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This month marks the 45th anniversary of the North Dakota Public Employee Association. In honor of our 45th birthday, we thought it would be fun to share with you, the history of NDPEA. Click on this link to read more!
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ND Lawmakers Consider Changes to Whistleblower Laws
"For an employee, if he or she thinks something illegal or inappropriate is going on in their agency, why in God's name would they even raise an eyebrow? There is no upside there," Stuart Savelkoul, director of the North Dakota Public Employees Association, told the Legislature's interim Industry, Business and Labor Committee. To read the complete story click on this link to the Bismarck Tribune
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The AFT Joint National Public Employee/Healthcare Conference was held in Washington, DC June 11-14. Click on this link to read more about the conference and the Legislative Campaign Award that was given to NDPEA!!
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QuEST 2009 Highlights
Highlights from the recently concluded 2009 AFT QuEST conference in Washington, D.C., included AFT president Randi Weingarten's keynote address, a town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a panel on community schools and remarks from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Daily updates from the conference, as well as video highlights, can be found on the AFT's QuEST 2009 Web site. |
 On June 22, President Obama announced a nationwide service initiative, United We Serve, which is the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans. |
The good news is that Congress appears ready to tackle the important problem of health care reform. Retirees have a major stake in what happens in the next few days and months. This is a good time to express your views to our North Dakota Congressional Delegation. Click on this link to read more.
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Why do American's need the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)? Click this link to read more on this topic.
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Thinking of Retiring?
NDPEA's main office has a few copies left of the AFT 2009 guide to Social Security. The guide is full of helpful information about Social Security benefits. Contact Lois@ndpea.org if you want a copy. |
Welcome to the NDPEA Website!
We are happy to announce to all NDPEA members that we are now producing our website with the assistance of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). This will give all NDPEA members new and current information as it happens across North Dakota and across the nation.
We hope you will find the website useful and come back to visit us on a regular basis. If you have any comments or suggestions about the website, please e-mail: webmaster@NDPEA.org.
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