Nassau Regional Office Correspondence, 1989

Summary of PERB decision on retiree inclusion in health trust fund as a non- mandatory subject of bargaining, 12/20/89; letter to regional staff director thanking him for help in membership drive at Farmingdale and Old Westbury chapters of United University Professions, November 30; letter from New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health re New Hyde Park School District Asbestos Abatement Reports, October 31; correspondence between Jim Conti and teacher re curtailment of her outpatient mental health coverage under the Empire Plan, September; Newsday opinion piece, "Bigger Classes Will Harm Education on LI," by superintendent of North Shore school district, October 16; other clippings; letter from teacher requesting help in enforcing smoking policy at Oyster Bay-East Norwich school district, referral to local president, November; letter describing challenges to election results at Wantagh Teachers Association, with handwritten notation that matter was an internal affair, June; letter from president of Lynbrook Teachers Association to Antonia Cortese, chair of NYSUT Legal Review Committee, asking her to reexamine the decision of the Office of General Counsel in New York City not to continue the local's lawsuit appeal, June 26; letter to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from president of Farmingdale Federation of Teachers requesting change in NYSUT data processing policy against downloading lists onto disks and only providing hard copies to locals, noting electronic version would help locals customize information, May 3; text of decision in Supreme Court, Nassau County, fining United Teachers of Seaford for criminal contempt, May 3, with cover memos from Jim Conti to NYSUT executive officers and regional staff directors, May 5; memo re Farmingdale contract clause re payment of salary during a 3020a suspension, creation of supplementary fund, April 19; memo re Oceanside PERB hearing in which NYSUT was named in the charge on the ill-informed advice of the hearing officer, March 20; materials re Empire Plan, including "Cost Containment Strategies for Participating Agencies," contribution rate table, and cover memo to Jim Conti noting that premiums were expected to rise 12-15%, March 13; correspondence re head football coach at Schreiber High School (Port Washington district) whose position was in jeopardy, request for legal help, January; letter from president of Levittown United Teachers to counsel & deputy for legal affairs, State Education Department, re Excellence in Teaching (EIT) funds being held in escrow by district because of a difference of opinion on the eligibility of chairmen to receive a share of the funds, requesting interpretation, January 10; correspondence re complex dual coverage issues for retirees at Long Beach district , January-February