The LFA and the CHSA have met twice during the summer regarding the new collective bargaining agreement. It should not come as a surprise that as of Sept. 1st 2007 we have yet to receive an economic proposal from the CHSA. For whatever reason, the CHSA finds it beneficial to open a school year without teachers having a contract in place. With school tuition being set in the early part of the year, these negotiations should be resolved before the new school year starts.

We are scheduled to meet again on Sept. 11th, 2007 and receive an economic proposal from the CHSA. If the meeting results in no proposal, we will immediately file a charge with the N.Y. labor board for failure to negotiate.

We have scheduled our first general membership meeting for SEPTEMBER 18TH 2007 AT 5:00 P.M. AT THE POLISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN YONKERS. We have asked our delegates to wait until our Sept. meeting before giving information about the meeting to our members. We want to avoid all possible misunderstandings and misinterpretations within the schools that may prove detrimental to the negotiations. We will provide members with a complete update on the status of the negotiations for each item outlined in our proposal. The Executive Board feels that members should attend the meeting and voice their opinions about the state of negotiations. Please make every effort to attend.

We look forward to seeing you and your entire faculty on Sept. 18th.

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD LFA, LIUNA