1) The Retiree Council No. 4 newsletter (The Grapevine) was sent to NYSUT yesterday for printing and mailing. You can see a copy TODAY online!
The biggest complaint about the newsletter is that it often arrives just a few days before--or sometimes AFTER-- events announced in the newsletter. That's because, although NYSUT tries to print it within 10 days of receiving it from us, they then send it out via bulk mail. This often takes it east to Massachusetts where it might sit for weeks until there is enough bulk mail headed to the western southerntier counties of NY to fill a truck.
Through the RC4 website, you can have same-day access to the newsletter. Our editor, Mary Raymond, emailed the Summer 2011 newsletter to NYSUT last evening. This morning you can find it on the RC4 website. Just go to the RC4 website, at www.nysutrc4.org and you will find a link to a pdf version of the newsletter at the top of the page, right under the menu bar.
2) Ever wonder what things would be like without collective bargaining? AFL-CIO put together a series of 3 short videos which take a humorous look at what the differences would be. Here are the links to these videos. (To make sense, please view them in order:)
3) After reading again and again how "easy" it is to be a teacher, here's something from a parent who understands:
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