The Provocator, in its entirety, is now available online in Adobe PDF format. (These files are large and may take a moment to load.)

Other News

• September 3, 2008 - BTF Endorsements for Primary Day, September 9th

• September 4, 2008 - BTF/NYSUT Endorsements for Assemby District 144

• August 20, 2008 - Labor is getting out the vote for Joe Mesi!

• August 5, 2008 - BTF Recommendation for NYSUT Endorsement

• June 11, 2008 - Resolution re: Multiple Carrier Decision

• May 14, 2008 - President Rumore answers the Superintendent's insults

• May 12, 2008 - Letter to Superintendent and Buffalo Board of Education Members re: School 44/ResulTech

• May 12, 2008 - School 44 Survey Results

• April 29, 2008 - Letter to James Kane re: 2008-09 School Calendar

• April 3, 2008 - Letter to Superintendent and Buffalo Board of Education Members re: Public Apology to Charlene Harris

• March 12, 2008 - Letter to Superintendent and Buffalo Board of Education Members re: Grievance Litigation

• March 11, 2008 - Letter to Patricia Pancoe, re: Proposed 2008-09 School Calendar

• March 7, 2008 - Letter to Superintendent and Buffalo Board of Education Members re: Threat on Teacher's Life - Suspected Child Abuse
  
  
• February 27, 2008 - Letter to Superintendent and Buffalo Board of Education Members re: Invasion of Privacy - Teachers Receiving Workers' Compensation

• February 27, 2008 - Letter to Superintendent and Buffalo Board of Education Members re: MRSA*

*For more information regarding MRSA, please check out the following links:

www.mrsaresources.com
www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html
www.neahin.org

• December 12, 2007 Letter to Buffalo Board of Education Members re: Court Decision/Appeal

• December 7, 2007 - Letter to Mary Ruth Kapsiak re: Resuming Contract Negotiations

• November 28, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: Public Statements/Bad Faith

• November 27, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: Board Budget Analysis

• November 21, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: Residency

• November 13, 2007 - BTF Victory in Court

• Executive Committee Endorsements
  
  
• NYSUT Endorsements
  
  
• How to contact your Federal Representative (Senator/Congressperson) to oppose merit pay being part of, "No Child Left Untested" and other issues .

• Teachers response to Superintendent's letter campaign

• BTF Endorsements

• August 21, 2007 - Memorandum of Understanding related to the 16 Contract for Excellence Schools

• July 27, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: July 17, 2007 letter
  
  
• June 19, 2007 - Letter to teachers at schools affected by the NYS Contract for Excellence
  
  
• June 19, 2007 - Letter to the WNY Delegation re: Support for Amended Legislation S6315 – A9048, Opposition to S6303 and the Proposed Assembly Version
  
  
• June 11, 2007 - Letter to the WNY Delegation re: Wage Freeze Legislation
  
  
• Make A Dream Come True Scholarship
  
  
• BTF PAC Board of Education Endorsements - Don't forget to vote on May 1, 2007!
  
  
• ATTENTION ALL TEACHERS!!! (temporary, probationary, contract) now is the time to join or make changes to your Sick Leave Bank enrollment. (more information)
  
  
• March 20, 2007 - Letter to retirees re: BOE health insurance survey
  
  
• BTF 2007 Legislative Agenda* (2.1 MB - This file is large and may take a moment to download.)
  
  
• NYSUT Convention Delegates and Successor Delegates Election Results
  
  
• March 2, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: Burgard High School and Violence in Schools
  
  
• Resolution pertaining to the violent incident at BAVPA unanimously passed February 22, 2007 by the BTF Council of Delegates
  
  
• February 20, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: Condoning School Violence
  
  
• February 12, 2007 - Letter to Patricia Pancoe re: School Calendar
  
  
• February 8, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: Make up Days
  
  
• January 31, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: Insults to Teachers
  
  
• January 29, 2007 - Letter to Superintendent re: School Calendar
  
  
• December 8, 2006 - Letter to NYS Leadership re: Conclusive Proof of the Devastating Impact of Charter Schools on School Districts
  
  
• November 20, 2006 - Letter to Superintendent re: Inexplicable Return of Student to a School
  
  
• Read the October 23, 2006 single carrier arbitration decision*
  
  
• All the correspondence between BTF and NYSUT and BTF and NEA/NY re: merger
  
  
• May 15, 2006 - Letter to Superintendent re: negotiations
  
  
• April 27, 2006 - Letter to Superintendent re: preconditions
  
  
• November 23, 2005 - Letter to NAACP re: Superintendent's racist statements
  
  
• BTF Resolution Against Superintendent's Racist Statements - November 17, 2005
  
  
• BTF Alternative Schools Resolution - November 17, 2005
  
  
• October 28, 2005 - Letter to Board of Education re: violation of BOE Resolution
  
  
• October 26, 2005 - Letter to Superintendent re: School Violence
  
  
• Severe Weather Conditions - What to do...
  
  
  
• Interested in BTF's newest announcements?
  • President's Reports
  • Press Releases
    
    
    
• Your elected officials - contact your elected 'movers and shakers' before you're moved and shaken! (Updated February 2007)
  
  
• BTF Grievance Form
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• Notice errors in your tenure area's data list? Complete this form and return it to the BTF.