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Bargaining Update – 1/11/2021: Tentative Agreements to Salary and Benefit Packages

Earlier this evening, the District School Board of Pasco County and the United School Employees of Pasco (USEP) reached tentative agreements on proposals that, once ratified, will add over $25 million to the salary and benefit packages of the District’s teachers and School Related Personnel (SRP). The proposed settlement includes significant increases in the District’s Read more

15% AT&T Discount through Union Plus

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Savings, solidarity and sweepstakes for you and your members! Union Plus is thanking union families and leaders like you who’ve supported the 15% AT&T Discount through Union Plus* and some 150,000 union workers employed at AT&T by holding the Union Plus Wireless Discount Program Holiday Sweepstakes. Five lucky union members will win $250-and the winners’

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Share My Lesson Summer Collections

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Finding ways to keep students motivated over summer break is a challenge every teacher faces at the end of the year. To help, AFT Share My Lesson has hand-picked some great resources for you to use in your classroom as you wrap up the school year and look ahead. The lesson plans and reading projects

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A Care Package for You from Share My Lesson

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Share My Lesson has recently released Care Packages for teachers, making it easier than ever for teachers to find the most applicable resources for their classroom. Each virtual Care Package is specified by grade or subject (3rd grade teacher or civics teacher, for example). On each page, you’ll find the relevant Common Core State Standards for your

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Scholarship Opportunities and Financial Services for USEP Members and Families

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Looking to further your education or seeking a scholarship for a graduating senior?  Then check out several scholarship opportunities for USEP members and families.   The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Robert G. Porter Scholars Program offers four-year $8,000 scholarships to union members’ dependent graduating high school seniors. Also offered is a $1,000 grant award open

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A New Benefit from USEP: Share My Lesson

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Welcome back to a new school year!  So much goes on at the start of the school year:  bargaining, setting up your classroom, gathering materials, etc.    And while everyone is running around crazy, now is the perfect time to join Share My Lesson. Share My Lesson is a free benefit from USEP that supports teachers,

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Solidarity: That’s What Unions Are All About.

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We stand together, we fight together, we rejoice together, and we cry together, but we never give up!!!!!! If we don’t look out for each other, who will? We seek to improve students learning conditions and our members’ living conditions, not just through negotiations but also by offering the best possible economic discounts and bargains. That’s why all USEP

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New FEA/Access Membership Card – Watch for it…

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You’ve got mail!  That’s right – your new FEA/Access membership card is in the mail.  Look for it to arrive soon.  Members added between December 4th and January 10th will be in the next mailing and can expect their cards by February 15th. In response to member feedback, the FEA/Access savings website has been redesigned to

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California Casualty Academic Award

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USEP’s Benefit Partner is Helping Teachers Help Their Classrooms: Win $2,500 for Your Classroom with an Academic Award from California Casualty [SUMMARY] As more and more educators reach into their own pockets to provide supplies for their classrooms, California Casualty announces a new Academic Award program to help educators help their students. This $2,500 Academic

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If you are an employee of Pasco County Schools and not already a member of USEP, consider joining today! Members are eligible for a wide range of benefits through our affiliates and benefit partners. USEP also provides members with professional development opportunities and representation for member issues.