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	<title>Portland Federation of Teachers and Classified Employees Local 111 - A Labor Union for Educational Professionals</title>
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	<description>A Union of Professionals, Working with Children - Portland Federation of Teachers &#38; Classified Employees Local 111</description>
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		<title>Hard Times Ahead for PFTCE Employees&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Belinda's Blurbs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit here at my desk, reviewing the information that is trickling into me from HR regarding layoffs, I find myself consumed by both overwhelming sorrow and anger.  In all of my time with Portland Public Schools, this is, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re  Hiring!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alerts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Applications for the position of PFTCE Field Rep are now being  accepted from PFTCE members in good-standing, for a fall hire.   If you are  interested, please send a resume and a letter of interest by email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RATIFICATION SUCCESSFUL!</title>
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		<comments>http://pftce.org/ratification-successful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bargaining]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#8217;s contract ratification vote was overwhelmingly in support of our new  contract terms!  By a vote of 150 to one, our contract re-opener for 2010-2011  has passed by 99.54%!
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		<title>WE HAVE A CONTRACT!!!</title>
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		<comments>http://pftce.org/we-have-a-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Ratification Vote is all day Thursday June, 17th at BESC from 7am to 6pm in the &#8220;turn around driveway&#8221; at the front of the building.  Only FULL MEMBERS can vote.  We hope to see you there!
Belinda Reagan, Acting President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT NOTICE ABOUT PIZZA PARTY</title>
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		<comments>http://pftce.org/urgent-notice-about-pizza-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PFTCE</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alerts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Meetings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[URGENT  NOTICE

regarding the PFTCE Pizza Party on Thursday, June 3rd  (5:30-7:30)
So many of you have told us  that you&#8217;re coming to our pizza party &#38; year-end meeting, and we&#8217;re  DELIGHTED!  However, we&#8217;ve had to move the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New PFTCE Profile!</title>
		<link>http://pftce.org/new-pftce-profile-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PFTCE</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last <a href="http://pftce.org/newsletter/">newsletter</a> of the 2009/2010 school year is now available online!
]]></description>
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		<title>YEAR-END PFTCE Union Meeting &amp; Pizza Party!!</title>
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		<comments>http://pftce.org/year-end-pftce-union-meeting-pizza-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 17:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PFTCE</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Please  join us for the&#8230;

YEAR-END 
PFTCE Union Meeting  &#38; Pizza Party

on
THURSDAY, JUNE 3rd,
5:30-7:30 PM
at 

HOT LIPS PIZZA
2211 SE Hawthorne
(503)  234-9999


LET US KNOW IF YOU  CAN COME&#8230;
PLEASE email our office:
belinda@pftceorg or allison@pftce.org

NO LATER THAN Wednesday, JUNE  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Member Meeting TONIGHT!</title>
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		<comments>http://pftce.org/member-meeting-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us at tonight&#8217;s Member Meeting, from 5:30-7:30 pm at Wilson High School, in the Library.  The address is 1151 SW Vermont St. (97239).
This evening&#8217;s agenda will include:
- Discuss proposed District cuts
- Revisit unassignments and layoffs
- Find out what&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New PFTCE Newsletter available now!</title>
		<link>http://pftce.org/new-pftce-newsletter-available-now/</link>
		<comments>http://pftce.org/new-pftce-newsletter-available-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PFTCE</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our latest edition of the <a href="http://pftce.org/newsletter/">PFTCE Profile</a> is now accessible on the newsletter page, please be sure to read and distribute the copies delivered to your work site.  This months newsletter included a full copy of Belinda&#8217;s inspiring speech [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UNION MEMBERSHIP</title>
		<link>http://pftce.org/union-membership/</link>
		<comments>http://pftce.org/union-membership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PFTCE</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are not a FULL member of PFTCE, please consider joining NOW!  YOU are the Union, and your support is so very important as we face the district during these tough times.  Believe me when I tell you&#8230;the district [...]]]></description>
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