http://mea-mft.org//breaking_news.aspxThu, 13 May 2010 15:18:37 GMTMontana EA Generatorhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=411http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=411It’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. Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=412http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=412Whether 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. Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=410http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=410Today, 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.Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=409http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=409MEA-MFT agrees with the Billings Gazette on this. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=408http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=408The Senate has adjourned sine die. Session over. The news on this strange day should be very interesting. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=407http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=407Unfortunately, before adjourning the House passed SB 81 (Lewis) – to authorize tax credits for private and religious education school scholarships. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=405http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=405HB 377, the bill to amortize the Teachers Retirement System, just passed its final vote. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=406http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=406HB 454, the bill to amortize and save the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) just passed House 3d reading. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=397http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=397HB 13 (Swanson) – the state employee pay – has officially passed the legislature. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=403http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=403Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=401http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=401Congratulations to Alex Schaeffer, Michael Hoffman, and Marilyn Besich!Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=399http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=399MEA-MFT Representative Assembly delegates elected a new vice president April 5: Tammy Pilcher.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=400http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=400From 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.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=398http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=398An amazing couple of days at the Montana Legislature. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=369http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=369The 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.Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=395http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=395MEA-MFT members and others testified eloquently in support of HB 13, the state pay plan, before the Senate Finance and Claims Committee April 9. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=394http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=394MEA-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. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=393http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=393Locally elected MEA-MFT from all over Montana came to Helena for the annual Representative Assembly April 5 and 6. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=392http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=392MEA-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. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=391http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=391Faculty 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.Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=390http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=390The 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).Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=389http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=389Good 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. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=386http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=386The 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.Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=384http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=384This 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. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=388http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=388House Appropriations Committee finally acted on HB 13, the state pay plan. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=382http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=382Senate 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. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=380http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=380"HB 13 is not dead. Wounded, but not dead." Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=381http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=381The 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. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=379http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=379Come learn more about important proposed legislation that may affect YOU and your retirement. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=377http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=377SB 175 is the main k-12 school funding bill of this session. Watch a video of Eric Feaver talking about the bill. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=376http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=376More 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. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=375http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=375For MEA-MFT, protecting our members' pensions is a top priority for the 2013 legislative session. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=364http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=364We 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.Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=373http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=373MEA-MFT and our allies in Montana public education have been working together as never before during the 2013 Montana Legislature. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=371http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=371SB 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.Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=374http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=374Montana's state capitol saw its first flash mob today as several dozen state employee members used their lunch break to make a musical statement.Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=370http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=370Sign up for MEA-MFT Regional Training, May 3-4, 2013, DoubleTree by Hilton, Missoula. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=372http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=372The 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. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=368http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=368State and university employees from across Montana gathered at the state capitol for the second Pay Plan Day of Action today.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=367http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=367House Bill 315, the charter school bill, just died on third reading in the House this afternoon. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=365http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=365MEA-MFT seeks a qualified individual to fill the position of Field Consultant, based in Billings.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=363http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=363The truth about charter schools.Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=362http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=362Some legislators in the 2013 Montana Legislature are talking seriously about closing the Montana Developmental Center in Boulder.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=361http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=361MEA-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.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=360http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=360Protecting public employees' and teachers' pensions is one of MEA-MFT's top priorities this legislative session. Some legislators are gunning for your pension. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=358http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=358The 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.Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=357http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=357Several 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. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=350http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=350Buckle your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy legislative session. MEA-MFT is ready for the ride. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=354http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=354More than 200 Montana state and higher education employees took part in the State Pay Plan Day of Action. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=355http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=355The State of Montana provides health screenings for state employees. See schedule here. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=353http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=353MEA-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: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=351http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=351This 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. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=352http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=352MEA-MFT had a huge impact on making this successful program a reality. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=349http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=349Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=347http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=347MEA-MFT members from all over Montana will come to Helena January 21, 2013, for the State Pay Plan Day of Action. Join them! Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=344http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=344This 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.Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=345http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=345"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.Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=341http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=341We 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. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=342http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=342MEA-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.”Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=339http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=339MEA-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: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=340http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=340Save for college and help MPTF at the same time.Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=338http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=338Our 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. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=337http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=337Bad news: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed the "right to work" for less bills into law.Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=336http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=336Republican Sandy Welch is dropping her request for a recount in the state schools superintendent race that she narrowly lost to incumbent Denise Juneau. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=334http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=334Public 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.Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=333http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=333Yesterday, in a surprise move, the GOP-controlled Michigan Legislature rammed right-to-work-for-less legislation through. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=195http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=195Ongoing 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. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=332http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=332Cecil 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.Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=327http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=327With the provisional ballots now in, Denise Juneau wins the superintendent of public instruction race. Great news!Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=330http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=330MEA-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.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=331http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=331MEA-MFT member Jan LaBonty has written an excellent guest editorial exposing on the myth of charter schools. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=329http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=329Here is "the rest of the story," the real story about unfunded liability in the Montana Teachers' Retirement System Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=328http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=328MEA-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.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=325http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=325After a long night of counting votes, Steve Bullock is the presumptive winner of the governor's race in Montana.Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=326http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=326MEA-MFT's endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, Jon Tester, has won re-election. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=318http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=318Congratulations to Montana's newest Teacher of the Year!Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=316http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=316Register now for AFT’s Share My Lesson and you could win $5,000 toward your student loans.Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=313http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=313Learn 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.Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=312http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=312Jim McGarvey, former vice president of MEA-MFT and longtime president of the former Montana Federation of Teachers, passed away this morning. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=311http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=311Friends 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.Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=310http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=310What 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.Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=226http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=226Charles 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.Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=309http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=309The 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.Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=308http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=308Fifteen folks from MEA-MFT particiated in the AFT convention July 27-30 in Detroit, MI. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=307http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=307Remember 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.Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=306http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=306MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver has sent the following letter to the Montana Policy Institute regarding its new web site that broadcasts state employees' compensation.Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=305http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=305Legislative 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.Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=304http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=304Ed Jasmin, a longtime Montana businessman, banker, and Board of Regents member, recently penned this guest editorial against Legislative Referendum 123. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=303http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=303The 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. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=293http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=293MEA-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. Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=300http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=300Congratulations to Carol Pleninger and Tammy Johnson, Montana's two new national presidential awardees for science & math teaching. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=302http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=302With just days to go before the final deadline, members of Congress reached a deal to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=299http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=299Here's an analysis by Montana's Mike Dennison on the U.S. Supreme Court's June 28 ruling on health care reform Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=297http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=297Rank-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. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=298http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=298If you suspect a child has been physically, mentally, or emotionally abused or neglected, the law requires you to report it to DPHHS.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=295http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=295In Wisconsin, unlimited corporate money carried the day in the recall election of Gov. Scott Walker. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=291http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=291Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will face Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in the historic recall election set for June 5th. Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=290http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=290National Teacher Day takes place May 8, 2012.Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=289http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=289Montana’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.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=287http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=287Listen MEA-MFT's 2012 Members of the Year -- Cecil B. Crawford, Shannon Bender, Kari Cargill, and Sandy Osborne -- on radio news.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=286http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=286Friday, May 4, MEA-MFT members will join their fellow AFT members across the country to stand up to bullying on Stand4Change Day. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=283http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=283National Board Certification Scholarships available for 2012-13 school yearFri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=282http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=282The original charter of MEA-MFT’s Anaconda local, the Anaconda Teachers Union Local 502, was signed 75 years ago today.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=275http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=275Tax Day is here. It's the day we pool our resources as citizens to buy the things that create a civilized society.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=281http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=281MEA-MFT supports the governor's plan to do what must be done to eliminate unfunded liability in the Teachers' and Public Employees' Retirement Systems.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=279http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=279Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=280http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=280Welcome 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!Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=278http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=278Note that without the able and committed leadership of Attorney General Steve Bullock, there would have been no deal at all.Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=274http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=274MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver testifies before the Legislative Finance Committee on public employees' and teachers' retirement.Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=277http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=277More than 400 MEA-MFT delegates rocked the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula March 30-31 at the MEA-MFT Representative Assembly. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=273http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=273Should Montanans keep the right to elect their state supreme court justices and chief justice? Some legislators don't think so.Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=271http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=271Reclaim 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.Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=270http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=270“We are very excited that Steve is running for governor,” said COPE member Ron Kimmet, an industrial arts teacher in Hardin. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=268http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=268Each 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. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=267http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=267“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.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=266http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=266“Linda McCulloch is a real champion for voter’s rights,” said Rich Aarstad, a COPE member and historian at the Montana Historical Society. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=264http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=264Our 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. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=262http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=262“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.”Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=259http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=259Dr. 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.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=8http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=8MEA-MFT Regional Trainings a hit: more scheduled. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=257http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=257Read our 2011 Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Newsletter.Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=256http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=256Funding 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! Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=254http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=254It'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.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=251http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=251Superintendent Denise Juneau proclaimed Education Support Professionals Day in Montana this morning at Riverside Middle School in Billings. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=249http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=249Head Start has been in the national news a lot lately. And the results are good. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=247http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=247Congratulations 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.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=244http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=244The 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. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=243http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=243The 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.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=239http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=239MEA-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. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=240http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=240MEA-MFT members at Montana State University-Bozeman have finished bargaining their first contracts. Now it's ratification time. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=237http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=237MEA-MFT has joined other groups in filing a lawsuit against a dangerous ballot measure.Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=236http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=236Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=233http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=233Congratulations to Tom Pedersen, science teacher at Capital High School in Helena, Montana Teacher of the Year for 2012!Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=235http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=235President Obama announced that states can opt out of the most rigid requirements of the No Child Left Behind law. Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=234http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=234MEA-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.Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=230http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=230This Labor Day, let your family, friends and the public know that you support America's workers and the important work they do all year.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=229http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=229Good 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. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=228http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=228Americans 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. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=225http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=225Montana 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.Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=224http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=224The 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. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=223http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=223Read 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. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=222http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=222Two GOP senators recalled, but GOP keeps control of Wisconsin Senate.Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=220http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=220Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=199http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=199A gorgeous day and good times were had by all at the 8th annual Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Golf Scramble August 4, 2011. Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=94http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=94Montana 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. Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=211http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=211Who'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. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=217http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=217“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.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=216http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=216MEA-MFT is evaluating exactly how badly the newly adopted federal deficit/debt ceiling act will impact Montana public programs and services. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=215http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=215As 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? Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=214http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=214A class act MEA-MFT member doing Work that Matters!Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=210http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=210Many 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.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=208http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=208Are you a public employee in the PERS or TRS system? Are you planning to take early retirement? If so, you need this info!Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=206http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=206Several dozen MEA-MFT members participated in the annual National Education Association's Representative Assembly in Chicago July 1-5. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=205http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=205The Montana Office of Public Instruction recently completed a new Resource Guide for Paraeducators. Several MEA-MFT members worked on this revision. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=204http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=204The 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. Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=202http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=202Montana's executive branch responds to the Unfair Labor Practice charge filed by MEA-MFT and our fellow unions.Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=201http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=201All 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.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=200http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=200Students of MEA-MFT member Delena Norris-Tull know to pull on their boots before class. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=20http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=20PASS for paras MEA-MFT's acclaimed course to help Montana paraprofessionals meet the "high quality" definition in the No Child Left Behind ActTue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=171http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=171Please help keep the spirit of our April 1 No Fooling with our Future Rally strong! Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=197http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=197the 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). Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=196http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=196MEA-MFT President Eric Feaver submitted the following open letter to Governor Brian Schweitzer to newspapers across Montana in May. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=193http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=193Montana's Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau recently drew a line in the sand with the No Child Left Behind Act. Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=192http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=192Alumni 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. Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=191http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=191The Republican-dominated legislature killed HB 13, the state employee pay plan, during the 2011 legislative session. Let them know what you think. Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=189http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=189It was almost so much worse. Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=184http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=184The 2011 Montana Legislature has finally ground to a halt. Final bill status report Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=178http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=178Despite 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. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=187http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=187Two Montana teachers have been named as 2010 outstanding math and science teachers by President Obama. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=186http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=186The House rejected SB 315 (Ripley) - a bill to redefine good cause and truncate due process in the teacher tenure statutes. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=182http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=182The Montana House voted to reconsider the state pay plan, HB 13, today. Then, following heated debated, the bill died on second reading, 42-58. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=179http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=179im McGarvey, executive secretary of the Montana State AFL-CIO and former MEA-MFT vice president, announced plans to retire this week. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=177http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=177Apr. 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. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=175http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=175Several 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.Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=174http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=174For 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!Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=166http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=166Apr 13 - Where the budget battles stands now. All cuts hurt! Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=165http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=165Great news: HB 603, the insidious school privatization bill, was tabled Apr. 11. SB 315 remains and needs your URGENT ACTION.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=172http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=172MEA-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. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=170http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=170The 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. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=169http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=169More than 350 MEA-MFT members from across Montana honored three of their peers at a gala celebration in Helena April 1. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=156http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=156Once again, MEA-MFT and our members have stopped an attempt to close and privatize the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=168http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=168“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.”Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=167http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=167MEA-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. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=161http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=161The Senate has killed SB 403 (Jones) – the latest k-12 school funding bill. Schools contemplate layoffs due to legislative gridlock. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=162http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=162HB 603 is one of the most dangerous school privatization bills ever introduced. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=152http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=152At 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!Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=158http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=158Mar. 22 - News Flash – At 4:00 p.m. today, House Appropriations Committee TABLED HB 13 (Hiner) – state employee pay plan. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=160http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=160I 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. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=159http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=159Make your picks for the worst ideas of the 2011 Legislature!Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=145http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=145Victory at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls! Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=153http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=153March 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.Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=144http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=144More than 500 Montanans braved the winter weather to travel to Helena Feb. 21 for a Rally to Save Public Services and Education. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=150http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=150Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer gave an eloquent defense of public employees and teachers unions on MSNBC today. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=148http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=148Legislatiave 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.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=149http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=149These two editorials speak to a phenomenon we're seeing in Montana too – and MEA-MFT is fighting back. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=147http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=147SB 315 passed weakens Montana's tenure laws for teachers for no good reason. We'll keep fighting it.Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=146http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=146HB 569, sponsored by Wayne Stahl (R-Saco), would roll back state employee salaries to October 1, 2005. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=143http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=143MEA-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! Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=141http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=141As 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. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=140http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=140Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=139http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=139Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=137http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=137More than 100 people from around Montana rallied Jan. 28 against legislative committees’ cuts to budgets for education and health and human service programs. