9月. 10, 2021: 十博手机网站 sues state to block voter suppression bill; New special session on the way; AFT’s Randi Weingarten visits Texas

十博手机网站 joins in lawsuit to protect access to voting after voter suppression bill is signed into law

十博手机网站 sued state election officials Tuesday to block the provisions of Senate Bill 1 (signed into law the same day), 减少并压制德州人的投票. 在请愿书中提起诉讼的还有Voto Latino, LULAC德州主席rosa rosales投书, 以及德州退休美国人联盟.

“We should be showing our students that Texas values voter participation and strives to make it more accessible,德州AFT总裁Zeph分支头目表示. “这项法律令人尴尬, one that students will see as taking us backward to a time when many voices and their votes were repressed. 我们的学生正在学习过去的歧视性投票做法, they are confronted today with a life lesson that proves the adage that those who don’t learn their history are doomed to repeat it. This law sends a harmful and ominous message about our students’ future ability to participate in our democracy.”

德州AFT是投票权和增加投票权的有力倡导者. 国家还面临着 至少其他四起诉讼 反对有争议的法案.

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AFT president visits Dallas, meets with school officials and members on safety issues

达拉斯市资讯科技总监. Michael Hinojosa(左中), (和右边)AFT总裁兰迪·温加顿, Alliance-AFT总裁Rena Honea, 以及Alliance-AFT执行副总裁George Rangel.)

兰迪·温加顿，我们的全国主席.有七百万成员的十博官网手机版, 周四会见了达拉斯的成员和学校官员 "重回校园"巡演 强调安全规程以保证学校正常运行.

Weingarten met with Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa and local leaders on the importance of mask requirements, 接种疫苗, 改善通风系统，确保学年安全. 她还强调了政府在道德上应受谴责的立场. 格雷格•阿伯特, who has repeatedly ignored science and thrust children and educators into harm’s way by resisting sensible safety protocols.

今年秋天，温加顿在全国各地和德克萨斯州来回奔波, visiting 20 states and 24 cities to let families know that schools can reopen and stay open with safety and health protocols in place.

在达拉斯陪同温加滕的是德州AFT总裁泽夫·卡波, who emphasizes the state union’s efforts to educate the public about safety protocols, including digital and video ads on the need for local mask decisions and vaccination. 另外, 达拉斯ISD的当地工会, Alliance-AFT, 和它的总统, Rena Honea, 领导了“全民返校”运动, 包括:

• 成员敲了几乎5,在达拉斯低收入社区的000扇门, 与父母联系，支持孩子平安归来;
• 成员们通过电话和短信联系家长，支持戴口罩;
• 成员主张确保达拉斯是第一个isd得到面具授权;
• 德州航空公司正在进行一项本地电视广告宣传活动, 在线, 以及支持父母和12岁以上儿童接种疫苗的报纸(观看疫苗接种视频 还有我们十博官网手机版地方决策的视频口罩和校园空气质量投资).

政府. 艾伯特呼吁本月晚些时候召开第三次特别会议

这周二, 政府, 格雷格•阿伯特 announced a third called special session of the Texas 立法机关 to convene on Monday, 9月20日. 在 宣布特别会议的公告阿博特指示立法机构就以下问题通过立法:

1. 根据2020年人口普查数据绘制地区地图;
2. 禁止包括学区在内的政府实体规定接种疫苗;
3. Restricting transgender athletes from participating in sports with their own identified gender group;
4. Appropriating federal funds from the American Rescue Plan; and
5. 禁止用沉重的铁链拴狗, 考虑到之前对类似立法发表的否决声明

The Texas 立法机关 intends to draw and approve new maps for its state Senate and state House districts, 以及国家教育委员会和美国大学.S. 国会. Due to population increases over the past ten years, Texas was apportioned two new U.S. 国会席位.

上个月, Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting 新型冠状病毒肺炎 vaccine mandates by governmental entities in Texas. 阿博特现在正指示德州立法机构将这一规定写入德州法律. 疫苗已被证明对抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎极为有效, 和政府实体, 包括学校, have long required FDA-approved 接种疫苗 for other diseases such as polio and measles. (辉瑞公司的疫苗上个月获得了FDA的全面批准.)

Abbott also previously directed the 立法机关 to pass restrictions on transgender athletes during the regular session in the spring and the two previous called sessions this summer. 这项立法在三次立法会议上都未能通过, 这在一定程度上要归功于德克萨斯州AFT和其他组织反对这些法案的倡导.

图片:(上图)当地工会成员帮助候选人申请公民身份. (右)AFT执行副总裁Evelyn 德为学生们朗读. (下图)学生们展示他们的新书.

This month our Rio Grande Valley local unions held educational workshops and a final 公民诊所帮助当地居民成为美国公民.S. 公民. 超过160名居民参加了这个诊所. Participating locals included AFT chapters for McAllen, 爱丁堡, PSJA, 洛杉矶的情况, and Brownsville. 今年早些时候在休斯顿的另一家诊所也取得了成功.

AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn 德 also was on hand for a tour of area schools in McAllen, 洛杉矶的情况, 爱丁堡, and Pharr—part of AFT’s 所有人回到学校 campaign and tour promoting safety in the pandemic. 德, 德州AFT总裁泽夫·卡波, and local leaders handed out free books and school supplies to students at the schools.

拜登宣布了新的大流行行动计划

周四, President Joe Biden announced a new plan to address the recent escalation of 新型冠状病毒肺炎 cases: “Path Out of the Pandemic.” The plan addresses several strategies—many centered around vaccination efforts—and includes a section on “Keeping Schools Safely Open.” The plan includes additional federal aid for districts that have faced punitive funding cuts for implementing pandemic safety measures like requiring masks.

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