Results:

President: Robert Chacanaca

2nd Vice President: Sharon Peregrin

Secretary: Donna Smith

GCEF elects new officers

Governor Perry Calls Special Session

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Click here to see contents of the fair share mailing sent to all Maryland state nurses and health care professionals. The mailing included notification and procedures related to the fair share agreement.

Welcome to the Brockport Teachers Association Website

A letter to our teacher members from President, Marietta English. A schedule of events for the new contract is attached as well.

Walker thinks he can cripple our union by making payroll deduction for union dues illegal. By re-committing to our union and continuing membership, we are standing strong and sending a message: Walker can’t legislate away our union, he can’t decide that we don’t have power, he doesn’t decide – we do.

To join in building our union, click the button below and continue your union membership and our ability to fight Walker, his agenda and the stripping of our rights. You’ll be redirected to a secure website where you can sign up to continue your membership no matter what Walker says. This information is for union purposes only and will never be shared with an outside party. Deductions will only begin if payroll dues deduction is eliminated, and your information will be kept secure.

We can build our union and take back Wisconsin. It’s all up to us. Who decides? We decide!

Join Now to Protect Your Rights!

Please see the attached information on the 12-month salary comparison for going from 21 to 26 pays.

Regents' approval of flawed evaluation regulations was clearly a breach of "good faith" collaboration -- and President Dick Iannuzzi announced, effective immediately, that NYSUT is suspending collaboration with SED for the rest of the academic school year, including participation and co-sponsorship of SED's June 13-14 district/union collaboration conference at Cornell, as the union weighs legal options.

The state Board of Regents adopted regulations that ignore the recommendations of the Regents' own task force; ignore best practice documented by nationally recognized researchers; and contradict the state's recently passed law on teacher/principal evaluations. The regulatory changes are a breach of the agreement forged with NYSUT to develop a fair, comprehensive system of teacher evaluations.

NYSUT is exploring legal avenues to challenge the regulations, which were approved by the Regents in a 14-to-3 vote, with Regents Tilles, Rosa and Cashin commendably voting "no." Due to NYSUT's strategy that the law require the process for teacher evaluations to be negotiated locally through collective bargaining, we can continue to negotiate educationally sound evaluation procedures even as we challenge the Regents' action approving the option that could open the door to "double-counting" and other changes in the regulations. Here are talking points to use in messaging to members and to the community. We've also posted what others are saying, including education scholars and Regent Tilles condemning the action. NYSUT United comes out next week and will feature in-depth analysis.