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Longtime Republican leader Bob Brown of Whitefish has it right on HB 5, the governor's bonding bill, which helps Montanans from the Bakken to Whitefish, including the Montana Historical Society.
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"Expanding high school districts and constructing new facilities less than five miles from three existing high achieving schools may increase local control, but in reality it only limits the options for local families."
What does school "choice" really mean? It means taking tax dollars from public schools, giving the money to private schools.
MEA-MFT member Denise Juneau's wildly successful Graduation Matters program has helped boost our state's high school graduation level to the highest in history!
Privatization of Montana's public schools is one bad idea, not justified by the quality of our schools, and blatantly unconstitutional.
Thirty-two Montana teachers have been selected to participate in the national Teacher Leadership Initiative, a program to develop a new generation of leaders within the teaching profession.
The vote is in: MEA-MFT's state employee members have ratified the state employee pay plan agreement.
Graduate teaching and research assistants at MSU Bozeman will get a fairer deal on the job now that they have bargained and ratified their first contract.
Seven more Montana teachers recently joined the ranks of the nation's top certified teachers.
The team representing Montana's state employee unions and the team for Governor Bullock's office reached a tentative agreement on the state pay plan today.
Your family's future depends on who gets elected Nov. 4. Find out which candidates your fellow MEA-MFT members recommend.
Craig Beals has a message to deliver: "Those who can, teach."
Three MEA-MFT members star in the first of several videos featuring Montanans talking about the Montana Common Core Standards. More to come!
Congratulations to Bozeman Education Assoc. President Tami Phillippi and BEA for securing this major grant from one of MEA-MFT's two national affiliates, the National Education Assoc.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock has this inspirational back-to-school message for Montana's kids.
The MEA-MFT Board of Directors voted August 2 to elect Melanie Charlson as the new vice president of MEA-MFT.
Seven Montana Teachers Chosen as State Finalists for Presidential Science and Math Teaching Awards
First-ever "ECET2-Montana" event (Elevating & Celebrating Effective Teaching & Teachers)
Bozeman math teacher Anne Keith is a National Board Certified Montana Teacher of the Year. She wrote this essay supporting Montana's Career and College Ready Standards, once upon a time referred to as "common core."
Montana PBS did a great documentary on how the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is working in secret to pass its bills in state legislatures -- including Montana's. Don't miss this!
MEA-MFT member Anna Baldwin, Montana Teacher of the Year, brought her students from Arlee High School to spend part of the day with Governor Steve Bullock yesterday. It's quite a story.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) claims its education mission is to "promote excellence in the nation's educational system," yet its "model" legislation advocates for policies that defund public services, distort the curriculum, and undercut our educators.
MEA-MFT, Montana's largest labor union, today applauded Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester for introducing a bill to increase the number of school nurses in America's k-12 public schools.
In honor of Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Senator Jon Tester (Montana) honoring federal, state and local government employees, both civilian and military, for their dedication and continued service to the United States.
We celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week every year during the first full week of May, thanks to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who persuaded the 81st Congress to recognize the contributions of America's public school teachers in 1953.
Celebrated the first week of May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is time set aside to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees and ensure that our government is the best in the world.
Congratulations to MEA-MFT member Bruce Brumley, technology teacher for City College at Montana State University Billings.
MEA-MFT members Susan Irion and Kristie Martin have received a $5,000 Learning & Leadership Grant from the NEA Foundation.
MEA-MFT is seeking applicants for a field consultant position based out of our Missoula office.
Members of the Year are leaders in their professions and in their local MEA-MFT unions. They are extraordinarily dedicated to the Montana citizens they serve and to their coworkers.
MEA-MFT recently created a Hall of Fame to honor the heroes and trail blazers who made this union the stronghold of hope that it is today.
"Energy, excitement -- people were buzzing."
MEA-MFT, Montana's largest labor union, will hold its annual Representative Assembly in Helena March 28-29, 2014.
Some faculty and students at Montana Tech plan an unprecedented boycott of the university's spring commencement in protest of the ceremony's featured speakers, a wealthy couple from Bozeman whose critics say have radical social and religious views.
Initiative 170 (I-170) will make health coverage through Medicaid available for an additional 70,000 low-income Montanans. It would create thousands of jobs in Montana. It's the right thing to do.
LR 127 is gone. A good day for voters' rights.
Montana's new state health centers are saving money for state employees and taxpayers alike. And they're improving state workers' health. The results are even better than expected.
MEA-MFT is working in partnership with the Montana Digital Academy, School Administrators of Montana, and the Office of Public Instruction to help schools implement the standards smoothly and on Montana's terms.
MEA-MFT member Brent Lonner, a wildlife biologist with the Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is prominently featured on the front cover of AFT's Spring 2014 Public Employee Advocate.
Governor Steve Bullock has tapped Anaconda teacher and the chair of the Montana Board of Regents, Angela McLean, to serve as Montana's 31st Lieutenant Governor.
Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA), School Administrators of Montana (SAM), MEA-MFT, and the Montana Rural Education Association (MREA) are pleased to come together in support of the Montana Unified School Trust (MUST), whose sole mission is to provide health benefits to Montana's public schools.
The Tea Party legislators who want to undo Montana's current defined benefit pensions for public employees should read this:
Good news: The litigation that MEA-MFT helped sponsor has resulted in reduction of GABA (Guaranteed Annual Benefit Adjustment) for PERS & TRS retirees being suspended for now.
Congratulations to the 17 Montana teachers who recently achieved National Board Certification, thus joining the ranks of the nation's top K-12 educators.
Elizabeth Matthews, Gallatin Gateway School, Gallatin Gateway (Science)and Melissa Romano, Four Georgians Elementary, Helena (Math)are presidential winners.
Important tax notice: You can deduct your MEA-MFT dues from your taxes, but only if you itemize deductions, and only if your dues plus other miscellaneous deductions add up to at least 2 percent of your adjusted gross income.
MEA-MFT, Montana's largest labor union, has announced its endorsement of U.S. House candidate John Lewis.
Late in the afternoon of Dec. 27, Judge Mike Menahan granted MEA-MFT's request for a preliminary injunction that prevents the state from implementing a serious GABA reduction come January 1 in the Teachers Retirement System.
Montana Lieutenant Governor John Walsh, candidate for U.S. Senate, has earned the endorsement of MEA-MFT, Montana's largest labor union.
It's December, and it's cold in Montana! Don't forget: the deadline for Montana income tax deductions is December 31, 2013. But don't wait.
The TRS GABA hearing was today. The PERS GABA hearing is scheduled for December 12
MEA-MFT and its state employee members have launched a new project to build power within state employee locals.
WASHINGTON, DC – MEA-MFT member Eileen Sheehy will be recognized as one of the nation's top teachers in February.
American Education Week—November 18-22, 2013—presents a wonderful opportunity to celebrate public education and honor individuals who make a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education.
Do you know a great Montana science or math teacher, teaching in grades K-6, with 5 or more years of professional teaching experience? Nominate now.
Every dollar donated by individuals before the end of 2013 to the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation will be matched up to $10,000, thanks to a challenge grant made the Foundation by donors who wish to remain anonymous.
Please check out what one of Montana's most distinguished educators has to say, yet again, about Common Core and the wrong-headed myths opponents like to spread.
MEA-MFT seeks a qualified administrative assistant for its Billings field office.
As expected, as a result of HB 454 passed in the last legislative session, the Montana Public Employees' Retirement [Pension] System now amortizes. This is great news.
Pursuant to our belief the 2013 legislature unnecessarily stepped over constitutional and statutory lines when it amended reductions in guaranteed annual benefit adjustments into HB 377 that has amortized and saved the Teachers Retirement System as a pension system, this morning in a Helena district court, MEA-MFT and individual named plaintiffs filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Relief.
