West Springfield Education Association

"A teacher's working conditions ... are a student's learning conditions." *

Members: Do you have a child who is graduating from High School this year? Have your child apply for a scholarship. Deadline is April 15th.

Three Different Scholarships are Available

1. West Springfield Education Association Scholarship (any HS senior child of a W.S.E.A. member)

2. West Springfield Education Association Fair Share Scholarship (West Springfield High School seniors only)

3. Al Simmons Scholarship (West Springfield High School seniors who desire to major in the business field) see guidance for application

Unit A

Have you taken the Tell Mass survey? http://www.tellmass.org The WSEA strongly encourages our members to take this survey.

House 2932 would allow qualified school teachers and Higher Ed faculty and certain professional employees, who rendered service in non-public schools after January 1, 1973, to up to four years of creditable service towards retirement. Eligible members would be required to pay an amount equal to 10 percent of regular annual compensation as of their most recent date of entry into membership in the system plus buyback interest on that amount.

Non-public creditable service survey

Unit D

Unit C

Do not Vote for "Stand for Children" ballot Initiative Petition "

Get the facts about why the MTA filed a lawsuit (your dues dollars at work)

http://massteacher.org/advocating/toolkits/stand.aspx

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Weingarten Rights

Weingarten rights guarantee an employee the right to union representation during an interview by the employer. If the interview could in any way lead to the employee being disciplined or terminated, or affect his or her working conditions, he or she should respectfully request that a unipresent at the meeting. If representation is requeenied, the employee may choose not to answer any question.

Do you have any questions? e-mail us at

wseateacher@yahoo.com