In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.

Hello all and Happy New Year to anyone I have not already spoken to.

Yesterday, the Union Negotiating Team again met with the college for a negotiating session.  Various items were discussed; however, there is still not a final proposal to bring back to the membership for ratification.  We have scheduled another session for January 30^th and we are awaiting confirmation from the College’s attorney regarding that date.

Hopefully, we will have some good news to report after that.

Anyone who has not given me the information regarding the number of overtime hours worked in the past year, please send