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Press Releases
BTF to Buffalo State College: "HAVE YOU TURNED YOUR BACK ON BUFFALOSTUDENTS"
June 23, 2010
Buffalo State University not renewing it's lease with Buffalo Public Schools for the Campus West School...
BTF RESPONDS TO HOYT CALL FOR TEACHERS TO FREEZE WAGES
March 24, 2010
BTF President, Phil Rumore, today responded to Assemblyman Hoyt's call for teachers to freeze wages to prevent cuts...
BTF·RESPONDS TO NYS DESIGNATION OF SEVEN BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
January 21, 2010
"We view this as an opportunity to work with the teachers, parents and District..."
BUFFALO TEACHERS FEDERATION PRESIDENT DISPARAGES RACE TO THE TOP GRANT
January 8, 2010
In addition to the criticism of the Federal and NYS guidelines for Districts to apply for billions of dollars of RTTT funding...
FOR THE TWELFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE BUFFALO TEACHERS FEDERATION DONATES THANKSGIVING DAY MEALS TO MORE THAN 200 LOCAL FAMILIES
November 24, 2009
Thousands of dollars in food and gift certificates that were donated by BTF Members...
BTF TO ACCENT POSITIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR DISTRIBUTES 50,000 “BUFFALO’S BEST” CERTIFICATES TO TEACHERS
November 16, 2009
The BTF has distributed over 50,000 certificates for teachers to use to reward positive...
BTF CALLS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF ERIE COUNTY SWINE FLU VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
November 12, 2009
The BTF today called for both New York State and Federal investigations of Erie County's decision, as reported in the 11/12/09 Buffalo News, to withhold...
BTF CALLS FOR LOWERING OF FLAGS IN HONOR OF FALLEN SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
November 9, 2009
The BTF today asked that citizens join the Buffalo Teachers Federation in lowering all flags to half-staff this week in honor of...
TEACHERS HAND OUT ORANGE BOOKMARKS THAT LIST HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS IN SCHOOL ROOMS ACROSS CITY AS THE BTF HELPS CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN GET READY FOR A SAFE HALLOWEEN
October 27, 2009
Representatives of BTF have handed out orange bookmarks in classrooms across the city...
NYSUT LEADER TO TOUR SCHOOL #53; APPLAUD WORK TO END ACHIEVEMENT GAP
October 5, 2009
The President of the 600,000-member New York State United Teachers will visit Community School #53 on Wednesday to praise teachers and...
APPELLATE COURT RULES FOR BTF/OTHER UNIONS ON WAGE FREEZE
October 2, 2009
The Appellate Court in Rochester today denied the motion of the Control Board, City and...
BTF ASKS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL H1N1 MANDATES
September 1, 2009
Continuing on its agressive campaign to be prepared for a deadly H1N1 flu outbreak, the BTF today called for State and Federal Governments to require...
BTF ENDORSES BROWN - WHYTE
August 18, 2009
Phil Rumore, President of the 3700-member Buffalo Teachers Federation, today announced the the BTF had endorsed Mayor Byron Brown and Erie County Legislator...
MAJOR UNIONS URGE CUOMO TO RUN
August 3, 2009
Eleven leaders of the state's second largest city's unions, representing thousands of members...
BTF BLASTS REGENTS APPROVAL OF CHARTER
July 29, 2009
In a rare show of agreement with Superintendent James Williams, BTF President Phil Rumore...
BTF H1N1 RECOMMENDATIONS TO SCHOOL BOARD
June 25, 2009
Stating the BTF's willingness to work with the District, Erie County Health Department and parents...
APPELLATE COURT RULES FOR BTF/OTHER UNIONS ON WAGE FREEZE
June 12, 2009
The Appellate Court in Rochester today affirmed the lower court in ruling that once the wage freeze was lifted on July 1, 2007, the employees must be placed on their correct...
BTF CALLS FOR AN END TO SCHOOL ROOF TARRING DURING SCHOOL DAY
April 29, 2009
Lafayette High School filled with fumes from the tarring of its roof causing students and staff to become ill...
BTF CONDEMNS UNTRUE "BUFFALO LOCAL ACTION COMMITTEE"
March 31, 2009
BTF President, Philip Rumore, condemned the untrue statements of Sam Radford of the Buffalo Local Action...
BTF TO NEW YORK STATE - STOP THE ASSAULT ON POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS
March 27, 2009
President Rumore, President of the 3700 member BTF, today blasted reports of the underfunding of schools New York State...
BTF TO SUPERINTENENT
March 2, 2009
The BTF today responded strongly to Superintendent Williams' recent statements in the media and news reports relating to the start of the new school year...
BTF'S REACTION TO JUDGE NEMOYER'S DECISION
January 13, 2009
Judge Patrick Nemoyer today ordered a hearing on the BTF's request to find the School District in contempt of court for not restoring...
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