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=138http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=138Governor 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. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=132http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=132Nearly 100 state and university employees from across Montana participated in our Work That Matters Day of Action, Jan. 17, 2011.Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=136http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=136Jan. 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.Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=134http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=134Public 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. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=133http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=133Seven more Montana teachers – all MEA-MFT members -- recently joined the ranks of the nation’s top certified teachers. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=135http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=135Bozeman 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. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=131http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=131Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=128http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=128Teacher 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. Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=129http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=129From high stakes testing to charter schools, Waiting for "Superman" is full of super myths.Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=126http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=126Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=127http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=127In 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. Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=130http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=130Across the nation, educators and others are pointing out the foibles in the film "Waiting for 'Superman.'" Here are some examples: Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=95http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=95Guest Editorial by Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise JuneauFri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=80http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=80Some 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.Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=65http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=65Sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the U.S. Professor of the Year program...Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=11http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=11MEA-MFT's Work That Matters campaign for public employees is back: MEA-MFT celebrates with help from a special national guest.Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=90http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=90MEA-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.Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=38http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=38Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=39http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=39Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=40http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=40Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=41http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=41Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=43http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=43Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=3http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=3Your 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.Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=12http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=12Obama Admin. releases blueprint for public schools. Teachers have severe concerns. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=14http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=14Great 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.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=15http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=15Student loan forgiveness: Need help paying your student loan? Many Montana teachers and licensed professionals may qualify for loan assistance programs.Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=46http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=46Proposed cuts available onlineThu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=89http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=89Innovation in a Time of ScarcitySat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=82http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=82Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=6http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=6AFT 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.Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=10http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=10NEW: MEA-MFT Regional TrainingsTue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=88http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=88Billings 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.Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=83http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=83We 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 helpWed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=86http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=86The Montana Professional Teaching Foundation will award up to $1250 in federal subsidy scholarshipsThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=85http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=85The Awards: The PAEMST Program was established in 1983 and is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation (NSF).Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=66http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=66Nominate by Jan. 15, 2010. Nomination infoFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=52http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=52hold statewide training sessionsTue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=51http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=51Our members at the Montana Historical Society celebrate their 25th and tell their story.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=18http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=18Race to the Top? MEA-MFT and other education leaders have serious misgivings about the Obama Administration's proposed grant guideslines. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=68http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=68Oct. 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.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=50http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=50Innovative prescription drug plan will save money for state & university employees. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=69http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=69he 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. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=70http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=70Oct 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. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=87http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=87In September, Anne Keith of Bozeman received that highest honor when she was named Montana Teacher of the Year for 2010. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=49http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=49DPHHS members learn workplace problem-solving skillsWed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=67http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=67Congratulations, AFMSU!Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=22http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=22Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Karen Cox grants, National Board scholarships, and moreThu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=24http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=24College shopping? Check out YOUniversityTV, a new web site that allows its users to visit more than 400 top four-year colleges across the U.S. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=25http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=25Stimulus 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.)Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=26http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=26Listen to Schoolhouse Talk A new kind of talk radio show.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=27http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=27Want to start a mentoring program? Here's how.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=28http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=28MEA-MFT's local affiliates for k-12 teachers Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=71http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=71Leaders 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.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=48http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=48MEA-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.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=72http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=72Dr. Doug Coffin takes the lead.Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=31http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=31Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=73http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=73MEA-MFT members at UM Western win major grants for biomedical research.Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=35http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=35MEA-MFT member Karen Giuliani featured in national publicationWed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=74http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=74Two stories follow. All about Montanans - traditional and nontraditional students - pursing Montana higher education opportunities.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=76http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=76Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=75http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=75April 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.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=77http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=77Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=44http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=44Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=47http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=47New Montana History textbook has MEA-MFT members' fingerprints all over it.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=33http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=33Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=34http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=34Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=36http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=36Defending their rights.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=37http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=37Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=64http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=64The good, the bad, the uglySat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=63http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=63Fighting the perils of privatizationSun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=79http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=79Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=61http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=61MEA-MFT reactivates our award-winning Work That Matters ad campaign.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=58http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=58Correctional Officers at Montana State Prison keep us safe, despite tough conditions.Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=57http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=57Members learn to stop toxic leaks.Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=54http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=54Know of a privatization failure? Tell us about it!Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=56http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=56Escaped prisoners illustrate why privatization doesn't workWed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=53http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=53Survey tells whyMon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=78http://mea-mft.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=78MEA-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.Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT