Buffalo Regional Office Correspondence, 1989

Harvard University Energy and Environmental Policy Center report, "Summary of Symposium on Health Aspects of Exposure to Asbestos in Buildings," August 1989; letter of recommendation from Jim Conti to Cornell ILR Western District Director re potential hire as instructor for labor studies course, December 14, 1989; list of Erie County local presidents; Board of Regents discussion item, follow-up report on occupational education in the large five cities, May 26, with cover memo from NYSUT Occupational Education Committee liaison Pat Flynn; flyer for workshop, "Shared Decision Making: An Awareness Session," from Western New York Educational Service Council, with cover memo to local presidents, September 11; memo re salary comparison survey, with attached sheet correlating numerical step schedules to new alphabetical ones and correcting for compression effects, September 27; list of Western NY Regional Office staffing, indicating local responsibility of field service representatives, July 6; letter from Mort Zuckerman, chairman and editor-in-chief of U.S. News & World Report, to NYSUT president Tom Hobart, noting success of To Give & Learn project, developed by U.S. News and IBM, praising Blasdell Elementary School teacher John Ebel for leadership on selection committee, September 28; letter from Niagara Falls Teachers Grievance Committee chair, thanking regional rep for assistance, July 25; memo from Tom Hobart to NYSUT Board of Directors re waiver of two-week notification requirement for special election to fill vacancies for election district directors, June 30; letter to Tom Hobart from Cheektowaga Central Teachers Association, noting NYSUT's inability to provide accurate salary comparisons, April 24; memo re critical storage space needs of Western Regional Office, May 30; memo from Jim Conti to Chuck Santelli requesting a coordinator to meet with nurses formerly employed at Jamestown General Hospital to address negative attitudes about NYSUT and the closure of the hospital, May 10; memo from Jim Conti to NYSUT legal counsel Bernard Ashe re possible lawsuit after endorsement of candidate by Lackawanna Teachers Federation in school board election, April 24; correspondence re seniority issues for custodians at Alden Central School District after school closure, April 4; memo re agenda for upcoming meetings of Erie County Council of Teacher Union Presidents re shared decision making, February 23; correspondence from law firm representing school bus driver in wrongful termination case against Sweet Home Central School District, with cover memo noting NYSUT should not provide assistance, lack of legal grounds, January 3