Elmsford Regional Office Correspondence, 1986

Correspondence with member John McAndrew of Port Jervis Teachers Association, re NYSUT involvement during discussion over contractual matters, PERB conclusion that union was not responsible for "sick out," October-December; agreement between Orange-Ulster BOCES and BOCES Teachers Association re distribution of Excellence in Teaching funds, November 7; evaluations re mediation conference, letter from presenter Eric W. Lawson Dispute Settlement Services, December 16; report by filed representative on Rockland Community College Federation of Teachers elections, political and personality difficulties, charges of financial malfeasance, agency fee issues, request to be removed from assignment, December 15; memo to Jim Conti re Orange County Community College organizing, October 28; summary of case in New York Law Journal re libel complaint in Peekskill public school district, October; text of Assembly bill to allow faculty representation on community college boards of trustees, with NYSUT memo of opposition and related correspondence, October; constitution of the Westchester Visiting Nurses Association; American Arbitration Association opinion and award re Croton-Harmon Union Free School District and Croton-Harmon Teachers Association (NYSUT) re association dues; memo re regional office situation re inadequate electrical wiring and ventilation, plan to obtain cost estimates to alleviate problems, October 6; list of local presidents, 1986-87, August 22; memo re Insurance Department regulation of self-funded health insurance plans and union welfare funds, September-December; memo from Jim Conti re new position of teacher associate at North Salem School District, with nearly identical duties as full teachers, concern that district might reduce regular teaching staff and rehire them as associates, April 23; case in Supreme Court of Suffolk County, Faculty Association of Suffolk Community College v. Public Employment Relations Board, re salary increment, found moot, with cover memo from Jim Conti noting intention to appeal, March 4; letter from a teacher who lost health insurance coverage during the summer as a result of changing school districts, February 26; flyer for national AFL-CIO conference on PCB hazards for public employees; correspondence with Farmingdale Federation of Teachers re lack of participation by NYSUT in negotiations for Empire Plan, February; letter to NYSUT executive vice president Dan Sanders re situation at Byram Hills Teachers Association re impact of billing procedures by the state Insurance Department on the local's welfare funds, January 3; list of local presidents, 1984-85