Since the federal government shut down last Wednesday, MEA-MFT has been in continual communication with the State of Montana – especially the Governor's Office of Budget and Program Planning -- to determine how the failure of Congress to adopt a continuing appropriations bill may affect Montana state employees.
How will the shutdown affect public education and education employees? MEA-MFT has been working with the Montana Office of Public Instruction to get this information.
Effective July 1, 2014, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana will begin processing medical, dental, and vision claims for all MUST members.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Several resources and tips are available from MEA-MFT's national affiliates to help you use this event
In an unprecedented move, 22 Montana Teachers of the Year have banded together to make a statement. These teachers strongly support Montana's Common Core Standards.
Meet the providers, see the facility, and find out how the health center can benefit you.
State employees in Eastern Montana now have their own health care center.
due to recent cost containment measures for the State's employee health care plan and an increase in the state share, employees' cost for health care will decrease in January 2014.
Anna Baldwin "basically didn't believe it" when she got the phone call from Eileen Sheehy at 8:00 last night, telling her she had been selected as the 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year.
We were proud to see MEA-MFT member-leader Deana Elder prominently featured in a recent full-page ad for the NEA Academy.
Governor Bullock and Commissioner of Labor Pam Bucy presented the 2013 Labor Day Report to the working people of Montana today. It's a report full of good news.
A third state employee health care clinic will open soon in Miles City. It follows on the heels of highly successful clinics in Helena and Billings. Learn more and spread the word!
Governor Steve Bullock encourages students to "Make Montana Proud" with a video and new online website with resources for students, parents and teachers.
Join your MEA-MFT friends and other AFL-CIO affiliate pals for a Labor Day Picnic near you!
Dr. King's legacy was about public education & unions as well as civil rights.
The folks who invest and manage your pension dollars are doing a great job. Here's proof.
MEA-MFT member-leaders Shannon Bender and Jill Cohenour led the charge today at a rally urging Congress to stop corporate tax dodging and restore funding for education and other crucial public services.
Nationwide, Head Start programs will have to eliminate services for 57,265 children in the coming school year -- including 221 in Montana -- due to sequestration's automatic, across-the-board spending cuts.
MEA-MFT members working at the Montana Developmental Center (MDC) in Boulder joined with clients and their families August 9 to celebrate MDC's pursuit of excellence.
MEA-MFT locals might want to check this out. AFT, one of our two national affiliates, is sponsoring a $25,000 prize to recognize members' outstanding work to create solutions that improve their workplaces and communities.
Staples company has launched Staples Reward A+ Classroom to help parents and educators to work together to keep classrooms stocked all year long.
MEA-MFT members recently attend the TEACH conference July 22-24, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
MEA-MFT and the Montana Digital Academy (MTDA) are pleased to announce the creation of a new and exciting program and employment opportunity.
MEA-MFT members Clay Herron and Clint Mainwaring, teachers at Central Heights Elementary School in Billings, have received a $2,000 Student Achievement Grant from the NEA Foundation. You could be next to get a grant!
Are you a Montana state employee in the Billings area? The State's new health care center is now available to you and your family.
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau is sponsoring a Civic Education Institute in Helena, August 5 and 6, 2013.
MEA-MFT members joined their colleagues from across the nation in Atlanta during the first week of July to supercharge the drive for public education and student success.
"We are working right now with other advocate organizations representing current and future retirees on a common, comprehensive legal challenge," said MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver.
Governor Steve Bullock's administration and Montana's state employee unions have reached an agreement to institute pay raises over each of the next two years.
Bob Anez to Corrections employees: "No matter how anonymous you are and no matter what you do, the ripples from your role in ensuring the public safety of Montanans reach all corners of this state every single day. Don't forget the work you do saves lives."
Worried about Common Core, Chapter 55, student performance, teacher evaluation, other education issues? Want to know what's in Montana regarding your worries?
In his last year in office, Governor Schweitzer directed the creation of the first health care clinic for state employees in Helena. It was and still is a big deal. Now a second clinic in Billings. Another big deal. Coming soon, clinics in Miles City and the Deer Lodge Valley.
The 2013 Montana legislative session was do-or-die time for saving Montana's public employee pension systems and making them actuarially sound. Working with Governor Steve Bullock and other allies, we did it.
It's National Teacher Day. Around the country and in Montana, communities are taking time out to honor local educators and acknowledge the crucial role our nation's teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education.
Whether it's advocating for patient safety, counseling a family, or taking care of a sick child, nurses are the frontline heroes across all care settings.
Today, Governor Steve Bullock signed SB 175 (L.Jones) - to fund public schools - as passed by the legislature. This is the bipartisan bill that MEA-MFT and the rest of Montana's public school community worked so hard together to pass this session.
MEA-MFT agrees with the Billings Gazette on this.
The Senate has adjourned sine die. Session over. The news on this strange day should be very interesting.
Unfortunately, before adjourning the House passed SB 81 (Lewis) – to authorize tax credits for private and religious education school scholarships.
D-Day for bills that save your pension. We need your help.
HB 377, the bill to amortize the Teachers Retirement System, just passed its final vote.
HB 454, the bill to amortize and save the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) just passed House 3d reading.
HB 13 (Swanson) – the state employee pay – has officially passed the legislature.
The state pay plan, HB 13 (Swanson) just advanced again.
Congratulations to Alex Schaeffer, Michael Hoffman, and Marilyn Besich!
MEA-MFT Representative Assembly delegates elected a new vice president April 5: Tammy Pilcher.
From Libby to Wolf Point, East Glacier to Glasgow and all points in between, MEA-MFT members from across Montana came to Helena for the annual MEA-MFT Representative Assembly (RA) April 5 and 6.
An amazing couple of days at the Montana Legislature.
The following businesses proudly display flyers proclaiming their support for Montana state employees. Please wear your 5/5 pins to these businesses and THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT!! And please give them your support.
Yesterday the last bill to create a parallel, expensive system of so-called "public" charter schools died in House Education Committee.
MEA-MFT members and others testified eloquently in support of HB 13, the state pay plan, before the Senate Finance and Claims Committee April 9.
MEA-MFT staff member Diane Fladmo's son-in-law produced this song, written with help from Diane. It debuted at MEA-MFT Legislative Contact weekend and Representative Assembly this year.
Locally elected MEA-MFT from all over Montana came to Helena for the annual Representative Assembly April 5 and 6.
MEA-MFT created this program back in the 2007 legislative session. It has already assisted hundreds of qualifying Montana public school teachers. Check it out. You may qualify. Applicatinon deadline: April 30, 2013.
Faculty at Montana State University Bozeman are voting now on the issue of whether to keep their four-year-old union, the Associated Faculty of MSU (AFMSU). Union supporters on campus produced this great video about their choice to vote YES for AFMSU.
Good news: HB 13, the state pay plan, has passed the House. This means it's still alive, still in play, and we still have a chance to fully fund it and restore 5 & 5 for all state employees.
The Montana House has just passed the state pay plan, along with the governor's bills to amortize and thus save the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
The Montana Developmental Center survived another close call in the legislature yesterday. The bill to close MDC (SB 254) was originally killed in committee on a bipartisan vote. The bill's sponsor then succeeded in passing a "blast" motion to bring it to the floor of the House for debate and a vote.
(Caferro) was just revived. Please take action
This legislative session, Montana teachers, school administrators, trustees, and other public school advocates are working together as never before on behalf of Montana's children and their education.
House Appropriations Committee finally acted on HB 13, the state pay plan.
Senate Bill 374 (Lewis) is a bill to take taxpayer dollars away from Montana's public schools and give the money to "charter" schools. It's bad for our public schools, children, and MEA-MFT members.
Great news: the bill to close the Montana Developmental Center was just voted down in committee.
"HB 13 is not dead. Wounded, but not dead."
The House Education Committee voted No on MEA-MFT's Head Start funding bill (HB 353) on a party line vote. Democrats voted yes, Republicans no.
