This year’s CEA Summer Conference has something for everyone. The 29 training options include everything from negotiations to understanding your pension to using meditation, mindfulness, and yoga to let go of your stress. The conference will be held August 5-6, 2019, at Mohegan Sun. Register on the CEA website, and view the brochure for a description of the…
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With NEA Vacations and CEA’s TicketsAtWork discounts, teachers travel for less. Get great prices on cruises, hotel and resort stays, flights, and guided vacations. Find out more.
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Yard Goats baseball hosts an all-you-can-eat BBQ picnic for CEA members! Teachers are invited to the field to hold up a giant flag during the national anthem. Only 20 spots left! Get tickets.
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A Rotten Apple to State Representatives Craig Fishbein and Joseph Polletta for introducing 25 anti-union amendments in an attempt to take away employee rights and weaken unions.
A Shiny Apple to Governor Lamont and legislators, especially Senator Julie Kushner and Rep. Robyn Porter, for their efforts in getting the $15 minimum wage bill signed into law.
Does your classroom experience extreme temperatures? Is there mold in your school? Are you or your students sick? Please take two minutes to take our survey #IsMySchoolSick and share your stories about excessive heat and cold, mold, water damage, and other environmental issues in your classrooms and schools.
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Take two days this summer to focus on yourself and your future with workshops on retirement planning, letting go of stress, how your personality can help you be more effective, and more. Register now to attend CEA’s Free Summer Conference at Mohegan Sun.
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CEA President Jeff Leake joined other labor leaders in celebrating Governor Lamont’s signing of the $15 minimum wage bill that will improve the lives of children and families across the state, and will have a positive impact on students in our classrooms. Read more.
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There’s just one week left before the end of the legislative session, and lawmakers must still take action on the state budget. SB 873, which would help protect the teacher retirement system, is expected to be part of the budget discussions. Ask your legislators to pass a fair budget that ensures school funding and the long-term viability of the teacher retirement fund. Read more about the pension proposal. Read CEA testimony.
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Elections and activism took center stage at today’s CEA-Retired meeting at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington, where members voted for leaders to represent them and learned more about federal and state policy issues facing educators. CEA-Retired members elected William Murray, currently CEA-Retired vice president, president. He succeeds Gloria Brown who was unable to run…
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