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NOTICE - 10/28/2011
All Grievance Reps and Shop Stewarts need to be recertified every 4 years - Must keep up certification to represent your members!
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE - 10/27/2011
The negotiations team met with the District yesterday afternoon for over 2 hours. We emphasized our position on several key issues. We will meet again after the District’s team meets with the Board of Education on November 14th. Our next session is scheduled for November 16th at 3 PM in the Administration building.
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NYSUT Alert: Urge your state reps to reject charter school proposal
Call the toll-free AFL-CIO action line today at 1-877-255-9417 to urge your state Senator and Assembly member to vote NO on expanding the charter school cap without meaningful reform (S.7678/A.10928). As proposed, this bill would increase the number of charter schools from 200 to 460 without providing meaningful charter school law reform that would bring accountability, equity and fairness. In addition, the current bill does not provide necessary protections against the abuse of power, fraud, misuse of public funds, or protection of parent and student rights.
NYSUT Executive Vice President Andy Pallotta said the Senate could vote on the plan as early as this evening, so there's no time to waste. The Assembly could also act soon, but nothing was on the calendar as this alert went out. By the time you read this, it might be the end of your workday, so check the NYSUT website at http://www.nysut.org/legislation_15108.htm for the latest information on the bill status.
TAKE ACTION BY PHONE
Call 1-877-255-9417 and ask the operator to connect you to your legislator's office. Then tell your Senator and Assemblymember to reject
this legislation unless meaningful reforms are included. For talking points, click here.
TAKE ACTION ONLINE
Sign the petition! Class Size Matters and the New York Charter Parents Association are calling on lawmakers to reject any bill that raises the charter school cap without meaningful reforms and accountability. Click Here
NYSUT CANNOT SUPPORT LIFTING THE CHARTER SCHOOL CAP WITHOUT ENACTING THESE CRITICAL REFORMS.
