions have eroded, class sizes are higher, and outcomes for students are often lower. That will not be the case in Connecticut if we stand together.
Some will try to weaken our union, and divide and conquer. You will see it in the near future—attacks from groups that want to privatize public education and take away our decent salaries, health insurance, and retirement benefits. If you are contacted by any groups trying to tear down our union, please let me know immediately.
This is the latest effort by corporate reformers, billionaires, and special interest groups to rig the system against working people and make our society more elitist. But unions will continue to be strong, aspirational, and not negative. Unions are the most effective means of having a collective voice and for providing a pathway to the middle class and stability for families. We are not going anywhere.
Though I am disappointed by the court’s decision, I will continue fighting to ensure that our union membership and bargaining power remain strong. That’s how we best serve our students and stand up for our profession. We are all part of this critical fight.
Below is information about the importance of union membership. Please take the time to read it and share it with your colleagues.Please also share the following videos, which are powerful reminders of why union membership matters.Please reach out to me with any questions. I look forward to working and organizing together—and proving that SEA members are stronger together.
Sincerely,
Mark Janick
SEA President
*Helpful Links*
The following links will allow you quick access to some of the most frequently accessed sites associated with the SEA: