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The Faculty, Staff, and Administrators of the Goshen Central School District, gathered on Friday, February 28th, to have some fun during the school year. DJ Tucci took care of the music and the people on the dance floor got busy.

The food was great and the company was loads of fun.  Thank you to Delancey's for opening your doors to our local schools.  Thank you to the party planners for all of their efforts in making the afternoon a huge success.

Check out this interesting video from Rev. Dr. William Barber speaking in Los Angeles, California to the AFT.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6v3sYaq3ZQ&feature=youtu.be

FYI, at the BOE meeting on Thurs., March 6, the parent who wrote the recent article in the local paper (regarding H.S. & M.S. Parent- Teacher conferences) asked the BOE to consider making the request for M.S. & H.S. parent teacher conferences a part of negotiations. The BOE's response was that they already had a lengthy list of  requests which they had on the table. The BOE also stated that they would research by asking for data from nearby districts who had such conferences.

We hope to see you on Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 !                                     

This Luncheon meeting will be held at the CNY Living History Center* in Homer, NY  (*Ranked #4 of 14 attractions in Cortland by Tripadvisor -5 out of 5 !)

More information and a registration form can be found in the June SPOTLIGHT Newsletter.  Open NEWS tab, click on 'Publications and Reports' where you will find the June 2014 SPOTLIGHT.

We need your help to move Senate Bill 452 / House Bill 773, the Correctional Officers Bill of Rights (COBR). The COBR hearings are completed, and we now need to ask the Baltimore County Delegation to call for a vote to support S.B.452/H.B.773, the Correctional Officers Bill of Rights:

CLICK HERE TO EMAIL THE BALTIMORE COUNTY DELEGATION.

May 3, 2014 -- The 2014 WPEC Convention will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the United Way of Dane County building at 2059 Atwood Ave., Madison.  Any member in good standing may attend.  However, if you want to have lunch and handouts, you must register by Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

While every grievance begins as a complaint, all complaints do not become grievances.  In order to know what complaints can be processed as grievances, you will need to refer to the definition of a grievance in the collective bargaining agreement between the Hudson County Community College Chapter of the United Adjunct Faculty of New Jersey, Local 2222, and Hudson County College.  As you will see in “Article VII” of the contract, a grievance can arise from a dispute concerning the application, meaning or interpretation of an express provision of the contract.

The purpose of the grievance procedure is to provide for the speedy, orderly and equitable resolution of disputes.

Inherent in the grievance procedure is the remedy sought which must be identified in order to make the grievant whole.  In selecting an appropriate remedy, it is important to keep in mind that the purpose of the remedy is restoration not retribution.  The remedy should be consistent with the collective bargaining agreement in order to protect the integrity of the contract.

If you feel that the conditions for a grievance have been met, please do the following:

1. Carefully document all facts including dates and times pertaining to the grievance.
2. Contact your local leadership for assistance.

Remember that there is a big difference between a gripe and a grievance.  A grievance is a formal challenge to the employer that the contract has been violated.

Fortunately, most problems can be settled informally without filing paperwork.  But it is imperative that you contact the local leadership as soon as possible when you feel you have a grievance.  There are strict timelines for the filing process, and they start the minute the violation takes place.