Union Plus Benefits
Through the AFT Plus/Union Plus program, Union members receive discounts on everything from car rentals to hotels to pet insurance. This is a terrific benefit that more people need to take advantage of.
NTU Update - September 9, 2016
Colleagues,
1) Paydates: Today is the first payday of the year. It should be a seven day check for full time staff (per diem staff are paid a week behind). If you have any issues with your check, please email Mike Maillaro at mmaillaro@newarkteachersunion.com. Attached is the list of all the pay dates for the year from our upcoming calendar book.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ACTION!!
Brothers and Sisters:
Please call or email your legislators ASAP and throw your support behind Senate & Assembly bills S2372 & A3929 that establishes State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission. These bills would increase funding for Newark by $90M. Help us avoid future layoffs that will occur under Christie’s $6,900 per pupil state aid proposal. Find your legislator here http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp and help us thwart the Governors ill-fated proposal.
In Solidarity,
John M Abeigon
President & Director of Organization
Newark Teachers Union, Local 481, AFT, AFL-CIO
Health Benefits Waiver Update
Colleagues,
Due to the NPS decision to pull its employees out of the State Health Benefit Plan and into Aetna MORE MEMBERS MAY NOW BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A WAIVER PAYMENT WORTH UP TO $5,000. This was a benefit the NTU negotiated for you in our 2012 contract and can put up to $5,000 in your pocket, EVERY YEAR!
Previously, due to state law, married employees whose spouse were also in the SEHBP could not opt-in for this waiver benefit. This decision by the NPS changed that for those employees.
CHRISTIE PROTEST: ALL HANDS ON DECK
Good Afternoon all,
Just announced, Christie will be appearing in Paterson tomorrow morning at 10am.!!!! Paterson Education Association, a sister local of the NJEA, is forming a protest. This is last minute as Christie just announced it. We need bodies to make it painfully clear that there is a special place for his FAIR FUNDING FORMULA.
BRING YOUR SIGNS, YOUR NTU PENNANTS, YOUR LOCAL'S COLORS, BRING THE KIDS.
...CHRISTIE SAYS CUTBACK, WE SAY FIGHT BACK!
DETAILS
gathering time and location
9am
196 West Railway Avenue
Paterson NJ