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Jump to navigation 1 2 EPISD Central Office Growth The number of senior EPISD Central Office Administrators has DOUBLED under Cabrera I am Union I Am Union, I Fight, I Vote. We Will Have Our Say, Come Next May 1 2 AFT members dive into candidate endorsement process As the presidential elections inch closer and the field of candidates gets more and more competitive, AFT members are engaging, parsing campaign platforms, asking questions of the candidates, and voicing their priorities as educators, healthcare practitioners and public employees. Thus far, the AFT has hosted eight AFT Votes town halls in eight different locations across the country, giving members the opportunity to meet candidates in person and hear about their stands on education, working families, healthcare and other top-line issues. Also part of the AFT’s robust endorsement process: surveys, debate parties and lots of information on AFTVotes.org. more Weingarten: Educators must save democracy “Teachers have always had power,” AFT President Randi Weingarten told the crowd at the TEACH opening plenary Thursday afternoon. “We need to own our power. And we need to build our power so we can move our agenda—for our students and our families; for safe, welcoming and well-funded public schools; for affordable higher education; healthcare that is a right, not a privilege; a living wage; a decent retirement; a healthy climate and a strong democracy.” more IMPORTANT EPISD HEALTHCARE UPDATE The purpose of this is to share with you the details of the new EPISD Self-Funded Insurance Plan (Cygna). It also details the differences between the savings between TRS AC and Cygna. SHORT VERSION. This chart is an abbreviated comparison. Savings run from $70 to $888 per month, depending on plan (EPISD CDHP or EPISD Traditional PPO) and enrollment category (Employee Only, Employee & Spouse, Employee & Children, or Employee and Family). more Best economy ever? In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest column in the New York Times , she writes that, despite President Trump’s claims that we have the “best economy ever,” his policies are harming working and middle-class Americans, many of whom are struggling just to get by. “Our political and economic systems are so weighted toward the wealthy that opportunity will only come through the power of collective action,” she writes, using “the surest vehicles to increase opportunity for ordinary Americans”—public education, labor unions and voting. Read the full column . MORE CLARITY ON STATE RAISE PACKAGE The purpose of this is to provide you more clarity on the results of the 2019 Legislature. Among other things there is a more precise approximation of what the compromise raise package looks like for EPISD and Canutillo ISD. EPISD Year 1 (2019/2020) 58,000 EPISD students x .95? ADA = 55,100. 55,100 X $832 per pupil new dollars to Basic Allotment = $45,843,200 $45,843,200 X 30% = $13,752,960 for raises. $13,752,960 X 75% = $10,314,720 for teacher/librarian/nurse/counselor raises more RETIREES AND THE LEGISLATURE - A Mixed Bag ​Thanks to dogged advocacy and long hours put in by Texas AFT Staff like Jenny Kennedy, Patti Quinzi and Rob D’Amico, the Legislature has provided much-needed relief for retirees and a brighter future for the TRS Pension fund and all school employees by today passing $1.1 billion in new money with Senate Bill 12. We still have work to do for a secure pension and adequate payments to retirees, but this is an important first step. SB 12 does the following (The Good): more Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next › last » Home About Us Contact Us Texas AFT AFT.org EPFTSP Constitution Local Events News News Press Photos Eyes on the Board Resources Professional Development Membership Member Benefits Join the Union Actions & Events Take Action Search Search Follow us: @ep_aft Tweets by @ep_aft Join the conversation RSS AFT © American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. All rights reserved. Photographs and illustrations, as well as text, cannot be used without permission from the AFT. Privacy Policy Administrator login...