The WVBE plans to continue the work of the West Virginia’s Education Voice tour that the WVDE held last spring and host six additional meetings during the month of October. The purpose of this continued outreach effort is to provide an opportunity for members of the public to inform the work, processes and policies of the WVBE that support high-quality learning. The meetings will consist of discussions facilitated by WVDE staff and external stakeholders. In addition, comment cards will be available on-site and an online survey will also be posted for respondents to share their thoughts and

PEIA Finance Board Public Hearings Scheduled for November

The PEIA Finance Board wants your input! Proposals for Plan Year 2021 (Benefits from 7/1/20 – 6/30/21) are being finalized now.

PEIA Plan Year 2021 Public Hearing Presentation

Public hearings are scheduled around the state as follows:

DATES AND LOCATIONS

• Tuesday, November 12, 2019 -- Telephonic Dial in: 304-410-0513, Conference ID: 304-410-0513. Conference will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 13, 2019 -- Morgantown WVU, The Erickson Alumni Center, One Alumni Drive

• Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -- Charleston The Culture Center

With the Governor proposing to reinstate options for accrued sick leave, AFT-WV put together an outline of current protocol, based on the employees hire date. The different options can be confusing and we wanted to provide some information to hopefully clarify the current law.

Click here to read the Sick Leave Accrual fact sheet. 

UNION PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL

The following is a statement from AFT- West Virginia President Christine Campbell regarding Governor Jim Justice’s press conference this morning:

A month before the November election, Governor Jim Justice held a press conference promising a 5% pay increase for teachers, service personnel and state employees during the next legislative session and pledged to set aside $100 million for PEIA. 

It’s insulting to the teachers and service personnel who courageously went on strike over stagnant wages, increasing healthcare costs and attacks on their

If you missed AFT-WV President Christine Campbell on WOWK-TV's Inside Politics, you can still watch it! Click here!

    Watch this video to find out!

The AFT-WV Committee on Political Education met on June 18th and voted on endorsements for the November 2018 general election. Additional endorsements for the WV Supreme Court of Appeals were made after the seats became available.

Endorsements are made using the voting record on education/worker's issues or questionaire answers/interviews of new candidates. 

Click here to view the UPDATED endorsements.

We need your help to elect candidates who support employees and public education. Let's remember in November!!

If you are interested in volunteering for an endorsed candidate, please call 304-344

The grades are in! 

Teachers, service personnel and public employees earned an "A" for electing 95% of AFT-WV's endorsed candidates in the recent primary election.

Click here to view the AFT-WV's Primary Election Endorsement Report Card.

This is fantastic, and proof that the strike is merely the beginning of the empowerment of education and public employees!

Now, we must take this momentum all the way to the November election! We have shown our power in the primary; let's spread our message in our communities over the new few months and elect candidates who will support our issues. 

After a rigorous questionaire and candidate interview process, AFT-WV announces our Primary Election Endorsements. 

AFT-WV endorsements are based on a candidate's views and/or voting record on education and workers issues. 

Click here to open a printable list of AFT-WV's Endorsements for the 2018 Primary Election.