ASASP is the only union
that can represent Administrators &
Supervisors in the Prince George's County, MD
Public School System should
they need
assistance.
Dues to ASASP benefit you
-- Dues to any other union are
merely a gift
We Are . . .
The Association of
Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel
. . .
the
single, coordinated voice for administrators,
supervisors, and other professionals employed
by Prince George's County Public Schools who
are designated by the Board of Education as
members of Unit II and Unit III.
For our members, we are the exclusive collective
bargaining representative with regard to all
matters relating to salary, wages, hours, and
other working conditions. ASASP takes
great pride in improving the educational
process for students by helping members become
more effective in their various roles as
educational leaders. Employees who are at
peace with their terms and
conditions of employment are better
equipped to focus on the needs of our future .
. .
On September 5, 1882, some
10,000 workers assembled in New York City to
participate in America's first Labor Day
parade. After marching from City Hall, past
reviewing stands in Union Square, and then uptown to 42nd Street, the
workers and their families gathered in Wendel's
Elm Park for a picnic, concert, and speeches.
This first Labor Day celebration was eagerly
organized and executed by New York’s Central
Labor Union, an umbrella group made up of
representatives from many local unions.
Debate continues to this day as to who
originated the idea of a workers' holiday, but
it definitely emerged from the ranks of
organized labor at a time when they wanted to
demonstrate the strength of their burgeoning
movement and inspire improvements in their
working conditions.
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William C. Adamson (1854 -
1929)
US Congressman. He was
elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's
4th District in the United States House of
Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1917. His
most significant piece of legislation was the
Adamson Act, which proposed an 8 hour workday
and overtime pay for railway employees.
President Woodrow Wilson signed it into law on
September 3, 1916. Although it was an emergency
bill intended to head off a crippling railroad
strike, the legal precedent it set eventually
became standard for all American workers and
helped improve their quality of life. Adamson
was born in Bowdon, Georgia, and graduated from
Bowdon College in 1874. Settling in Carrollton,
Georgia in 1876, he was admitted to the bar and
maintained a law practice there for over 50
years. He was a delegate to the 1892 Democratic
National Convention.
Much has been written and much has been
said about the right of
self-determination. Yet, in the quiet
corridors of public education institutions,
most administrators and supervisors have become
passive participants in those issues that most
positively and/or negatively impact their
livelihood.
Swirling around you are the national,
state, & local tides of
"accountability" for which you have had
little or no input.
Nevertheless,.......
After e-mail conversations with Dr. Hite,
ASASP sent a letter to the Board of Ed
stating our position of the 10-month
work-year recommendation for
Administrators - click here to
read letter.
We will update you when we receive a
response.
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AFSA Local 109, ASASP Executive Director
Doris Reed participates in the Rally to support
D.C. Teachers, Administrators and other
staff. Reed, 2nd Vice President of the
Metropolitan Washington Central Labor Council
was representing the Council in the absence of
President Josyln Williams, who was out of the
Country on AFL-CIO business.
-- Review your Personnel File at least
once a year. Call Human Resources to make
an appointment. Go page-by-page
thru your File, ensuring that everything
that needs to be there is there and that there
is nothing there that should not be
there. Be your own inspector.
--
Evaluations - the personnel evaluation form and
job targets had to be done by October 1 or
within 30 days of assignment. Submission
or changes after that time are not
allowed.
-- You are entitled to a
30-minute duty-free lunch
-- Your position is what
you were assigned to, in writing, by Human
Resources. ONLY HR can make
personnel assignments. If a Chief,
Director, etc. attempts to give you a new
position or transfer, do not accept this and
contact HR.
ASASP
joined thousands who rallied and
lobbied Congress in Washington, DC on June
25. Over 10,000 voices
chanted
"We need real health
care reform in 2009
and we can't
wait."
What one state
could not get alone, what one miner against a
powerful corporation could not achieve, can be
achieved by the
union.
--Mary H.
Jones
ASASP is a labor union
-- we purpose to give our
members a voice in decisions that affect their
jobs. Among other
items, we negotiate for wages, health benefits
and better working conditions. Unionized
workers get more pay and better benefits than
employees who do
comparable work but do not
belong to a union.
