Coordinator's Reports, 1980

May, 1980. Confidential memos to Vito DeLeonardis from R. I. Allen re visits to Elmsford and Rochester offices, discussing operations, May 27; UUP report from Evelyn Hartman, noting membership drive for new hires, May 20; Mid-Hudson report from Stan Kern, re settlement of Kingston school-related personnel strike, organizing efforts hospitals, May 19; report from Chuck Rogers (Southern Tier) re good progress in bargaining, organizing drive at Cornell, competition with UAW, May 16; report from Robert J. Allen (North Country) re negotiations out of Watertown, Potsdam, and Plattsburgh offices, NYEA activity, layoffs in many districts, arbitrations and other legal activities, May 13; report from Robert G. Klein (Elmsford) re negotiations, need for more office staff, May 19; report from Vinnie Grove (Utica) re settlements, potential trouble spots (strikes), health care organizing at Mohawk Valley General Hospital, Rome Memorial Hospital, interaction with PEF, May 16; report from Tony Ficcio (NYC) re hospital campaign, LIU Brooklyn Center, negotiations at Federation of Catholic Teachers, Wagner College, Taylor Business Institute, Lexington School for the Deaf, FIT; May 15; report from John O'Leary re organizing at NYC municipal hospitals, problem in that there was no time to create internal organizing committees at hospitals, plans to write monthly organizing bulletin for all offices, set up file of employer literature to help anticipate responses, conduct training, May 6; report from Ron Uba (Western NY), re successful Pioneer School-Related Personnel Collective Bargaining election, organizing at Niagara County Association for Retarded Children, progress after marathon bargaining session at Alexander and Kadimah locals, indication of massive effort by NYEA against UUP, May 16; report by Ray Samson (Rochester) re negotiations, organizing at Hillside Children's Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Greece and BOCES non-teaching employees, May 19; report from Frank Squillace (Syracuse) re settlement by Syracuse Teachers Association to include agency fee, improved dental plan, 25 remaining locals still not settled, efforts to convince local leaders that teacher organizing had reached saturation point, need to focus on health care industry, plans to organize Benjamin Rush Psychiatric Center Hospital, Catholic-school teachers, May 14; report from Howard Edelman (Nassau) re organizing, negotiations, May 9; report from Leon Lieberman re NYEA organizing activities, NYSUT organizing against NYEA locals, political action in helping elect union-endorsed school boards, successful negotiations, bad year for layoffs, May 15; confidential memo from Ron Peretti re PEF, relationship with executive director John Kraemer, May 20