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Poster Contest: Palm Beach School District – Hidden Faces
PALM BEACH SCHOOL POSTER CONTEST 2012 First Prize: $500 Second Prize: $300 Third Prize: $200 Artwork of 15 finalists will be displayed at the FULTON-HOLAND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER Theme: Hidden Faces – How non-instructional employees such as bus driver, custodian, …
Governor Scott – Can we have your attention! Please?
Dear Governor, When you were sworn in as governor on January of 2011, you had focused almost the entire speech on the economy and making the State of Florida ‘business friendly’ while rarely talking about your plans to uplift the …
Palm Beach School Board Disapproves Outsourcing
In a meeting of the School Board on Wednesday, February 22, to discuss the projected budget, the board members totally rejected the idea of outsourcing the school district’s non-instructional services. The decision has brought relief to 2,700 employees who were …
FPSU supports Fair Economy Campaign
THESE ARE THE FACTS Politicians continue to cut programs and balance budgets on the backs of the middle class while corporations get tax breaks and giveaways. From 2009 to 2010, real GDP grew by 3%, while corporate profits increased by …
FPSU and AESOP support Gent for School District Superintendent
Florida Public Services Union (FPSU) in a joint statement with Association of Educational Secretaries and Office Professionals (AESOP) announced its support for Superintendent of School District of Palm Beach County candidates. In a press statement FPSU’s President Alphonso Mayfield stated …
SEIU Announces Endorsement of President Obama’s Re-Election Campaign
Today’s announcement comes in conjunction with the national endorsement by the 2.1 million-member SEIU. The endorsement is the culmination of a six month conversation among SEIU members and leaders across the country that evaluated the candidates, identified members’ priorities, and ultimately led to a final endorsement.
FPSU Members Help Secure Landmark Victory in Ohio
In a sign of solidarity for our brothers and sisters in Ohio, Florida Public Services Union sent members and staff to help out with the referendum election in Ohio. Members spent weeks in Ohio knocking doors, organizing voters and helping get-out-the-vote across Ohio.
Palm Beach School District Employees Overwhelmingly Ratify Insurance Proposal
Palm Beach County School District employees overwhelmingly approve new health insurance proposal. The new plan will take effect January 1, 2012.
Public Employees Respond to Governor’s Threat to Reject Jobs Money
Governor Scott’s threat to reject this much-needed federal money is nothing more then a rank political stunt. Working families in Florida have been waiting for nine months for Governor Scott to show some leadership and put forward his plan of how he’s going put Floridians back to work. The livelihood of millions of working Floridians is on the line and the election year theatrics must end.
Action Needed: Call Your Member of Congress and Tell Them to Focus of Jobs!
To create more jobs right now, President Obama has unveiled the American Jobs Act, a set of ideas supported by both Democrats and Republicans that Congress must pass right away.
Election Day in Senate District 1 Special Election
Registered Democrats in Senate District 1 today have the opportunity to replace Senator Tony Hill, who left the legislature to become an aide to Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. Polls are open from 7a.m. to 7p.m. when all Union members are encouraged to vote.
President Obama Proposes Jobs Plan
On Thursday night, President Obama stood before a joint session of Congress at laid out his plan to tackle the 9.1% unemployment rate in the United States. The $447 billion plan is a mixture of tax cuts and infrastructure spending projects across the country that will spur job growth.
Shame On Both Parties
Washington is out of touch with what is going on outside the beltway echo chamber. Both parties need to sideline the election year theatrics and focus on how to put Americans back to work. Republicans must drop their “moral imperative to cut spending” charade, and Democrats must decide to seize the moment, even if that means going at it alone.
Florida Public Services Union Launches Direct Mail Campaign
With thousands of school district employees preparing to head back to work over the next few weeks, Florida Public Services Union launched an aggressive direct mail campaign this week to educate members who are enrolled in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) about major changes to their retirements and their paychecks.
School District Employees Head Back to Work as School Begins
It’s that time of the year again. As the summer months come to an end, students, teachers, parents, and school district employees head back to work and begin another year. Florida Public Services Union members in Lake, Pinellas and Palm Beach Counties went back to school this week.
Insurance Premiums, Death Panels and the Limits of Collective Bargaining
It’s the insurance companies, the pharmaceutical companies, the politicians who are bought and sold and our own inability to fight and fight hard politically for what everyone of us is for– a national health system that recognizes health care is a right not an entitlement.
Jumping on Offense
We have a tough fight ahead in the upcoming legislative session, as we expect another flood of attacks on our members and the services we provide. Rather than sitting on the sideline and reacting to these forthcoming assaults, FPSU is slated to jump on offense.We will take a proactive approach to solving problems that challenge our Union members and the welfare of our communities.
SEIU Launches Media Campaign Highlighting Republicans Lack of Jobs Creation
The International in Washington, DC announced today that they will be launched a large paid media campaign in seven states, including Florida. The content of the advertising will be focused on Congressional Republicans failure to focus on jobs creation while, …
A History Worth Fighting For
In the City of St Pete, the union was formed by sanitation workers who engaged in a two month wildcat strike which kicked off shootings and beatings by the police department and two separate uprisings in the black community. This strike occurred at the same time as the sanitation strike in Memphis where Dr King was assassinated. In fact over 30 cities throughout the south struck during the same two months. All strikes occurred without a union involved. All strikes were led by the men who picked up the trash.