Representative Assembly 2005

April 7-9, 2005. Hilton New York.

UPDATE: April 12, 2005

NYSUT's officers, left to right: Secretary-Treasurer Ivan Tiger; Second Vice President Kathleen Donahue; President Richard C. Iannuzzi; First Vice President Maria Neira; Executive Vice President Alan B. Lubin.

RA Reporter: Saturday in Review

• Iannuzzi takes NYSUT's helm; From 4th-grade teacher to union president
• Delegates elect officers, board
• Delegates act on 145 resolutions
• Iannuzzi reports on member benefits, unity talks
• Walter Dunn, NYSUT's 'gentle giant,' is lauded
• NYSUT's top retirees, SRP member honored
• Union unfurls VOTE-COPE honor roll
• In memory of Minnie Wheeler
• Unionists fight AIDS epidemic
• Hobart: President emeritus
• GALLERY: Scene at the RA
• GALLERY: Tom Hobart celebration
• Lifeline awards
• Community service awards
• Tapes, materials available
• Behind the scenes

Media Release: April 9, 2005

Iannuzzi elected president of state's largest union
Long Island teacher is union's 2nd president; Kathleen Donahue is union's new Second Vice President.

RA Reporter: Friday in Review

SALUTING TOM HOBART

• A salute to remember
• Rite of passage with a bang of the gavel
• Solidarity forever: the Friday evening celebration

FRIDAY IN REVIEW

• Neira outlines education vision from pre-K through post-grad
• Tiger: Demands of union growth may have impact on convention
• Cortese lauded for leadership, advocacy
• Elections set for Saturday; Donahue is Unity Caucus candidate for 2nd vice president
• Delegates honor four who make a difference
• Schumer electrifies delegates: 'I love teachers' (and they love him!)
• Silver to delegates: Hobart's 'greatest tribute is you'
• Spitzer: Empower teachers, pay them more
• Hevesi seeks to reform district audit process
• Mills acknowledges the union's role in shaping education policy
• AFL-CIO leader Hughes says labor ready for future
• Dues hike approved
• 'Hardball and handshakes' documents labor in sport
• Delegates support teacher role in IEPs
• VIP luncheon
• Charting a course
• Behind the scenes
• By the numbers

RA Reporter: Thursday in Review

• Lubin salutes members' political ardor; decries Bush plan on Social Security
• Social Security: Don't buy the Bush spin
• Teacher of the Year: 'We affect the future'
• Weingarten urges delegates to call in their support
• McLaughlin lauds NYSUT
• Welcome to the RA! From benefits to politics.
• Unionists focus on education reform
• Officers deliver good news to NYSUT retirees
• Disruptive students are the latest challenge for higher ed faculty
• SRPs receive legal advice at workshop
• Higher education, SRP and K-12 locals earn kudos for labor journalism
• NYSUT activists helping SITESABES unionists make history in Mexico
• Locals honored for tsunami relief efforts
• Thomas Y. Hobart Jr: A historic celebration
• First-time delegates learn the ropes
• Getting down to union business
• Convention by the numbers
• 'Unsung hero' grants available
• Behind the scenes

RA Reporter. Welcome.

• Tributes and elections on agenda
• Hobart hailed as NYSUT's 'rock'
• Dialing for respect, contracts
• What does it take to make a convention succeed? 911 locals, seven months of planning, three hotels and one huge ballroom
• The ins and outs of caucus voting procedures; registration, voting info
• Higher ed member is grateful for help after toxic NYU lab exposure
• Buy your pins now for Africa AIDS campaign!
  

Media Release. April 4, 2005.

• NYSUT bids farewell to Hobart; will elect new officers at convention. April 4, 2005.

A Tribute to Tom Hobart

MR. NYSUT. In his 33 years as NYSUT president, Tom Hobart - who turned 68 in December and is set to retire this week - has been a constant through five governors and seven U.S. presidents. A low-key, unassuming leader, Hobart is a "kid from Buffalo" who in more than three decades at NYSUT's helm forever changed the face of education and politics in New York state. Read the complete tribute to NYSUT President Tom Hobart.

RA Preview. March 28, 2005.

• 33 years of services on display at convention
• Head of the class; Hilton sets stage for Hobart tribute
• Sandra Feldman gets union's top service award
• Pre-RA presidents' confab highlights local issues
• Speakers will engage, update delegates
• Dialing for a fair contract
• Registration and voting info
• Feeling insecure about social security? Union shows how to COPE
• For your benefit: NYSUT Member Benefits on Display
• For your info: general conference information

Check your mailbox

• March 24, 2005
  The "RA Reporter" convention preview includes program updates. Identification cards for delegates and alternates are also included. in the March mailing.

Resources

• Convention Call
• Housing
• Travel
• Local and Retiree Council Presidents' Conference
• Award Nomination Forms
• Program
• Resolutions set to expire (PDF)
• Elections: Delegates, Alternates, Councils
• Amendments and Resolutions