Good pension bills advance, bad bill dies
SB 175 is the main k-12 school funding bill of this session. Watch a video of Eric Feaver talking about the bill.
More than 30 Montana state employees lined the halls outside the House Appropriations Committee today during their lunch break, holding signs saying, "Free HB 13." The signs showed House Bill 13 behind bars.
For MEA-MFT, protecting our members' pensions is a top priority for the 2013 legislative session.
We are seeing an all-out assault on public schools this legislative session. To date, six bills meant to privatize public schools have been introduced. And so far, they are passing.
MEA-MFT and our allies in Montana public education have been working together as never before during the 2013 Montana Legislature.
SB 175, sponsored by Sen. Llew Jones, is the k-12 school funding bill of this session – and it passed the Senate Feb. 23. Now it must pass the House.
Montana's state capitol saw its first flash mob today as several dozen state employee members used their lunch break to make a musical statement.
Sign up for MEA-MFT Regional Training, May 3-4, 2013, DoubleTree by Hilton, Missoula.
The Montana Senate has passed SB 81 (Lewis) – a "tuition tax credit" bill to create taxpayer funded public, private, and religious school scholarship organizations and scholarships.
State and university employees from across Montana gathered at the state capitol for the second Pay Plan Day of Action today.
House Bill 315, the charter school bill, just died on third reading in the House this afternoon.
HB 315 creates a convoluted, bureaucratic parallel universe of so-called "public" charter schools, that would in fact be "public" in name only.
MEA-MFT seeks a qualified individual to fill the position of Field Consultant, based in Billings.
The truth about charter schools.
MEA-MFT and our partners in the education coalition have been very involved in working on this bill. It's a work in progress. We support SB 175, the bill described in this article.
Some legislators in the 2013 Montana Legislature are talking seriously about closing the Montana Developmental Center in Boulder.
People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs is organizing a delegation of education professionals to travel to Costa Rica in June 2013.
Protecting public employees' and teachers' pensions is one of MEA-MFT's top priorities this legislative session. Some legislators are gunning for your pension.
The notorious right-wing, billionaire Koch brothers sent their minions to Montana's capitol yesterday, in their attempt to tear down Montana's quality public schools.
Several MEA-MFT members testified yesterday at the hearing on HB 13, the state pay plan. Along with other state and higher education employees, they did an excellent job of making the case for passing HB 13 and lifting the salary freeze.
More than 200 Montana state and higher education employees took part in the State Pay Plan Day of Action.
Buckle your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy legislative session. MEA-MFT is ready for the ride.
The State of Montana provides health screenings for state employees. See schedule here.
MEA-MFT member and legislator Amanda Curtis shares this timely quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. -- just in time for the State Pay Plan Day of Action:
This new Bill Moyers documentary shows how the private sector and state politicians are teaming up to enact laws that increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge. They're doing it in Montana, too. Right now.
MEA-MFT had a huge impact on making this successful program a reality.
Have you applied for your NEA Foundation grant yet? The deadline for the next round of applications is February 1, 2013.
MEA-MFT members from all over Montana will come to Helena January 21, 2013, for the State Pay Plan Day of Action. Join them!
This legislature will make decisions every day that affect your job, your paycheck, your pension, the people you serve, and the very future of public education and public services in Montana.
The 2013 Legislature will be making major decisions that affect your retirement as a public employee. Learn more at one of these sessions.
"Did You Know...Stories About the Great Work of Montana's Schools" was created by asking parents, administrators, teachers, and others about some of the innovative programs taking place in their local schools.
We are Montana. Don't let anyone tell you differently. Don't let naysayers, boo birds, and anti-government, anti-union yahoos tell you differently. We are NOT Wisconsin. We are NOT Indiana. We are NOT Michigan.
MEA-MFT recently teamed up with other other education advocacy groups in Montana to produce a major new document, "Essential Truths About the Great Work of Montana's Public Schools."
MEA-MFT member and state employee Cheryl Parker, a compliance specialist at the state's Child Support Enforcement Division in Missoula, shares this wonderful story of holiday giving:
Our hearts are with families and community members of Newton, Connecticut, where a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School today left at least 26 people dead, including 18 students.
Bad news: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed the "right to work" for less bills into law.
Republican Sandy Welch is dropping her request for a recount in the state schools superintendent race that she narrowly lost to incumbent Denise Juneau.
Public employees shouldn't be held liable for determining whether a person is a legal immigrant or not. That's why MEA-MFT has joined with the Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance in a lawsuit to challenge and enjoin Legislative Referendum 121.
Our brothers and sisters in Michigan need our help to protect their voice and Michigan's middle class.
Yesterday, in a surprise move, the GOP-controlled Michigan Legislature rammed right-to-work-for-less legislation through.
Ongoing saga of our Unfair Labor Practice charge saying the 2011 Legislature failed to bargain in good faith when it didn't pass the state pay plan.
Cecil B. Crawford, MEA-MFT board member and 2012 Education Support Professional of the Year, was featured recently in a full-length article in the Missoulian.
With the provisional ballots now in, Denise Juneau wins the superintendent of public instruction race. Great news!
MEA-MFT member Amanda Curtis wrote the following guest editorial debunking myths about charter schools. Amanda teaches math in Butte and has been elected to serve in the 2013 Montana Legislature.
MEA-MFT member Jan LaBonty has written an excellent guest editorial exposing on the myth of charter schools.
Here is "the rest of the story," the real story about unfunded liability in the Montana Teachers' Retirement System
MEA-MFT and our members worked our hearts out for our endorsed candidates, the candidates who believe in public services, public education, and employees' rights. It paid off.
After a long night of counting votes, Steve Bullock is the presumptive winner of the governor's race in Montana.
MEA-MFT's endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, Jon Tester, has won re-election.
Which candidates support strong public education, quality public services, your rights on the job, and Montana's middle class? The differences between candidates are stark on these issues.
For MEA-MFT members, everything is at stake in Election 2012: Your job, your retirement, the very existence of public schools, public services, and the middle class in Montana. Please help our endorsed candidates win.
Teacher Evaluation Session from 2012 MEA-MFT Educators' Conference
Congressman Rick Hill wants to be Montana's next governor. And he clearly wants Montana to look more like Wisconsin.
Republican candidate for Montana governor Rick Hill said Montana's award-winning teachers are second worst in the nation. (Bitterroot Star, 7-11-12). See what Steve Bullock, MEA-MFT's endorsed candidate for governor, has to say about that.
"Won't Back Down" is a dishonest Hollywood portrayal of the problems in our educational system. The movie was funded by the very people who want to privatize and profit from our schools.
Congratulations to Montana's newest Teacher of the Year!
Learn about changes to state employee health plan
Register now for AFT's Share My Lesson and you could win $5,000 toward your student loans.
MEA-MFT members and spouses are invited to the 24th season of MEA-MFT sponsored Retirement Education workshops!
Here's a chance for you and your family to celebrate the real reason for Labor Day. (Nope - -it's not just burgers and dogs!)
Learn more about the Montana Health Center, a primary care and urgent care clinic for State of Montana employees and their dependents covered on the State's health plan. The Center opens in Helena Friday August 31.
Jim McGarvey, former vice president of MEA-MFT and longtime president of the former Montana Federation of Teachers, passed away this morning.
Friends of the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation from across Montana gathered for the annual "Fore Kids & Education" Golf Scramble, a fundraiser for the Foundation and its programs.
What do parents and teachers really think of each other? And how can they best work together for children's success? NEA teamed up with Parenting Magazine to find out.
Charles and David Koch, the infamous right-wing billionaires who are trying to destroy unions, are also out to get public schools. Watch this telling video.
The Montana Supreme Court ruled today upholding the District Court decision that Legislative Referendum 123 is indeed blatantly unconstitutional and therefore will not appear on Montana's November ballot.
Fifteen folks from MEA-MFT particiated in the AFT convention July 27-30 in Detroit, MI.
Remember ALEC, the corporate group that secretly spoon feeds bills to state legislatures? Including bills to privatize public schools, take away public employees' bargaining rights, and kill teacher tenure? Watch this new video, showing ALEC's efforts to divert public school dollars to private CEOs' bank accounts.
MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver has sent the following letter to the Montana Policy Institute regarding its new web site that broadcasts state employees' compensation.
Legislative Referendum 123 is a ballot measure that gives tax rebates to the richest Montanans even if it means slashing funds for schools, public safety, and all other public services. It is slated to appear on Montana's November ballot. We can stop it. You can help.
Ed Jasmin, a longtime Montana businessman, banker, and Board of Regents member, recently penned this guest editorial against Legislative Referendum 123.
The Montana Professional Teaching Foundation will award as many as thirty $1000 federal subsidy scholarships to Montana teachers who wish to pursue National Board Certification during the 2012-13 school year.
MEA-MFT members working in Montana's Indian reservation schools do heroic work for children. They do it in the face of overwhelming poverty, isolation, and harsh conditions most Americans can't even imagine – including the politicians in Washington, DC who make policy decisions about education.
Congratulations to Carol Pleninger and Tammy Johnson, Montana's two new national presidential awardees for science & math teaching.
LR 123, another outrageous idea from the 2011 Montana Legislature, gives tax rebates to the richest Montanans even if it means slashing funds for schools, public safety, fighting wildfires, and all other public services.
With just days to go before the final deadline, members of Congress reached a deal to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling.
Here's an analysis by Montana's Mike Dennison on the U.S. Supreme Court's June 28 ruling on health care reform
Rank-and-file state employee members of MEA-MFT and our fellow unions have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the pay plan agreement negotiated earlier this month.
If you suspect a child has been physically, mentally, or emotionally abused or neglected, the law requires you to report it to DPHHS.
In Wisconsin, unlimited corporate money carried the day in the recall election of Gov. Scott Walker.
As Wisconsin citizens prepare to vote June 5 on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker, the latest polls show the race between Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is a statistical dead heat.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will face Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in the historic recall election set for June 5th.
National Teacher Day takes place May 8, 2012.
The State of Montana health care plans for 2013 are changing. Find out what the changes mean for you.
Montana's budget picture continues to improve beyond the original expectations of the state Legislature, as lawmakers were told Thursday there could be close to $500 million in surplus when they convene in 2013. Will they invest it? Depends on who gets elected.
Listen MEA-MFT's 2012 Members of the Year -- Cecil B. Crawford, Shannon Bender, Kari Cargill, and Sandy Osborne -- on radio news.
Friday, May 4, MEA-MFT members will join their fellow AFT members across the country to stand up to bullying on Stand4Change Day.
Would you like to present a sectional at the 2012 MEA-MFT Educators' Conference in October? Do not delay: Sign up NOW to present. The deadline for applications is April 30, 2012.
National Board Certification Scholarships available for 2012-13 school year
The original charter of MEA-MFT's Anaconda local, the Anaconda Teachers Union Local 502, was signed 75 years ago today.
Tax Day is here. It's the day we pool our resources as citizens to buy the things that create a civilized society.
MEA-MFT supports the governor's plan to do what must be done to eliminate unfunded liability in the Teachers' and Public Employees' Retirement Systems.
Welcome to the nearly 600 graduate assistant employees at MSU-Bozeman, who have voted by a whopping margin to form a union and join MEA-MFT!
Note that without the able and committed leadership of Attorney General Steve Bullock, there would have been no deal at all.
MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver testifies before the Legislative Finance Committee on public employees' and teachers' retirement.
More than 400 MEA-MFT delegates rocked the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula March 30-31 at the MEA-MFT Representative Assembly.
More than 400 locally elected MEA-MFT delegates are coming from as far away as Poplar, Wolf Point, and Miles City to represent their fellow rank-and-file members at the MEA-MFT Represenative Assembly in Missoula.
Should Montanans keep the right to elect their state supreme court justices and chief justice? Some legislators don't think so.
Reclaim Wisconsin! On Saturday March 10, 2012, more than 62,000 Wisconsinites returned to their state capitol to mark the one year anniversary of the passage of Gov. Walker's union-busting bill.
"We are very excited that Steve is running for governor," said COPE member Ron Kimmet, an industrial arts teacher in Hardin.
Once again NEA is sponsoring the gala Read Across America literacy event this March. Read Across America coincides with the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.
Each year, MEA-MFT honors several members who have made outstanding contributions in their jobs and as MEA-MFT leaders. MEA-MFT recently named our 2012 members of the year.
"Monica Lindeen has an impressive record of standing up for Montana citizens, protecting them from investment fraud, Ponzi schemes, and abuses by some insurance and securities companies," said COPE member Janice Muller, a teacher in Hamilton.
"Linda McCulloch is a real champion for voter's rights," said Rich Aarstad, a COPE member and historian at the Montana Historical Society.
"Denise Juneau is the clear choice for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction."
Our public employee retirement systems are not going bankrupt today or tomorrow or in the immediate future. We have plenty of time to address unfunded liabilities if our legislature would abandon pension-envy politics and hysterical, too predictably partisan, rhetoric.
Are you an MEA-MFT member living in North Central Montana? Want to learn more about your contract, bargaining basics, making your local union all it can be, and more? Want to meet fellow MEA-MFT members from around the region? Then this is for you.
"He's right on education, right on public services, right on jobs, and right on the rights of working people to bargain collectively. He has a strong track record on all these issues."
Remember Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who championed legislation last year that stripped public employee unions of much of their bargaining power? Things aren't going his way right now.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to working for a more just and equal society. He believed that public education was the great arm of justice. He honored public servants as heroes. He believed in labor unions.
Our hearts go out to the family, friends, co-workers, and students of MEA-MFT member Sherry Arnold, a high school math teacher in Sidney who has been missing for several days.
MEA-MFT member & Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau writes a moving story about her grandfather and other public employees who give to others.
Read our 2011 Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Newsletter.
Funding for 2012 is still undecided, so now is the time to make Congress aware of the power of Head Start for children, families and communities. You can make a difference!
An anonymous donor has promised to match all contributions to the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Endowment up to $5,000 made on or before December 31, 2011.
It's official: state revenues are even higher than the highest predictions. "The money was there all along to thaw state employee pay, to invest in k-12 and higher education, to build infrastructure and create good paying jobs, to avoid passing unavoidable costs down to local property tax payers and students.
The Montana Board of Regents voted unanimously Nov. 18 to accept the first faculty contracts ever bargained at MSU-Bozeman.
Superintendent Denise Juneau proclaimed Education Support Professionals Day in Montana this morning at Riverside Middle School in Billings.
Communities across Montana and the nation will join the National Education Association (NEA) November 13-19 to celebrate American Education Week.
Head Start has been in the national news a lot lately. And the results are good.
In honor of Veterans Day, MEA-MFT members at the Montana Historical Society have been assembling Veterans Day resources for educators and others.
Congratulations to our brothers and sisters in Ohio! In a landslide victory, Ohio voters voted down a bill that would severely curtail the collective bargaining rights of public employees.
Do you know a great Montana science or math teacher, teaching in grades K-6, with 5 or more years of professional teaching experience? Nominate him or her for this $10,000 award.
The vote is in, and history has been made: Members of the Associated Faculty of Montana State University (AFMSU) have ratified their first collective bargaining agreements. Members voted on the agreements Wednesday, Oct. 26. The vote was counted today at MSU.
The Billings section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers has announced a new grant program designed to encourage more students to attend Montana's regional and state science fairs.
Today is a big day in the history of MEA-MFT and especially for our affiliate at MSU-Bozeman as members there vote to ratify their first contract.
