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UPDATE: April 12, 2005

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

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

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