September 29, 2021

PAT Supports Health Care for all Oregon

Recently your PAT Executive Board once again voted to continue our membership with Health Care for All Oregon. PAT has been an official member of Health Care for All Oregon for many years.

HCAO believes everyone should receive the health care they need, when they need it. While PAT members bargain and negotiate for our quality health care, we also believe everyone should have access to health care without going bankrupt. Often our own insurance costs increase due to others not having it. Health care is a human right.

Among many areas, Health Care for All Oregon introduces and lobbies for bills in the legislature to provide universal access to healthcare. PAT, along with other faith, labor, and communities of color, supports this organization. For more information or to sign a letter of support www.HCAO.org

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President's Message: Bargaining for Smaller Classes

September 29, 2021

Dear Educator, For years, our union has been fighting for smaller class sizes and caseloads. Many of you remember organizing with educators across the state to walk out of school on May 8, 2019, demanding permanent, statewide funding to support lower class sizes. There...

Know Your Contract: What to Do When a Student Won’t Wear a Mask

September 29, 2021

The PAT office has received numerous calls asking what to do when building administration will not enforce our safety agreement that requires students to wear masks. The answer is straightforward. We need affected PAT members to document the problem, so track the number of...