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Examples of How Merit Pay is Treated in Collective Bargaining Agreements

Many Collective Bargaining Contracts preserve merit pay as was documented in the book Managed Professionals; Unionized Faculty and Restructuring Academic Labor by AAUP General Secretary Gary Rhoades. In this article by Craig Flanery, AAUP Senior Program Officer, examples of how merit pay is treated in several contracts are given. The institutions cited have AAUP or AAUP/AFT as their Collective Bargaining (CB) agents. Flanery also includes language in the contracts about sharing salary information for salary studies. 

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Welcome to Your Website !!

The Lawndale Federation Of Classified Employees has launched its first ever website, joining many locals across the WORLD on the information super highway. Click the title for more information.

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GFCCE Needs Your Vote

On March 23 the GFCCE will hold an election to, among other things, decide whether to adopt the new political action committee (GCOPE).  I am asking for your "yes" vote on this matter.  The members of the GFCCE have been an under-utilized resource in determining the outcome of local school board elections.  We hope to change that by endorsing qualified candidates.  If you click on the title of this post you will see my letter to the membership that is being place in mailboxes this week.  I hope to see you at the polls next week and I urge your yes vote. 

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MECEU holds its first meeting in Western Mass

On Wednesday, Feb. 24, early educators met at Red Rose Pizza in Springfield to talk about struggles they share and why they need a non-traditional union for teachers, directors, and owners in the state.....

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A True Assessment

Education historian Diane Ravith has provided a stinging rebuke of President Obama's education policy:  www.latimes.com/news/local/education/la-oe-ravitch14-2010mar14,0,4987871,print.story

Society simply cannot expect to legislate improvements in public schools.  It takes dedication and investment.  Here are a few key passages from the op-ed:








"Today there is empirical evidence, and it shows clearly that choice, competition and accountability as education reform levers are not working. But with confidence bordering on recklessness, the Obama administration is plunging ahead, pushing an aggressive program of school reform -- codified in its signature Race to the Top program -- that relies on the power of incentives and competition. This approach may well make schools worse, not better...








Having embraced the Republican agenda of choice, competition and accountability, the Obama administration is promoting the privatization of large segments of American education and undermining the profession of teaching. This toxic combination is the latest Big Idea in education reform. Like so many of its predecessors, it is not likely to improve education."

 

Summer Institute Photos

Beauregard Federation President Bonnie Smith attended the LFT Summer Leadership Institute. Please click here.

CDE Assesses Schools

The California Department of Education published a list of lowest performing schols across the state:  www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/pl/index.asp.

The "persistently lowest-achieving schools" will be subjected to restructuring mandates as outlined in Race to the Top.  

 

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District Refuses to Crunch Numbers for Retirement Benefit

The District refuses to crunch numbers for a retirement benefit that could entice up to five people to retire.  This is baffling since getting five employees to retire will help reduce our budget deficit and hopefully rescind pink slips.  It would also generate good will between the District and employees and reward our longest serving employees.

Keep in mind that this is all happening at a time when the District is asking for many "take backs" at the negotiating table and took out a loan of $2,000,000.

 

 

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