Statements by Hobart, 1975-1978

Testimony on S-1900 presented by Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., president, New York State Unite Teachers, to the Senate Subcommittee on Libraries, Assembly Committee on Libraries, May 11, 1978; testimony by Hobart at Regents Legislative Hearing, September 8, 1978; reprint of statement as "President's Perspective" column in New York Teacher, "NYSUT at Legislative Hearing Urges Regents Reaffirm Proper School Financing"; press release, September 8, and article on Regents testimony; statement of Hobart to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Cities of New York State, November 30, 1977; statement by Hobart to Senate Education Committee, February 9, 1977; schedule of speakers at Education Committee hearing; testimony of Hobart to NYS Senate Standing Committee on Education, re children with handicapping conditions, November 16, 1977; drafts statement to NYS Senate Standing Committee on Education, re Regents Basic Competency Exams and other issues, November 1, 1977; testimony submitted to the Senate Committee on Higher Education by Frederick J. Lambert, assistant to the president, NYSUT, re recommendations of the Temporary State Commission on the Future of Postsecondary Education, aka the Wessell Commission, March 23, 1977; NYEA Testimony to Senate Education Committee on Aid to Education, February 9, 1977; statement by Hobart to the NYS Senate Standing Committee on Labor, December 21, 1976; outline for Tom Hobart's appearance before the New York State Division of the Budget, October 14, 1976, with attached handwritten notes; statement by Hobart to the NYS Senate Select Committee on Mental and Physical Handicap, with notation, "Hand delivered by Ray Skuse 1/13/76"; statement by Hobart to the Joint Senate Finance Committee, Assembly Ways and Means Committee, February 4, 1976; statement by Hobart to the Assembly Education Committee Hearing on Meeting School Needs During the Fiscal Crisis, January 1976; drafts of statement by Hobart re federal ERISA (Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), calling mistreatment of the elderly (by inadequate public policy) a national disgrace, with handwritten edits, n.d.; memo from Alan Lewis to Ray Skuse re application of ERISA to public pension plans, November 11, 1975; final draft of statement, delivered to the U.S. House of Representatives Labor Standards Subcommittee of the Education and Labor Committee, with cover letter to Rep. John Dent, chairman of the House Pension Task Force, noting that Hobart had been unable to personally appear, November 20, 1975; Statement by John E. Cosgrove, Legislative Director, Public Employee Department, AFL-CIO, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, re public service employee retirement income, September 17, 1975; testimony by Hobart at the Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Employees, re retention of non-contributory pension system, September 25, 1975; statement (article) by Hobart submitted to Centerfold, newsletter of the Saratoga-Warren Counties BOCES Teachers Association, with cover letter to president, re the importance of political involvement by teachers, October 14, 1975; statement by Hobart to the Regents Legislative Conference, noting that the issues had been the same for several years, calling for new approaches, September 10, 1975; memo re possible talking points for Hobart's presentation to Regents, August 13, 1975; NYSUT press release, "United Teachers President Says Major School Programs Could Be Destroyed," re need to sharply increase local school funding assistance in proposed state budget, February 12, 1975; statement by Hobart to Assembly Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, re school aid, February 12, 1975; highlights of statement; testimony by Hobart to the Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions, April 25, 1975