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Close the Book on Hunger
by Linda Meredith
CSTA teamed up with our local elementary children and
their families to gather food for our local families in need. Read more
and view the photos by clicking here.
CSTA Party
by Linda Meredith
Our end of year union party was a great success thanks
to the hard work of the high school building reps who hosted our party
at Jake's Grub and Grog. Please click here to read more about the party
and look at the pictures.
CSTA Scholarship Winners Announced
by Joe Barbera
The Central Square Teachers’ Association is pleased to announce
the winners of the annual Peg Williamson and Vivian Allen scholarship
competitions. The Peg Williamson scholarship is awarded to a child
of a CSTA member who is graduating high school this year and will be
attending college in the fall. Two scholarships are awarded each
year. This year’s winners are Caragh Barry, daughter of Marijane
Reilly and Alissa Orlando, daughter of Bonnie Orlando. Each of
the winners will receive a one time award of $1,000. The Vivian
Allen scholarship is awarded by the CSTA, to a graduating senior from
Paul V. Moore high school, who is college bound. Kirsten Schuler
was selected as this year’s recipient. The Vivian Allen scholarship
was presented at the Paul V. Moore high school senior awards program,
recently held on June 10. Kirsten will receive $1,000 a year for
four years. Congratulations to this year’s winners.
Defensive Driving Course a Success
by Jamie Blakes
On Saturday, May 30th a Defensive Driving Course was held at PVM for
CSTA members. A total of 25 people gave up their sunny Saturday
to attend the training. At the beginning of the class, there were
3 raffles for Wal-Mart gift cards purchased by Liberty Mutual, which
were all won by the Hansen family. Congratulations to Bill and
Sherry Hansen! Another course will be offered in the Spring of
2010!
VOTE COPE Drive
to Begin May 12th
The VOTE COPE theme this year is "No Two Ways About It"-
VOTE COPE is ALWAYS a good investment and your best protection.
VOTE COPE helps protect our interests. It gives us the ability to get
our message out to elected officials and the public at large. It also
preserves what we have already won at the state/federal level.
Support of VOTE COPE helped NYSUT defeat the proposed mid-year school
aid cut and the disastrous school tax cap.
In these recessionary times, our most important priorities are vulnerable
and can be targeted for reductions. Issues like state aid for education,
health care, decent working conditions, secure retirement and affordable
health coverage to name just a few.
NO two ways about it, VOTE COPE is ALWAYS a good investment and our best
protection. Please consider speaking to a colleague about contributing
this year. It is an easy procedure simplified by payroll deduction if
one chooses. This year our 2009 drive will begin on May 12th and end
on June 12th . See your building rep or VOTE COPE Coordinator for questions.
In Solidarity,
Shelly Lee
CSTA VOTE COPE Chairperson
March 9, 2009
NYSUT Launches Online Career Center
By Dick Iannuzzi, NYSUT President, April 15, 2009
I
am pleased to tell you that NYSUT is launching today the first phase
of its new Career Center on the NYSUT website at http://www.nysut.org/careers.
NYSUT is building this online Career Center both as a point of entry
for new and prospective members and most urgently, to share resources
and help for members who may face loss of their jobs. This material is
created to enhance the role of the local union and of the labor relations
specialist in providing information specific to a members needs. The
initial materials are geared to help members facing lay off, including
defining terms such as recall; providing an interface to education job
search engines and information on maintaining benefits; and providing
reassurance and perspective that the union is always there for them and
continues to fight for their jobs. Material that historically appeared
in the print version of "NYSUT
Handbook for Laid-off Employees" has
been updated and expanded on the site. It includes important new information
such as the changes in COBRA and extensions in unemployment benefits.
These resources, and others still to come, were developed based on surveys
of the board of directors and of newer members to determine what online
resources would be most useful.
Are You Between 55 and 65? Thinking About Retiring?
By Loretta Donlon (NYSUT Board, ED 51 (Retirees) and Jeanette
Pietrantoni, Retiree Council 7
NYSUT Retiree Council 7 and the NYSUT Regional Office
are offering a short but comprehensive workshop for NYSUT members anticipating
retirement – whether this year or in the near future.
The workshop will look at the years before the member reaches 65 and
is covered by Medicare, as well as what happens when s/he approaches
65. For additional information please click
here.
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