For the first time, MEA-MFT will host a Head Start Academy during the MEA-MFT Educators' Conference this year, providing professional development created specifically for Montana's Head Start employees.
MEA-MFT has worked extensively with the regents and Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns to put university and faculty salaries first. "Montana faculty salaries already are among the lowest in the nation," said Tom Burgess, MEA-MFT's field consultant for higher education locals.
MEA-MFT members at Montana State University-Bozeman have finished bargaining their first contracts. Now it's ratification time.
MEA-MFT has joined other groups in filing a lawsuit against a dangerous ballot measure.
Congratulations to Tom Pedersen, science teacher at Capital High School in Helena, Montana Teacher of the Year for 2012!
President Obama announced that states can opt out of the most rigid requirements of the No Child Left Behind law.
MEA-MFT Faculty Member of the Year Grant Mitman recommends the following resources on workplace bullying, from a special session at this year's NEA Representative Assembly.
A minute of your time can help generate $5.2 million for Montana's public schools and higher education. Deadline: Sept. 30, 2011.
Sponsored by MEA-MFT and our fellow unions: MPEA and AFSCME, to say "THANK YOU" to the public employees who do Work That Matters for Montana's people! Sept. 15 at the state capitol, south lawn.
This Labor Day, let your family, friends and the public know that you support America's workers and the important work they do all year.
Good news for Montana state employees! MEA-MFT, the Montana Public Employees Association, and AFSCME have worked a deal with Governor Schweitzer to freeze, for the next plan year, increases in state employee health insurance costs.
Americans admire and respect public school teachers more than ever. They respect the teaching profession, they like their local schools, and they recognize the role funding plays in school qualtiy.
This week, several communities in Montana will be attacked by one of the most ruthless anti-worker organizations in America: Americans for Prosperity. This right-wing PAC (political action committee) is planning a series of "Running on Empty" demonstrations around Montana. Real Montana working people are fighting back.
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau recently took on the U.S. Dept. of Education and the supremely flawed No Child Left Behind law -- and won.
The American Dream movement is busy this summer telling Congress what Americans really want when it comes to government spending and the economy. There's a Contract For The American Dream that lays out a progressive alternative to austerity policies.
Read the article below, and know that after several legislative years of trying, MEA-MFT created the Montana student loan repayment program for teachers in the 2007 legislative session.
Two GOP senators recalled, but GOP keeps control of Wisconsin Senate.
For all Eastern Montana MEA-MFT members!
Wisconsin voters go to the polls today to recall six of Gov. Scott Walker's (R) closest state Senate allies. The "Walker 6" spearheaded his move to take away the collective bargaining rights of public employees and ram through a budget devastating to working families.
A gorgeous day and good times were had by all at the 8th annual Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Golf Scramble August 4, 2011.
Montana Superintendent Denise Juneau has taken on a huge task, but if anyone can lead Montana toward real schools of promise, she can. And MEA-MFT will help every step on the way.
Who's behind efforts to destroy public employee unions in Wisconsin and elsewhere, shove right-wing legislation through state legislatures, and turn over public services to for-profit corporations? Meet ALEC.
"Millions of us are behind you. We love you!" actor Matt Damon told public school teachers at the national "Save Our Schools" march and rally in Washington, D.C., July 30.
MEA-MFT is evaluating exactly how badly the newly adopted federal deficit/debt ceiling act will impact Montana public programs and services.
As we begin this fiscal new year, it's a good time to think about what your state legislators are working toward: Long-term prosperity for Montana? Or pulling the rug out from under those trying to make a better life for themselves and their communities?
A class act MEA-MFT member doing Work that Matters!
July 21 - The "Cut, Cap, and Balance" bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives July 19 would have devastating consequences for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
MEA-MFT agrees with Billings Gazette opinion: The threat of NCLB sanctions makes no sense. The law is years past its intended reauthorization date with no congressional update. It needs to be significantly revised.
Many of the remedies being misapplied to the nation's ailing economy are nothing more than public policy myths that grew out of the oil-shock recessions of 40 years ago, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman told an AFT TEACH conference audience on July 11.
Several MEA-MFT members will take part in the AFT's TEACH (Together Educating America's Children) conference,July 11-13, 2011, Washington, D.C. Even if you're not in D.C. with them, you can participate and learn via technology.
Are you a public employee in the PERS or TRS system? Are you planning to take early retirement? If so, you need this info!
Several dozen MEA-MFT members participated in the annual National Education Association's Representative Assembly in Chicago July 1-5.
The Montana Office of Public Instruction recently completed a new Resource Guide for Paraeducators. Several MEA-MFT members worked on this revision.
Rock the Vote's "Voting System Scorecard" ranks Montana as the 4th best state in America at promoting access, participation, and registration among young voters ages 18-29. MEA-MFT member and Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch reports.
The grades are in for the 2011 Montana Legislature. How did your legislators do on our issues? Read the MEA-MFT 2011 Legislative Voting Record and find out.
Montana's executive branch responds to the Unfair Labor Practice charge filed by MEA-MFT and our fellow unions.
All through the 2011 session, MEA-MFT said the money was there to fund public education and public services. And it was. Every dollar of destructive cuts made by the 2011 Legislature were completely unnecessary.
Students of MEA-MFT member Delena Norris-Tull know to pull on their boots before class.
PASS for paras MEA-MFT's acclaimed course to help Montana paraprofessionals meet the "high quality" definition in the No Child Left Behind Act
Please help keep the spirit of our April 1 No Fooling with our Future Rally strong!
MEA-MFT co-sponsors the following events. Check them out!
the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, threw out a lower court ruling invalidating the collective bargaining law passed by the Republican-led legislature and pushed by Gov. Scott Walker (R).
MEA-MFT and our sister unions will make important announcement about the state pay plan Wednesday, May 25.
MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver submitted the following open letter to Governor Brian Schweitzer to newspapers across Montana in May.
Montana's Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau recently drew a line in the sand with the No Child Left Behind Act.
Alumni of the Alliance to Save Energy's Green Campus program, which employs student interns to promote energy efficiency on college campuses, often pursue careers in sustainability, according to a recent Alliance survey.
The Republican-dominated legislature killed HB 13, the state employee pay plan, during the 2011 legislative session. Let them know what you think.
Workshops by the Montana Historical Society
The 2011 Montana Legislature has finally ground to a halt. Final bill status report
MEA-MFT member leader Mona Bilden of Miles City talks about teacher appreciation in the face of historic teacher bashing.
It was almost so much worse.
Despite the outcry from conservatives about taxes, tax collections are in fact at historic lows and tax rates for the rich have been declining for years.
Two Montana teachers have been named as 2010 outstanding math and science teachers by President Obama.
The House rejected SB 315 (Ripley) - a bill to redefine good cause and truncate due process in the teacher tenure statutes.
Which would you do? Give multinational corporations a free ride on their taxes or give state employees a modest pay increase?
The Montana House voted to reconsider the state pay plan, HB 13, today. Then, following heated debated, the bill died on second reading, 42-58.
Listen to the radio spot, and call your legislators beginning Monday, April 18.
im McGarvey, executive secretary of the Montana State AFL-CIO and former MEA-MFT vice president, announced plans to retire this week.
Pay plan finally moves; other key legislative issues still to be resolved.
Apr. 18 - Today, the only real jobs bill – HB 439 (Hollenbaugh) - is up for what could be its final vote, in the House. It must receive at least 67 or a 2/3ds vote. You can help.
Several MEA-MFT members, governance, and staff walked across the street from MEA-MFT's headquarters office in Helena to attend Governor Schweitzer's branding party today.
For the second time, the Montana House has passed consideration of SB 315 (Ripley), the attack on teacher tenure. Your e-mails are working. Keep it up!
Apr 13 - Where the budget battles stands now. All cuts hurt!
Great news: HB 603, the insidious school privatization bill, was tabled Apr. 11. SB 315 remains and needs your URGENT ACTION.
MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver is quoted extensively in the two newspaper articles below. MEA-MFT has worked hard, every day, in this legislative session to protect our members' public employee defined benefit plans.
The largest MEA-MFT Representative Assembly (RA) in history took place in Helena April 1-2. More than 350 delegates attended, representing 97 MEA-MFT locals.
More than 350 MEA-MFT members from across Montana honored three of their peers at a gala celebration in Helena April 1.
Once again, MEA-MFT and our members have stopped an attempt to close and privatize the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.
"The money is there. Where are your VALUES?" That's the message participants sent to the Montana Legislature at our "No Fooling with our Future Rally."
MEA-MFT is part of a coalition called the Partnership for Montana's Future, which just completed a video that puts a face -- many faces, actually -- to the Montana Legislature's needless budget cuts. Take a look.
Four BAD bills wait legislative action, maybe today. Please contact legislators!
The Montana Professional Teaching Foundation and Office of Public Instruction are now accepting nominations for the 2012 Montana Teacher of the Year.
The Senate has killed SB 403 (Jones) – the latest k-12 school funding bill. Schools contemplate layoffs due to legislative gridlock.
HB 603 is one of the most dangerous school privatization bills ever introduced.
At least a thousand Montanans from all over the state are expected to attend the rally against the legislature's senseless cuts to state services and education. Join us April 1 for the rally!
SB 315, an attack on teacher tenure that severely curtails due process rights, is being heard March 21. Please take action!
Mar. 22 - News Flash – At 4:00 p.m. today, House Appropriations Committee TABLED HB 13 (Hiner) – state employee pay plan.
I am a conservative husband, belong to the Tea Party and I voted for John Kasich. I have been married to a Cleveland teacher for almost 14 years, and my vote let her down.
Make your picks for the worst ideas of the 2011 Legislature!
Victory at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls!
March 9 - In a blatant abuse of power, Wisconsin Republican lawmakers dealt a blow to the working class tonight with passage of the anti-union provisions of Gov. Walker's Budget Adjustment Bill on an 18-1 vote.
More than 500 Montanans braved the winter weather to travel to Helena Feb. 21 for a Rally to Save Public Services and Education.
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer gave an eloquent defense of public employees and teachers unions on MSNBC today.
Legislatiave Fiscal Analyst says the State of Montana will collect $97 million more in revenues over the next 2½ years than he projected in mid-November. Yet still the majority party insists on draconian cuts.
These two editorials speak to a phenomenon we're seeing in Montana too – and MEA-MFT is fighting back.
SB 315 passed weakens Montana's tenure laws for teachers for no good reason. We'll keep fighting it.
HB 569, sponsored by Wayne Stahl (R-Saco), would roll back state employee salaries to October 1, 2005.
MEA-MFT member and Montana 2011 Teacher of the Year Paul Andersen spoke to the Montana Legislature Feb. 9 about his ideas for improving education. Wow!
As of Feb. 3, 2011, the Republicans who control the Montana Legislature have made cumulative decisions that will cut the next state budget $1.3 billion below the governor's proposed budget.
Governor Brian Schweitzer said it all when he spoke about public education during his State of the State address Jan. 25: "The best path to a higher paying job is a good education. If you choose to cut funding for public education, you do so as a reflection of your values, because we have the money in the bank." Listen for yourself.
More than 100 people from around Montana rallied Jan. 28 against legislative committees' cuts to budgets for education and health and human service programs.
Nearly 100 state and university employees from across Montana participated in our Work That Matters Day of Action, Jan. 17, 2011.
Jan. 10 - In a job-killing move, majority Republicans at the 2011 Legislature voted to chop some $500 million from Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer's proposals for the next two-year period.
Public school teachers are some of the most creative folks on the planet. MEA-MFT asked some of our teacher/members for examples of innovative teaching, and we received dozens of replies. Here are a few of them. Move over, Superman.
Seven more Montana teachers – all MEA-MFT members -- recently joined the ranks of the nation's top certified teachers.
Bozeman teacher and MEA-MFT member Paul Andersen has been selected as one of four finalists in the National Teacher of the Year Program – the highest honor a U.S. teacher can achieve.
State pay plan, House Bill 13, and the state legislature
Our Point of View, by MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver, December 2010
The following op-ed by MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver appears in the Jan. 2, 2011 Helena Independent Record. A legislated cap on state employee pay will be one of the many serious challenges we face in the 2011 legislature.
In a major victory for state employees, the Healthy Montana Kids (HMK) Plan, formerly the Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) will now cover children of state employees.
Across the nation, educators and others are pointing out the foibles in the film "Waiting for 'Superman.'" Here are some examples:
Teacher bashing sank to new depths this fall with the release of Waiting for "Superman," a film that claims to analyze the failures of the American public school system.
From high stakes testing to charter schools, Waiting for "Superman" is full of super myths.
Now seeking nominations: MEA-MFT Faculty Member of the Year
Now seeking nominations: MEA-MFT Public Employee Member of the Year
Diane Fladmo is MEA-MFT's new research director and member benefits and retirement coordinator. Dave Severson replaces Fladmo as field consultant for local affiliates in the Northwest 3 region.
One hundred MEA-MFT members from across Montana gathered in Helena Dec. 4-5, 2010, for MEA-MFT's annual Committee Weekend.
For most teachers, isolation is one of the biggest obstacles they face when it comes to improving their teaching. But a new pilot program called "Take One" is helping Montana teachers break the isolation in several areas across the state.
Rank-and-file members of the joint bargaining team for Montana's state employee unions voted today to accept the State of Montana's latest pay plan proposal.
Sen. Dave Lewis, R-Helena, a retired longtime state employee and budget director, is having a bill drafted to ask voters to limit the pay and benefits of state workers.
CI-105 is bad for Montana's people. That's what locally elected delegates -- MEA-MFT members from around the state – decided at MEA-MFT's annual Representative Assembly in Billings March 26-27.
"We're not waiting for Superman; we have our own superheroes, and they're right here."
Election 2010 is all about the future: The future of public schools, public services, public employees, and the suvival of the middle class in Montana. In other words, YOUR future. Your vote matters! Read about candidate and initiative recommendations.
Republican Party Treasurer Gary MacLaren resigns over his own party's mud-slinging tactics.
Dave Severson replaces Diane Fladmo as
MEA-MFT's Work That Matters campaign traveled to Bozeman for the third in a series of work site tours Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2010.
"Stick together." That was MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver's advice to state employees as they began a new round of contract negotiations with the governor's office this fall.
Bozeman science teacher Paul Andersen has been named 2011 Montana Teacher of the Year!
MEA-MFT will once again sponsor a no-charge Public Employees Appreciation Picnic, Sept. 9, 2010, on the south lawn of the state capitol in Helena. (In the rotunda if it rains.) All public employees invited.
Several dozen MEA-MFT members from around Montana gave up part of their summers to help set national policy at the national meetings of MEA-MFT's two national affiliates: the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
President Barack Obama has signed the legislation saving educator jobs and helping help states cope with the Great Recession.
The MEA-MFT Board of Directors, meeting in Helena July 29-30, took action to oppose "CC2" -- the constitutional convention initiative that will appear on the November ballot this year.
August 3, 2010 - Pensions, corporate accountability and public image issues were front and center at the AFT Public Employees program and policy council's recent meeting in Louisville, Ky. The AFT (American Federation of Teachers) is one of MEA-MFT's two national affiliates, along with the National Education Association. AFT represents state and county government employees along with educators.
Golfers from all over Montana participated in the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation 7th annual golf scramble, 'Fore' Kids & Education.
July 1, 2010 - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation containing emergency funds to help states cope with the Great Recession and stave off massive layoffs of educators and cuts to programs.
Guest Editorial by Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau
Grants of up to $1,000 are available to help you excite students about caring for the earth and creataing a sustainable future.
