Teachers, school support personnel protest at the National Conference of Mayors Sunday  

Teachers and school support personnel turned out for a protest at the National Conference of Mayors Sunday.  Their rally cry, "Keep Your Promise - Honor Our Contract."  UTD members spent time preparing for the Sunday protest at UTD Headquarters on Thursday and Friday last week. They turned out to make posters to share their sentiments with the local community and the Mayors attending the four-day conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami.  Many of the posters criticized the School Board and Superintendent Crew for recent cuts to jobs and the threat of breaking our contract.  Local news media and the Miami Herald covered the event as well.

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Members spent time preparing posters. 

Pictured from left to right: 
Elena Izquierdo,
Michelle Williams,
Gail Tucker, Cynthia McNeil
 

News coverage of the rally:

NBC 6 – Click here
CBS 4 – Click here
WPLG 10 - Click here
Miami Herald –   click here

The School Board meets Monday, June 23 in Executive Session and then again on Wednesday, June 25 for a Special School Board meeting.  "We are expecting a packed auditorium," said UTD President, Karen Aronowitz.  Teachers and support personnel have been watching this issue very closely.  Aronowitz added, "We cannot allow the budget to be balanced on the backs of employees who find it more difficult each day to work and live in Miami-Dade County.  The Superintendent and School Board must honor our contract!”

June 22, 2008