• April 4th, 2023 11am-7pm @ PAT office

• April 13th, 2023 11am-7pm @ PESC office

Set your reminders to watch and show your solidarity! Wear your buttons, Blues, and a cap with a bargaining button on it!

On Tuesday, April 4th, Take a photo with staff before or after school (or during lunch) and send to [email protected].

Wear any cap- put a bargaining button on it! Let’s show that we’re united for smaller class sizes.

Post your own photos & selfies:  Tag us @PDXteachers on Facebook, instagram, Twitter and TikTok

When posting: Use hashtags #PPSClassSizeMatters #PATbargaining #BluesdayPPS #BluesdayPAT

Join the Oregon Historical Society and the Japanese American Museum of Oregon to learn about classroom-ready curriculum and other resources to teach about the experiences of Japanese Americans in Oregon. Click here to register.

Saturday, April 15th

• Educator Workshop 12:30-2:00 PM
• Public roundtable discussion with Yasui family members and historians 2:00-4:00 PM

Columbia Center for the Arts: 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031

PDU credits available

OHS is offering $150 stipends to a limited number of teachers who register for and attend the entire event.

The Labor Notes Troublemakers School is coming back to Portland! PAT is co-sponsoring this event 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Saturday, May 6th at McDaniel High School. This is FREE for PAT members! Come learn from other labor activists and members about organizing, representation, direct action, and contract campaigns. PAT will be heavily featured and we look forward to our members coming to learn and teach. Register today.

RSVP Today

• Substitute Committee, Tuesday, April 4th, 4:30-6:30 PM 
• Advocacy Committee*, Wednesday, April 5th, 4:30-6:30 PM 
• Internal Organizing, Monday, April 10th, 4:30-6:30 PM
• ELD Sub-Committee, Moved to April 11th!, 4:30-6:30 PM (register HERE for Zoom link) 
• Legislative Committee & PAT PAC, Tuesday, April 11th, 4:30-6:30 PM 
• Bargaining, IPD, Racial Equity+ Committees, Wednesday, April 12th, 4:30-6:30 PM
• External Organizing & SJCO Committee, RSVP (New form to include parents/guardians) Thursday, April 13th, 4:30-6:30 PM

*Marks closed committees +Marks affinity space for BIPOC educators 

For all upcoming events, please see the PAT calendar and OEA calendar.

The PAT office will be closed for Spring Break, March 27th-31st.

Bargaining!

• Bargaining-- Monday, January 30th & Tuesday, Jan. 31st! Set your reminders! Wear your buttons & Blues! 

PAT Committees and Meetings at PAT Office: RSVP Today

• Tuesday, Jan. 31st- 4:30-6:30 PM Substitute Committee 
• Wednesday Feb. 1st-4:30-6:30 PM *Advocacy, Legislative, PAT/PAC Committee 
• Thursday, Feb. 2nd-4:30-6:30 PM Internal Organizing 
• Wednesday, Feb. 8th-4:30-6:30 PM *Bargaining, +Racial Equity, Instructional & Professional Development Committees 

*Marks closed committees

+Marks affinity space for BIPOC educators 

For all upcoming events, please see the PAT calendar and OEA calendar.

Hold your spot today!

Legislative, History, and Unionism

• Monday, January 30th- Understanding the Attacks on Public Education in Oregon and How We Fight Back (4:30PM-6:30PM at PAT) 

Advocacy Trainings

• Monday, February 6th- Best Practices of Handling Plans of Assistance (4:30PM-6:30PM via Zoom)
• Monday, February 13th- Beginning Building Rep Training (4:30-6:30 PM at PAT office)

Secrets of a Successful Organizer

• Saturday, February 25th - Secrets of a Successful Organizer Training (10AM-4PM)

RSVP Here!

See our flyer for more training opportunities through the year!

Black Lives Matter Week of Action (BLM WOA) is fast approaching (February 6th-10th) and PAT’s Racial Equity and Social Justice Community Outreach Committees encourage all educators to take part. The PPS school board unanimously voted to adopt a resolution encouraging educators to take part in this powerful event. Building reps already have a sign up sheet with a link to the BLM WOA participation pledge and for collecting size information for your beautiful BLM PAT Tee Shirt  (optional $10 donation). You can PLEDGE in advance now and then connect with your building rep next week to provide tee shirt information.

Join PAT and community members to discuss a shared vision for the future of our public schools!

See our fliers here and below.

This Wednesday, January 25 at 4:30pm, PAT will be hosting a

Retirement/ Financial Planning Seminar, focused on educators who are new(ish) to PERS. (Although you don't have to be new in order to attend!) This seminar is dedicated to financial wellbeing and planning for the future, led by veteran financial advisor Ed Foster. Topics for this seminar include:

• How does your state-sponsored retirement plan work?
• Where does the I.A.P. account fit in?
• How much money do you need to retire anyway?
• What happens if you change careers?
• What can you do to maximize your retirement savings?
• PERS? OPSRP? 403b? TSA? IRA? What do these all mean?!

RSVP HERE. The seminar will be in person on Wednesday, January 25, 4:30-6:00 PM, at the PAT office at 345 NE 8th Ave. A light meal will be provided. See the flyer here.

(*These retirement seminars are a benefit of PAT membership, and only available for PAT members. Not a member yet? Join here!)