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AFTPA endorses Pam Iovino for PA Senate

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AFT Pennsylvania has endorsed U.S. Navy Captain (Ret.) Pam Iovino for the PA Senate District 37 seat formerly held by Republican Guy Reschenthaler. Iovino is running in a special election called after Reschenthaler was elected to the U.S. Congress.

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FOSCEP 2019-2021 Election Results

Greetings,

The votes have been counted and the FOSCEP Executive Board has approved the results for the new slate of officers who will serve from July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021. They are listed below:

  • President: Tina Weaver, Department of Education
  • Vice President: Kevin Mock, PennDOT
  • Treasurer: Dara DeRoiste, Labor and Industry
  • Secretary: Vacant
  • 2nd VP - State Library: Kevin Spangenberg
  • 2nd VP - Corrections: Vacant
  • 2nd VP - PHMC: Curt Miner
  • 2nd VP - Other Agencies: Monica Harrower
  • 2nd VP - Education: John Kashatus
  • Director, Corrections: Maria Suhadolnik
  • Director, Education: Kevin Mauro
  • Director, Education
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FOSCEP Newsletter

Please click on the link to read a copy of the latest FOSCEP newsletter!


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PA House-Senate appoint committee chairs

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The Pennsylvania House and Senate have named the following legislators as majority and minority chairs of their committees. The retirements and election losses brought major leadership changes to several committees.

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Educators at Pittsburgh Charter School Win Union

PITTSBURGH - Educators at Environmental Charter School here have in December for union representation in an official ballot conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.

A clear majority of ECS teachers and other professionals elected to unionize after signing a petition last month stating their desire to join the American Federation of Teachers. Voter turnout was 100 percent.

ECS teachers, nurses, counselors, social workers, academic coaches and educational assistants will now move to collectively bargain a first contract with their administration that bolsters voice in decision making and

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New Foundations Charter School ratifies first union contract

Teachers and support staff at New Foundations Charter School in Philadelphia ratified their first union contract unanimously after 11 months of negotiations. The faculty and staff voted to join the Alliance of Charter School Employees, Local 6056 of the American Federation of Teachers, AFT Pennsylvania, in 2017. 

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