The Bitter and Sweet - What Fair Trade Means
NYSUT”S Summer Leadership Conference this past August included a workshop on Fair Trade. As mentioned in my previous article last June, I have embraced and will be highlighting social justice issues that NYSUT and many of our local unions are focusing on as well. Our profession is all about children, teaching our students to be contributing members of society and the leaders of tomorrow. As a union of professionals, we stand collectively together to strengthen our profession
Retirement System Update
Our last meeting of NYSTRS Delegates was held in Saratoga Springs, New York on November 4 and 5. The attending delegates from Williamsville were Larry Schiro, Andy LaMont and Mark Arnold. Our main purpose for attending the meeting was to elect a teacher to the NYSTRS board of directors. There were several workshops presented on Sunday and Monday regarding NYSTRS. One dealt with the breakdown of the financial health of the Teacher Retirement System. Our system is in excellent
