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		<title>Explanation of why Membership Dues Increased</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Levesque Loni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members have asked why annual membership dues for those working full-time rose from $308 last year to $322.50 this year.  The increase includes a $10 emergency assessment from each member.  The assessment was approved by delegates to the Representative Assembly of ACSUM’s nationwide affiliate, the National Education Association. Funds raised through this emergency assessment will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Response to Maine Heritage Policy Center Article</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan lalonde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 12, the Maine Heritage Policy Center issued a report on compensation in the University of Maine System.  You can read it online at: http://www.mainepolicy.org/2011/10/university-of-maine-payroll-and-spending-data-updated-on-maineopengov-org/ By emphasizing large numbers taken out of context, the MHPC report gives the impression that UMS employees were somehow misusing hard-earned tax and tuition dollars. ACSUM President Tim Pinkham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Wall Street</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan LaLonde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State Executive Board of ACSUM resolves to support Occupy Wall St. and Occupy Maine at the meeting 10/15/11. We stand together to make our voices heard. We support a national economy that doesn’t just work for the top 1%. We stand together to call for a sustainable future that does not include massive tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan LaLonde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work on negotiations has been steady and methodical. For the first two months we concentrated on the HECCP (comprehensive reclassification of all jobs in our bargaining unit). In May, while we were still working on HECCP, we surveyed all dues-paying ACSUM members to discover what you would like to see in a new contract. We [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan LaLonde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[District P Delegates to the NEA RA in Chicago Ill. attend NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards UMPSA President-Neil Greenberg, ACSUM Negotiator/Treasurer-Dina Goodwin-Short, MEA Director &#8211; District P &#8211; Dan LaLonde]]></description>
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		<title>ACSUM USM 2011 Spring Social &amp; Potluck!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Bradley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USM chapter of ACSUM will be holding their annual spring social &#38; potluck on Thursday, June 16th from 12:00 &#8211; 1:30 pm on the Portland Campus Green (in case of rain, go to Woodbury Campus Amphitheatre).    Come meet other ACSUM members and enjoy delicious food provided by you &#8211; our members! ACSUM door prizes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest Issue of ACSUM ACCENT Now Online</title>
		<link>http://www.acsum.org/?p=390</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Bradley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The lastest issue of the ACSUM ACCENT,  ACSUM&#8217;s newsletter, is now available by going to the following link: http://www.acsum.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ACCENTMay2011.pdf This issue contains: President Bradley&#8217;s Goodbye Remarks Updates on Negotiations and the New Classification System Information on Challenges Facing Organized Labor in Maine News from ACSUM&#8217;s Local Chapters Update on what happene at ACSUM&#8217;s Delegate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are your Weingarten Rights?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 11:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan LaLonde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. If you’ve been a member of ACSUM for a while, you probably noticed that MEA changed the style of your membership card this year. This is a story about the old one.  Remember that quote on the back? Weingarten Rights or something. What was that about?  &#8220;Weingarten rights&#8221; guarantee to you the presence of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Does Union Membership Cost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 20:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Bradley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. Don&#8217;t think you can afford to pay dues and join ACSUM?   We often hear from non-members that the reason they haven&#8217;t joined ACSUM is they can&#8217;t afford the dues.   Well&#8230; we wanted to take a moment to point out that membership in ACSUM costs less than .79 cents per day!  That&#8217;s less than the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USM ACSUM Members &#8220;Wear Red for Public Ed&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Bradley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, March 22,  ACSUM members at USM supported the NEA&#8217;s  &#8220;Wear Red for Public Ed&#8221; campaign by wearing red to USM&#8217;s Classified Staff Breakfast.  Two ACSUM members were recognized for being exceptional employees with Esther Lee receiving the &#8220;Distinguished Classified Staff Award&#8221; and Lynn Poor receiving the &#8220;Emerging Classified Staff Award&#8221;.   Way to go  [...]]]></description>
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