August, 1978. Memo to regional service center coordinators re contacts for New York Teacher newsletter articles, August 19; regional report from John O'Leary (Nassau) re negotiations, activities of locals, August 7; memo from Leon Lieberman re potential strikes in Troy and Schenectady, NYEA activity in several districts, August 2; report from R. J. Allen (North Country) re negotiations in the Thousand Islands, impasses in other districts, NYEA activity, self-insurance attempt in St. Lawrence County, with attached letter from NYS Insurance Department advising that action would be illegal, July 7; report from Dr. John F. DeGregorio, Suffolk Service Center, re strikes at four locals, East Islip, West Islip, Lindenhurst, and Middle Country; report from Vinnie Grove re negotiations (Utica Service Center), August 4; monthly report from Chuck Rodgers, Southern Tier Regional Office, re organizing, bargaining, and other current developments, including death of colleague, August 10, with attached newsletter, Vestal-Elmira News & Views, 1/16/78; UUP report from Evelyn Hartman, August 11