The Substitute

November 01, 2024

The Substitute, November 1, 2024 Table of Contents Message from the PAT Substitute Committee Substitute party! New Contract Alert! Grievance Update: Incentive Schools Know Your Committee: How to Put Your Union To Work For You! Recruit a Fellow Substitute to PAT Message from the...

April 19, 2024

Table of Contents Message from PAT Substitute Committee Bargaining Updates PAT Substitute Pre-Bargaining Survey CAT Captains Swag Alert: PAT Substitute Buttons! Recruit a Fellow Substitute to PAT Membership Recruitment Flyer Know Your Contract Grievance Update: Incentive Schools Upcoming OEA Trainings and PD Opportunities for...

October 10, 2022

Substitute PAT members have the opportunity to shape our union and participate with other substitute and full time educators to organize inside our union and in our communities for quality public schools for all. Not a member of PAT? Click HERE to Join PAT...

August 05, 2021

Attention PAT Educators: Great News!  The PAT Substitute Bargaining Team (Mark Oshin, Steven Alexander, and Greg Burrill) reached a tentative agreement with PPS for a successor agreement for Substitute educators.  You can view the videos of the bargaining sessions here. A few highlights from our...

August 26, 2020

Dear PAT Colleagues:   The Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) that PAT filed against PPS has resulted in a series of major benefits for PAT Substitute Educators and all regularly employed professional educators. This resolution means that substitute educators WILL be able to work this...

August 12, 2020

Dear PAT Substitute Educator Colleagues: COVID-19 has created a great deal of hardships for you and so many others, and your PAT union continues to be here fighting for you. In May of 2020, when PPS announced that it was refusing to continue to...

July 09, 2020

Dear Colleagues, The PAT has been fielding many e-mails from our substitutes so we wanted to reach out to send an update to ensure everyone is getting their questions answered.  Guest educators have been emailing us to find out about PPS’s plans for the academic year 2020-2021...

May 08, 2020

FAQ's for Substitutes (as of 5-5-20) While the coronavirus pandemic has us asking more questions than there are answers, please CLICK HERE to get clarity on some of the most pressing questions we've received from our substitute members. OEA Relief Fund for Subs In recognition...

May 11, 2017

Substitute Teachers Bargaining Update Colleagues:  Today, May 10, 2017, your team met with the PPS team from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM for a bargaining session.  The tone of the bargaining remains cordial, and both sides are continuing to reach agreement on some items,...

March 27, 2017

Sub Bargaining UpdateAs all of you know, the 2012 – 2016 Substitute Teachers’ Agreement expired on June 30, 2016. We reported to all Substitutes that we entered into an MOU with the District that extended the terms of the CBA until December 30, 2016....