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April 10th Equal Pay Day:

Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages. This day symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. For more information on Equal Pay Day, please go to https://pay-equity.org/day.html

CONGRATULATIONS to both Unit II & Unit III on ratifying their contracts!!!

The Unit II Contract was Ratified with
157 Accepted to 31 Rejected Votes
The Unit III Contract was Ratified with
126 Accepted to 2 Rejected Votes

Take the Pledge: Support Working People’s Freedom!

When working people join in union, we can negotiate for fairness in the workplace and in our lives. But right now the rich and powerful are rewriting the rules and taking away the freedoms that working people have fought hard to secure.

It’s more important than ever for working people to come together to defend our rights in the workplace and fight for a fair economy that works for everyone. Working people with a collective voice—in unions—are the strongest force for lifting wages, improving jobs and writing economic rules to benefit the majority, not just the rich and powerful.

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Members of ASASP Board of Directors & Staff Attended Rally

The Labor Wire: Feb. 26, 2018
Working people rallied in cities across the country over the weekend to call for an end to policies that attack union members and rig the economy and political system against working families, as the Supreme Court today begins hearing arguments in a case that threatens to overturn a decades-old precedent and undercut public workers.

“The Janus case is nothing but a bald attempt by rich CEOs to use the highest court in the land to cut down our unions,” tweeted AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

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Photos taken by ASASP Board of Director's Secretary Benjamin Pryor

Paid sick leave becomes law in MD

The legislation allows workers at companies with 15 workers or more to earn up to five days a year of paid sick leave, which they could also use for such matters as going to court to obtain a protective order against domestic violence or dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault. A worker will be able to earn an hour of sick leave for every 30 hours they work. It will benefit about 700,000 Maryland workers. Read the Washington Post report here 
(Source: Union City www.unionist.com)

 Joint Efforts to Urge Congress to Fund Title II, Part A oF ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)

Yesterday, Doris Reed, ASASP's Executive Director and Affiliate Liaison for the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA), attended and presented opening remarks at Rayburn Building in DC, along with the Nation Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and other leaders.  The event was to express their support for and the importance of fully funding Title II, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), as Congress works to finalize a funding measure for the remainder of FY 2017 and FY 2018.  ASASP's Member Dr. Jean Paul Cadet served as the event's moderator, while Member Monique Lamar served as a panelist. 

Labor Quote:

"I would rather die having spoken in my way, than live having spoken in yours."
(Shanker was a teacher, organizer, and former AFT President)
- Albert Shanker
(Source: Union City)

36 Reasons why you should thank a Union:

To read the list of 36 reasons you should thank a union, click HERE