A big THANK YOU to all of our members, leaders, staff and many friends for a successful rally Thursday

Thank-you to all who helped (you know who you are) in our very successful rally yesterday.  I have never been more proud to be a member of this organization.

Go to our website: www.ogdenweber.org for Press coverage, announcements, questions given to the district etc.

Thanks Rick

Ogden teachers, other unions rally for collective bargaining

"An estimated 800 people rallied in Ogden's Liberty Park on Thursday to protest the city school district's decision to not negotiate a contract with its teachers union"...Read the rest of Rosemary Winters's story at www.sltrib.com

A big thanks to everyone who attended and those who supported us who could not attend

Rick

Rally this morning at 10:00 am...Liberty Park, 21st and Monroe Blvd, Ogden

OEA members, Ogden teachers and friends will rally this morning at 10:00 am in the Liberty Park, 21st St. and Monroe Blvd, Ogden.

Speakers will include Doug Stephens (OEA President), Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh and Greg Johnson, NEA Executive Board member from Oklahoma.

After the rally, Ogden teachers will walk to the Ogden School District offices.

Please wear red in solidarity of our request to the Ogden School Board to return to the table to discuss these unprecedented actions taken to issue an ultimatum to teachers and bypass negotiations for the 2011-12 school year.

We hope to see you there.

One in solidarity,
Rick

Watch KUTV "Take Two" and KSL "Sunday Edition shows this Sunday, July 17

OEA President Doug Stephens and UEA Director of Communications, Mike Kelly, will be on the KUTV Sunday "Take Two" show with Rod Decker this Sunday, July 17 at 10 am on Channel 2.  They will be on with Ogden School member, Brad Smith.

UEA President Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, will be on the KSL "Sunday Edition" show with Bruce Lindsey this Sunday, July 17 at 9:00 am with Rep. Greg Hughes (topic of collective bargaining)

One in solidarity,

Rick

Ogden Teachers to Rally Thursday: Educators troubled by Ogden School Board "ultimatum"

Where: Ogden Liberty Park, 21st Street and Monroe Blvd, Ogden
When: Thursday, July 14, 10 a.m.
What: Teacher rally
Who: Presenters will include local, state and national teacher representatives, a parent and an administrator.  Hundreds of teachers, parents and concerned citizens are expected to attend.

Rick

Ogden Teachers meet to discuss contract

Over 200 Ogden teachers listened to their OEA and UEA leaders as their questions were answered about the unprecedented actions of the Ogden School Board.

Please come join us at our rally, Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 am at the Liberty Park, 21st and Monroe Blvd. in Ogden.

Go to our website at www.ogdenweber.org to learn more.

Rick

Editorial Response to be published in the Standard-Examiner

We have posted our OEA Response to the Standard Examiner editorial and the Brad Smith (school board members) letter to the editor on our webpage at www.ogdenweber.org

Rick