James Conti Correspondence (1 of 3), 1983
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings with cover memo re national coverage of "A Nation at Risk" report and Al Shanker's comments on it, May 2, 1983; background materials, including correspondence to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, relating to change in Education Law re sharing by school boards of insurance costs, 1961-1983; memos re Improper Practice charges; requests from Jim Conti to NYSUT counsel Bernard Ashe for legal opinion re rights of various teachers; consent decree in unemployment insurance case MLC v Sitkin and NYSUT v Sitkin, August 18; memo to coordinators re cases re duty of fair representation, August 17; memos re negotiation breakdowns at Three Villages, Sweet Home, and other locals, August; clarification petitions in Newburgh, July-August; memo re health care organizing, July 19; summary of U.S. Supreme Court Decision barring employers from providing smaller annuity payments to women, in Bureau of National Affairs Daily Labor Report, July 6, 1983; materials re 3020a charges against teacher in Honeoye school district, July 18; resolution on education reform, passed at the AFT national convention, July 11; newspaper clippings re Pres. Ronald Reagan speech at AFT convention; request for legal opinion re East Greenbush charges that a teacher tampered with Regents exam, possible 3020a or criminal charges, June 30; paper, "How Neutrals Can Help Bargainers in Troubled Times," by Robert Birnbaum, Teachers College, Columbia University, April 1983; PERB Board Decision and Order re Corning T.A. self-funded insurance, June 20, 1983
Dates
- 1983
Creator
- From the Collection: New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) (creator, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Extent
75 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository