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President's Message |
Another school year has come and gone!
Only this year has been like no other
and the outlook does not look encouraging for
the upcoming year. As you take time to
relax and enjoy your summer reprieve from the
hustle and bustle of the workplace, please take
some time to pause and reflect on what has
happened over the past several months. Across
the nation, an all-out assault on education and
organized labor has been launched. This
assault has threatened the core credibility and
fabric of education and attempted to undermine
the foundation and purpose of organized
labor. Unfortunately, this assault has
reared itself in
Through the disguise of poor economic conditions, our educational system is being systematically dismantled; reinterpretation of the Negotiated Agreement is being made daily and reorganization as a means to eliminate employment and attempt to hide discrimination is being instituted. These actions are attempts to create dissention amongst the members, to discriminate and to weaken our resolve.
I have heard, witnessed and felt over
the past school year, and certainly within the
last month, frustration and anger coming from
members who are victims of the
disenfranchisement efforts of this
administration. It will require all of us
to rally our professional and personal friends
to assist in turning back this callus and
openly hostile mentality. Each ASASP
member represents the Union… collectively, we
are the
While this is not the type of end-of
year address to the membership I had hoped to
pen, it is one that is needed at this time. As
you plan your time away, please allow some time
to lend your voice and/or your efforts in
support of your
Please provide ASASP your personal email as we will no longer be using the PGCPS email system to communicate with our members. You can contact us through email, asaspunion@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
James
Smallwood
