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09/09/2023

Our lunch location is Pudgee’s Floral City Florida

09/06/2023

Copied from a fellow union member. Folks, this is getting serious!
(This post is for public school teachers throughout Florida, but the factual references are from Pinellas County.)

Hopefully everyone had a great Labor Day, and you’ve recovered from the storm. Wasn’t it wonderful that you were able to care for your home and family without having to worry about being called in to work, or even worry about losing pay? Makes sense, right? We are trained in a lot of things, but being first responders isn’t one of them.

But consider this:

• Long term and onsite subs - who have made commitments to their schools just like you and me - were NOT paid.

• Hourly employees - who have made commitments to their schools just like you and me - were NOT paid.

• With few exceptions, administrators and district personnel are required to be available to staff schools that are used as shelters.

Now consider this:

• What is it that protects teachers from these conditions? The contract.

• Who is the contract with? The union.

• What happens if there is no union? No contract, no protections, no one to fight for us.

• New laws passed by our legislature require that union membership be at 60% by January, or the union is decertified. Back to square one.

• Just for fun, they also changed the way we can join, excluding our ability for payroll deduction. Back to square one.

• Your union rep has details on how to join or regain your membership. You can do it now.

So ask yourself, when the next storm season comes, do you want to know you can secure your home and family - because it’s in your contract - or do you want to just hope that the district administration doesn’t force you to choose between career and family?

You need your union.

Your family needs your union.

Your union needs you.

Join.

09/03/2023

Took a little road trip for lunch today.

09/03/2023

Good morning from John’s Pass

09/02/2023

This morning from Safety Harbor waterfront park

08/29/2023

Some more bands going to come through soon.

08/29/2023

08/27/2023

This is why we have a shortage of ATC’S.

08/27/2023

.gwen These are all the airplanes waiting to land but all the airports are closed because of the storms. Orlando is the closest airport open and looks like they are very busy.

08/27/2023

Was going to go to Tampa General looks like that would have been the spot.

08/27/2023

Not sure how this is going to pan out but I finally made it out here.