Sign up now for the best golf event of the summer. Our annual golf scramble, featuring scramblers from all across the state, is a fun way to support the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation.
MEA-MFT worked closely with Superintendent Denise Juneau and Governor Brian Schweitzer on Montana's application for federal Race to the Top grant funds. Unfortunately, Montana did not receive a grant. Read Eric Feaver's letter to the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Head Start statewide meeting to held June 21-22, 2010, in Helena.
Sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the U.S. Professor of the Year program...
Some MEA-MFT members in the MUST insurance plan will see huge increase in rates. Montana Sen. Jon Tester pleads our case before Congress. Read message from MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver and watch Sen. Tester's testimony.
MEA-MFT's Work That Matters campaign for public employees is back: MEA-MFT celebrates with help from a special national guest.
MEA-MFT's Montana Professional Teaching Foundation and Office of Public Instruction are accepting nominations for the 2011 Montana Teacher of the Year. Deadline for nominations is May 28.
Your union, your voice! Hundreds of locally elected MEA-MFT members will gather to determine budget, dues, and priorities for their state union -- AND to celebrate MEA-MFT's 10th anniversary. Read more.
Mar. 24, 2010 - Congress has finally done something re health insurance -- even if not anything like what it should be doing (single payer). U.S. Senate is presumably poised to follow.
Obama Admin. releases blueprint for public schools. Teachers have severe concerns.
Sign up for our '09 golf scramble!
As falls Central Falls, so fall we all? In a bizarre move, the superintendent of a low-income, low-performing high school in Rhode Island decides the answer to the school's problems is to fire all the teachers. Even though the school had made significant progress. Read more. And please consider signing the petition in support of Central Falls teachers.
Great Falls teachers 'take one.' With support from MEA-MFT and its Montana Professional Teaching Foundation, 18 Great Falls teachers are pioneering a new approach to National Board Certification.
Student loan forgiveness: Need help paying your student loan? Many Montana teachers and licensed professionals may qualify for loan assistance programs.
Haiti: helping students understand. A wide variety of resources, plus how to help Haitians
MEA-MFT turns 10! A decade of victories
Proposed cuts available online
Don't miss Regional Training in Great Falls! April 16-17
Innovation in a Time of Scarcity
AFT President Randi Weingarten was a special guest at our kick-off party Jan. 21. Read more. And watch a short video of Weingarten's visit.
Applications are now available
NEW: MEA-MFT Regional Trainings
Billings teacher Karen Cox, one of Montana's great educators, lost her life doing what she loved: working to improve public education. The Montana Professional Teaching Foundation created the Karen Cox Memorial Grant Awards in her honor.
We are all heartsick about the devastation wreaked by this week's earthquake in Haiti. Thousands of children have been killed and scores more are desperate for medical care and food, while thousands of men and women stand helplessly by. You can help
The Montana Professional Teaching Foundation will award up to $1250 in federal subsidy scholarships
The Awards: The PAEMST Program was established in 1983 and is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Nominate by Jan. 15, 2010. Nomination info
hold statewide training sessions
Our members at the Montana Historical Society celebrate their 25th and tell their story.
Race to the Top? MEA-MFT and other education leaders have serious misgivings about the Obama Administration's proposed grant guideslines.
Presidential Awards for Math & Science (and other awards)
Oct. 09 - For decades, Montana's public colleges and universities have been like 14 different islands, isolated and competing against each other for funding and resources.
Innovative prescription drug plan will save money for state & university employees.
he American Federation of Teachers, one of MEA-MFT's two national affiliates, has created a new e-newsletter dedicated to the AFT's Faculty and College Excellence (FACE) campaign and other issues related to academic staffing in higher education.
Oct 7, '09 - After more than ten months of bargaining, MEA-MFT members in the University Faculty Association (University of Montana) have a tentative agreement for a new collective bargaining agreement.
MEA-MFT member Anne Keith is named as 2010 Montana Teacher of the Year!
In September, Anne Keith of Bozeman received that highest honor when she was named Montana Teacher of the Year for 2010.
DPHHS members learn workplace problem-solving skills
Congratulations, AFMSU!
H1N1: Talking with children about "swine flu" - from NEA Health Information Network. And more resources on H1N1.
Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Karen Cox grants, National Board scholarships, and more
NEW! Substitute teachers in Montana are now eligible for MEA-MFT membership! Click here for a membership form.
Stimulus money for education: How President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding can benefit education programs. (A resource from the National Head Start Association.)
Listen to Schoolhouse Talk A new kind of talk radio show.
Want to start a mentoring program? Here's how.
MEA-MFT's local affiliates for k-12 teachers
Leaders for Montana's two-year colleges applauded President Barack Obama's proposal to pump $12 billion into community colleges nationally, with one calling it the most significant news in two-year education in several generations.
MEA-MFT brings suit against the Montana Department of Corrections to require it to follow state law before outsourcing work that has historically been performed by public employees.
Dr. Doug Coffin takes the lead.
MEA-MFT members at UM Western win major grants for biomedical research.
MEA-MFT member Karen Giuliani featured in national publication
Two stories follow. All about Montanans - traditional and nontraditional students - pursing Montana higher education opportunities.
April 14, 2009 - "MEA-MFT is proud to welcome our newest members and local bargaining units, the Associated Faculty of Montana State University in Bozeman," said MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver today.
New Montana History textbook has MEA-MFT members' fingerprints all over it.
Defending their rights.
The good, the bad, the ugly
Fighting the perils of privatization
House Bill 13 -- a very good deal for our state employee members.
MEA-MFT reactivates our award-winning Work That Matters ad campaign.
Good news for public employee retirement.
Working in a healthcare facility can be a backbreaking job--literally. But it doesn't have to be.
Correctional Officers at Montana State Prison keep us safe, despite tough conditions.
Members learn to stop toxic leaks.
Meet MEA-MFT health care members
Escaped prisoners illustrate why privatization doesn't work
Know of a privatization failure? Tell us about it!
Survey tells why
MEA-MFT's Stand Up For Education campaign took Montana by storm last spring. And it took top honors in a national award program this winter.


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Husky alums Brock Mackenzie ('04) and Trevor Simsby ('14) finished strong at the final stage of qualifying to earn status on the Web.com Tour in 2015.
Washington men's golf head coach Matt Thurmond is pleased to announce the signing of Matt Marrese to a national letter of intent.
Husky alum Nick Taylor came from behind to win the Sanderson Farms Championship on the PGA Tour Sunday afternoon at the Country Club of Jackson.
Husky junior Jonathan Sanders made a charge at the Sun Bowl Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic on Sunday, firing a round of 6-under 65 to finish tied for sixth.
Twenty of the nation's top collegiate golfers, including Washington's Jonathan Sanders will compete in the 40th edition of the Sun Bowl Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic.
Husky senior Cheng-Tsung Pan has been named the Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month for October, the Pac-12 announced today.
Former Husky player, coach and administrator O.D. Vincent was elected to the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Washington senior Cheng-Tsung Pan came up just short in his attempt to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur and earn the automatic berth in The Masters.
Senior Cheng-Tsung Pan is in Australia this week, attempting to qualify for yet another major championship.
A late flurry propelled No. 20 Washington to its best round of the U.S. Collegiate Championship, a 6-under 282, to climb into a tie for seventh.
No. 20 Washington had another solid, but unspectacular day at the U.S. Collegiate Championship, dropping into a tie for 10th against a loaded field.


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The Mixx Awards are a result of the collaboration between the Belgian IAB, the International Advertising Bureau, and Best of Publishing, editor of the Inside Magazine. The Mixx Awards aim at rewarding those digital and interactive campaigns that reached their communicational objectives. The criteria of attribution take into account the observed links within the project between creativity and efficiency.
The winners were named by a professional jury of prominent sector professionals. In 2008, the jury consisted out of 1 president, 4 advertisers, 2 publishers, 2 media agencies and 2 creative agencies : Jo Caudron (ONE Agency & Jury President), Yannic Beckers (Paratel/VMMa), Jean-Michel Depasse (Mindshare Interaction), Wim Walraevens (Duval Guillaume), Michel Mabille (IPM), Clo Willaerts (Sanoma magazines), Fabienne Gyselinck (Eurostar), Benoit Lips (LBi Belgium), Paul Daels (KBC), Michon Van Doorn (Unilever) en Diane Faynsztein (Nestlé).


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Josh Kerr is #6 in the world!
Surfing Magazine has put out a three part "Lightbox" series on their site called "Best of Three" focusing on the Kelly/Owen drama with the three finals in a row. However, at each event Kerr's surfing has been so progressive it would be hard not to feature him...
Kerr in Tahit
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By Bryan Autullo (FAST Series PR) One of the highlights of the day's events will be the FAST Pit Crew Challenge. Teams will go head to head in a timed event to replace parts on a race car while the driver must suit up and sign autographs before stopping the clock. Each team must include a Military Veteran in honor of the branches of the Armed Forces who will be in attendance. The Pit Crew Challenge will start at approximately 1:00 pm. Driver/Teams expected to compete are Byron Reed, Craig Mintz, David Harrison, Mike Linder, Brian Smith, John Ivy, Hammer Motorsports, DJ Foos, Dustin Stroup, Tim Buchanan, Kevin Lee, Art Ball, Will Tezak, and an all Veterans Pit Crew. This will be a fun event for spectators to watch and for crews to participate in to see who's Pit Crew works FAST. For more info visit www.atticaracewaypark.com and www.fremontohspeedway.com or to find out more about the FAST Series go to www.fastondirt.com Win A Trip For Two To The World Finals in Charlotte: Hoserville Ohio & the Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Series have teamed up to give some lucky fans the chance of going to the 2009 World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Lowes Motor Speedway (Nov. 5th-7th) in Charlotte, NC. The prize package includes: 2 tickets & pit passes to ALL 3 NIGHTS of racing action featuring the World of Outlaw Sprints & Late Models. Plus a 3-night stay at the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel near the track & a $50 gas card to help get you there. Raffle tickets can be purchased online for $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. You do not need to be present to win this drawing & the winner is responsible for transportation to and from Charlotte. You can purchase raffle tickets online at www.fastondirt.com. F.A.S.T. Series Officially Joins Twitter Nation: Teams, sponsors, & fans can now keep track of all the developments on & off the track surrounding the Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Championship Series with text messages sent directly to your phone with the help of Twitter. To sign-up visit the official Twitter homepage of F.A.S.T. at www.twitter.com/fastseries or text 'fastseries' to 40404. FAST on Dirt, Inc. would like to thank the following contributors to the 2009 FAST Championship Series point fund: Kistler Racing Products, All Star Plumbing & Heating, KS Sales & Service, Engler Machine & Tool, Henry MotorSports Inc., Black Swamp Media Group, MyHeroCards.com, Banshee Graphics, Kears Speed Shop, Computer Man, Inc., SCS Gearbox, The Hideaway Inn (Bucyrus), RockAuto.com, Hoserville Ohio, Hoseheads.com, RacingFansDirect.com, Level Performance, R&R Auto Wrecking, Reebar Die Casting, Performance Metals, Inc., FSR Radiator, Real Geese, Buckeye IT Services, High Vista Video, Racers Racing for a Cure, Gressman Powersports, NAPA of Bryan, OH, Gaerte Engines, Bobby's Truck & Auto Repair, Tiffin Brake & Wheel, Action Photos, Golden Graphics, Goofy Golf, African Safari, and Ghostly Manor Also, a very special thanks to all of our contingency award sponsors: Rod End Supply, Hank's Performance, Hepfner Racing Products, TQ Fiberglass, GME Nields Steering, Race Coveralls, Speed Meets Art, SuperShox, Callies, Astro Titanium, G-Force Racing, Fuel Safe, Racing Optics, Rocket Headers, Wings Unlimited, VRP Shocks, Kinsler Injections, RAM Engineering Midwest, PRO Shocks, DJ Safety, C&R Racing Products, ButlerBuilt, Permatex, Movement Arts Sponsor Disk, Zemco Headers, Kinser Filters, Outerwears, DMI Race Components, Keizer Wheels, Linders Speed Equipment, Saldana Racing Products, RacingJunk.com, XXX Race Components, Randy's Racing Filters, Hinchman Indy Uniforms, VMAC/BR Motorsports, Awesome Signs, CGS Imaging |
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25Stolmen vertical pot rack
This is a terrific idea from Andrew. A pot rack in the corner of the kitchen, standing almost sculpture like.
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it's like a strip pole of pots!
I love the use of vertical space, way too often forgoten!!!
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I really like this!
Just think of the possibilities of this vertical storage: backpacks in a mudroom,purses,use in a dorm room, toys,sewing or craft room. Great idea, Andrew!
ooo, I like the purses idea! Although in my kitchen i'd probably go ahead and screw that sucker in, since I have a lot of seriously heavy pans (no lightweight ikea cookware for me, thx)
If you're really thinking of putting up stolmen without screwing it in, because it seems so secure, consider a cautionary photo from someone who thought likewise.
This looks like something you'd find in a medieval dungeon
One quetion: where do you store the lids of the pots?
That's my rack, up there. I checked out that Stolmen disaster on Flickr, and whoa, bummer. I wouldn't use a multipole setup without screws either, but with a single pole, it feels sturdy, and has stayed put for more than a year, even with a couple hundred lbs of pots (no Ikea pots here either).
As for lids, we keep them in a divided upright rack on an under-cabinet lazy susan. Not ideal, but workable.
Hey Andrew, I love this idea.saw your back years ago. I now have a perfect space and need for this vertical pot rack. I read through the description.would you tell me please, if you bought the double sided brackets from Ikea, what is the product name ? If you didn't get then from Ikea can you tell me what they are called abd where I can get them?
This is very clever, and opens up other possibilities as well. Thanks!
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That's a fabulous idea. I really like this.
too messy for my taste.
That's so cool… I like your ideas…
Did anybody else notice that the post was installed upside down?
yes, it is upside down. But I don't think it matters — however, if you have any children over, those who are often crawling and pulling up — please screw this in. This looks like JUST the sort of thing a quick (and strong) toddler will grab and PULLLLL until boom, it's on their head. Those kids are strong and FAST, so it might just be good to be prepared.
anyway, clever idea. No good for me, as the pets in my house+kitchen grease would mean that I'd have to wash the pots before using them! LOL! But I do think if it works for you then go for it. just please — don't have any kids over….
As per space consumption, its less space consuming but if you'll go for look wise & like wise its not looking much well in that. So its up to you?
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Awesome Idea! AAAND COPY!
Definitely screw the Stolmen to the ceiling. Even just a 1-poler can fall over even without kids. I had a 1-pole installation for flower pots and candle holders on my balcony. I installed it on a summer day. It seemed really, really sturdy and everything was fine until the first cold night at the beginning of fall – the stolmen shrinked a bit, came loose and fell over. =:-o
This is a great idea for apartment living! I have several cast iron pots that are beautiful but incredibly hard to display because of their weight. This would be a perfect option! thanks.
I actually love the aesthetic of this as well as its utility. Put the two together and I'm in my happy Ikea hack place. Good stuff.
Ehm… I was stricken by the flooring!
Isn't that a board of plywood, the one used as containment in construction sites? It's very cheap and sturdy, I have one big board and plan to make some tables out of it. The flooring is a great idea too! What about it? Is it like I think? Is it working good? Could you give me some advice? -
Thank you for the idea.
I installed it "upside down as shown works awesome, even with 12 inch cast iron.I hang them lower on the pole.
If I get concerned about it moving I can attach the additional wall bracing that comes with each pole.
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