PAF-AFT

Contact your Senator

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:23:41 -0500

Please join us and send a letter to your Senators on supporting millions of Americans who are out of work through no fault of their own. Tell them this should take priority over irresponsible tax cuts benefiting only the wealthiest two percent!

On Dec. 1, less than two weeks from now, the unemployment insurance program covering 2 million Americans will end. If Congress fails to act before then to extend the program, these struggling Americans will be left with no income. Worse yet, over the next five months, the total could rise to nearly 6 million unemployed Americans, further slowing our recovering economy and, in turn, resulting in more job loss.

While time runs out for struggling Americans’ unemployment insurance, Congress is considering extending tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. These cuts would limit the federal government’s ability to provide much-needed support to states and funding for critical education, health and job-training programs, since they would increase the deficit by $700 billion over the next 10 years.

Contact your Senator today by logging on to

http://action.aft.org/c/44/p/dia/action/public/index.sjs?action_Key=944

Scroll down the page until you see:

· Support Extension of Unemployment for America’s Workers

Tell your Senators to vote to continue unemployment insurance to the end of 2011 AND to oppose extension of the Bush tax cuts, which benefit only America’s wealthiest two percent.

If Congress fails to extend the unemployment insurance program, 2 million struggling Americans will be left with no income starting on December 1. This will slow an already-sluggish economic recovery and could result in further job loss.

At the same time, extending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans will increase the deficit and limit the federal government’s ability to fund critical education, health, and job training programs.

Tell your Senators that we need to support millions of Americans who are out of work through no fault of their own, instead of extending an irresponsible tax cut benefitting only the wealthiest two percent.

Thank you for your support

Dress code update / Tech resources

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:39:01 -0500

The new board-approved dress code for staff has been posted, see the link on the left.

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The Big Deal Book of Technology eNewsletter includes a link to our new Big Deal eBook of Resources for 21st Century Teaching & Learning. For all those educators who may be asking "How do I integrate 21st century learning into my curriculum?" this is a must-have publication.

The free eBook includes hundreds of resources that support the five themes of Global Awareness, Civic Literacy, Health Literacy, Financial Literacy and Environmental Awareness.

Plus, educators can enter a drawing to win a $100 American Express gift card by telling us what they think of this new publication. We'll be selecting a winner for every 100 surveys received.

Click on the Big Deal Books link to the left of this post.

Labor Walk Volunteers

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:59:29 -0400

With only 29 days until Election Day, we must elect candidates who share our working family and

union values in order to build an economy that works for working families. And we must vote yes on

Ballot Question #1 which stops the raids on employee benefit funds. The New Jersey State

AFL-CIO encourages all unions to provide a maximum number of volunteers for the upcoming labor

walks to be held every Saturday through Election Day between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Please contact

the Central Labor Council President or Labor 2010 Coordinator listed to commit your union's volunteers.

Working together, the voice of working families will be heard on Election Day.

Atlantic / Cape May CLC

Roy Foster, President (609)704-8351

Various Locations

Bergen CLC-

Charles Mattson, President (201)265-1700

IBEW 164

205 Robin Road, Paramus

Burlington CLC

Rich Spieler, President (609)922-9109

KOVE II Caterers

4131 Route 130 South, Edgewater Park

Essex / West Hudson CLC

Kathy Campbell (973)762-7224

RWDSU 108

1576 Springfield Ave, Maplewood

Hudson CLC

Pete Busacca, President (201)618-0640

IBB 28

976 Broadway, Bayonne

Mercer CLC

Michael Maloney, President (732)792-0999

Ironworkers 68

2595 Yardville Hamilton Sq. Road, Trenton

Middlesex / Somerset CLC

Tom Tighe, President (732)792-0999

IBEW 456

1295 Livingston Avenue, North Brunswick

Monmouth / Ocean CLC

Wyatt Earp, President (732)773-9480

226 Route 37 West, Toms River

Passaic CLC

Jason D'Errico, President (973)330-7800

100 Scales Plaza, Clifton

Southern CLC-

Nicole Nestopouios (856)663-1555

2240 Route 70 West, Suite 15, Cherry Hill

27 South Broad, Woodbury

Route 47 & Landis Avenue, Vineland

Union CLC

Ed Zamock, President (908)400-2100

35 Fadem Road, Springfield

Spring Vacation 2011 in Ireland

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:13:11 -0400

Spend Spring Vacation 2011 in Ireland. Visit the country sides of Kidare, Kilkenny and Cork. Walk the streets in the fair city of Dublin and maybe stop in a pub or two. For more information click here.

Washington DC, October 2, 2010

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:31:36 -0400

Join AFT-NJ in Washington on October 2 to march for jobs, solidarity, and the economy.

Download a PDF of this poster by clicking here.

AFT Pledging To Join the No Kid Hungry Campaign

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:02:22 -0400

In partnership with the nonprofit group Share Our Strength (SOS), the AFT is gearing up to help launch the No Kid Hungry campaign, which is aimed at eradicating child hunger by 2015. To start, AFT affiliates are asking their members to take a No Kid Hungry pledge online. What is the pledge? It's a national effort to mobilize Americans in the fight to end child hunger. The campaign will give people tangible actions they can take to connect children facing hunger with the nutritious food they need every day. Like everything AFT members do both in their lives and work, the pledge is for people who believe they can make a difference in tackling a huge obstacle facing our nation's children. The official launch of the No Kid Hungry campaign is planned for November. In the meantime, take the pledge, ask your union brothers and sisters to do the same, and stay tuned for other ways we can mobilize AFT members to end childhood hunger.

Perth Amboy Moonlight Walk/Run

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:29:35 -0400

The 2nd Annual Perth Amboy Pink Ribbon Run will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Join Team AFT, which will contribute $10 towards the entry fee of $25.

Download a flyer with details by clicking here.

The registration form can be downloaded here:

http://www.njpinkribbonrun.org/uploads/Central_Jersey_Pink_Ribbon_Run_Registration_Form.pdf

Hometown Hero

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:01:21 -0400

After the signing of the bill that will save many educator's jobs, our very own Loris Welch spoke to a group in Washington that included Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

AFT President Randi Weingarten said, "I watched this historic vote from the House gallery with two amazing teachers who received pink slips earlier this year—Amanda Van Ness from Toledo, Ohio; and Loris Welch from Perth Amboy, N.J. Ms. Welch (in picture below, with Weingarten and Van Ness) just learned she has been recalled due to retirements and attrition but is anxiously hoping other laid-off colleagues, as well as Ms. Van Ness, will benefit from the funding."

Read the full AFT article by clicking here.

School email address change

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:38:05 -0400

Hi team:

The address for school email has changed. It is now https://webmail.paps.net/owa

As before, the login is your email address and your regular password: username@paps.net or you can also enter it this way: pa_admin\username