Please view and share the following flyer on ways you can help Haiti.
Posted by PFTCE on January 14, 2010
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Our first 2010 edition of the PFTCE Profile is now available on our newsletter page. Please be sure to read through it as contains the AFT-Oregon Convention and AFT National Convention Delegates elected at the January 6th member meeting. Also there is an informative article about ballot measures 66 & 67, and why you should vote YES on these measures.
From your PFTCE staff, Belinda, & Allison, along with your E-Board: Tom Smith, Cathy Arrington, Michelle Batten, Bill Beeson, Louise Currin, LindaCarol McKinlay, Thea Stayton, & Becky Wright.
Have a wonderful Winter Break! 
Our next membership meeting is January 6, 2010 at 5:30pm. We’ll be meeting at Benson High School in the Library - please join us at this important meeting! We’ll be accepting nominations for the AFT-OR Convention, and for the AFT National Convention. We hope to see you there on Wednesday, January 6th!
Ballots will begin arriving in less than a month, but most voters still don’t know there’s an important election in January that will decide the fate of Oregon’s schools and critical services. On January 26th vote will decide whether or not to make corporations and the wealthiest Oregonians pay their fair share.
Measures 66 and 67 protect nearly $775 million in education funding for pr K-12 and community colleges. Don’t Let Corporations Get Away with Paying just $10 in Taxes.
Did you know…
- 2/3rds of corporations doing business in Oregon pay just $10 a year in income taxes?
- The $10 corporate minimum tax hasn’t changed since 1931?
- Last year the average family of four paid $6,100 in taxes? That is more then Prudential, Sprint, MasterCard, and 297 other corporations combined!
- 93% of the state budget foes to vital services like education, health care, public safety and human services
It’s time for a change! That’s why Oregon Legislative passed two targeted tax increases on large corporations and income above $250,000 for couples.
If you’re not in a household making more then $250,000, or running a large corperation, you won’t be paying anymore under these measures.
January’s special election will affect our Classified Employees! A YES vote is a vote for Classified Employee’s jobs! For more information, visit: http://voteyesfororegon.org/
If you plan to make changes to your health care coverage, open enrollment documents must be returned by January 15th. (No changes? No need to send anything in!)
The newest edition of our newsletter is on the web. Be sure to check it out!
Please view the following PAT rally flyer and attend the rally if you can.
Please plan on joining us tomorrow Wednesday, November 4th at 5:30pm, for the November PFTCE Member Meeting at (Pioneer) Holladay School, located at 2600 SE 71st (between Division and Powell), in the cafeteria.
We will be addressing several issues of concern to our members, including:
- The insurance benefits Open Enrollment period
- This coming Friday’s Classified Connections
- PFTCE’s support of PAT’s (the teacher’s Union) upcoming rally at the November 9th School Board meeting
- January’s important election
Solidarity is the key to keeping us strong. Do the Right Thing! Be a participant in your Union and join us at this week’s meeting!
The newest edition of our newsletter is on the web. Be sure to check it out!
