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Rocking around the Clock - NYSUT Member Briefing Apr. 8, 2022

RA 2022 celebrates 50 years, and plans for future

“We stand on the shoulders of giants!” said President Andy Pallotta in his address to more than 1,300 delegates as he kicked off the 50th annual NYSUT Representative Assembly at the Albany Capital Center. It was a weekend for delegates to celebrate the history and look to the future. Attendees acted on dozens of resolutions to set a course for action, including a move to support Ukraine in its struggle against the Russian invasion. Gov. Hochul, Comptroller DiNapoli, AG Tish James and more special guests inspired the gathering. Go to nysut.org/ra

Livestream program commemorates Black History Month

NYSUT’s Many Threads, One Fabric social justice initiative presented an online event this week to mark Black History Month. Hosted by Secretary-Treasurer Philippe Abraham, it focused on the unique struggles underrepresented groups face with regard to mental health and wellness in the United States. Other highlights included award presentations to BHM honorees, testimonials from NYSUT members and artistic expressions from students and community partners.

You can still get a free BHM poster for your classroom from NYSUT.

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HTA Member Scholarship 2021

The HTA has a long tradition of offering three scholarships to graduating Herricks seniors who are pursuing a post-secondary education. Information regarding these scholarships is being sent out in a communication from the Guidance office.

Last year we also began offering two college scholarships for children of HTA members.The Craig Lagnese Memorial Scholarships were established in memory of a much loved and dedicated member, camp director, and past HTA President. Craig inspired all those whose lives he touched during his tenure at Herricks. Each scholarship is in the amount of $1,500.

Please

HTA Stands in Solidarity With Lawrence

Making Strides Walk

Making Strides Walks raise awareness and money to help save lives from breast cancer. When you make a donation, the American Cancer Society is able to fund innovative breast cancer research, provide free comprehensive information and support, and helps people reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it is most treatable.

Please sign up to join our team and/or donate in the name of

Herricks Teachers' Association.

When: Sunday, October 20th 7:00am

Where: Jones Beach Field 5 Parking Lot

To Donate:

Please write a check made out to

The American Cancer Society

Donate Online:

HTA Teacher Protest

The HTA worked tirelessly until 11pm on Wednesday to try to reach a settlement. There was no movement.

Thank you to over three hundred members who joined us at Thursday night's protest in front of the Herricks Community Center. Many members' brought children, spouses, friends and even pets. Colleagues continued to exercise their legal rights to protest our teachers working under an expired contract. News 12 covered this event and has been airing a clip since last night.

The Board attempted to keep us from entering the building and attending the open public Board meeting by stating they would

Poignant Video

A few weeks ago members of the Executive Council participated in the NYSUT 47th Annual Representative Assembly (RA) in Albany. We celebrated our strength and reaffirmed our commitment to building an even stronger and more united union.

At the RA, NYSUT President, Andy Pallotta, reminded us of an old proverb, saying, "I am standing in the shade of trees I did not plant. Those that formed this great union almost 50 years ago put down strong roots. These roots have enabled us to weather our most recent storms and come out stronger.

As we look around our country, we see educators who've been on

2019-2020 HTA Governing Board Candidates’ Resumes

Elections to be held at each bldg on:

Wed., May 15, 2019

You're Invited to:

Join the NYSUT Member Organizing Institute (MOI) for School-Related Professionals, March 29-31, 2019, NYSUT Headquarters, Latham NY

Please click on the link to find info on this event and to see Karen McLean, HTA Treasurer, proudly representing HTA SRPs.

Thank you, Karen for your activism!

https://www.nysut.org/members/school-related-professionals/srp-member-organizing-institute

SRP Day Tuesday, November 20th

In 2007, Governor Spitzer signed into law a bill creating a permanent School- Related Professionals Recognition Day on the state calendar. SRP Recognition Day falls on the third Tuesday of each November.

NYSUT's 90,000+ SRP members perform a variety of key roles in schools, working as bus drivers, school nurses, custodians, secretaries, grounds and maintenance workers, food service workers, teaching assistants and aides and in dozens of other job titles.

We encourage members to recognize all our SRPs at Herricks on Tuesday, November 20th for the valuable work they do to help our students