The
West Genesee Teachers' Association (WGTA) is the collective bargaining
agent for the teachers and nurses in the West Genesee Central School
District, Camillus, NY 13031. The WGTA represents its members in
bargaining, grievances and other local issues.

John
Christian, WGTA President
For
the 2010 - 2011 school year teacher salaries in West Genesee start
at approximately $47,500 (BA), $51,900 (MA) and $56,300 (CAS).
Negotiated insurance benefits cover health, dental and eye care
and are provided by Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Central New York.
The WGTA contract contains language covering grievances, teacher
rights, salaries and other compensations, conditions of employment,
curriculum development, teachers' assignments, promotions and
transfers, leaves of absence, student discipline, student teachers,
teacher evaluations and other miscellaneous provisions. The WGTA
has approximately 390 active members and 200 retired members.
The WGTA President is John Christian (High School).
The
WGTA also belongs to a statewide union or state federation: the New
York State United Teachers (NYSUT). NYSUT is made up of
1,200 local unions and has more than 600,000 members. They include
teachers; K-12 school employees; the faculty and professional staffs
of the State University, City University and community colleges;
and nurses and professionals in health care facilities. Some teacher
locals in New York State are very large - the United Federation
of Teachers in NYC has 140,000 members - while other locals have
as few as 10 members.
NYSUT
represents its members at the state level in issues involving the
Regents, the Legislature, and the State Education Department. It
has a statewide network of Labor Relations Specialists who assist
local unions in bargaining.
NYSUT
plays a leading role in educational issues, research, legislation,
legal services and member benefits. The NYSUT President is Dick
Iannuzzi. NYSUT's web site is at: http://www.nysut.org/
NYSUT
(and the WGTA) is affiliated at the national level with the American
Federation of Teachers (AFT). The AFT has about 3,000
locals and 1,500,000 members. The AFT is a leader in educational
and legislative issues nationwide. Randi Weingarten is president
of the AFT. Visit the AFT web site at: http://www.aft.org/
The
WGTA is also affiliated with the National Education Association
(NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization.
The NEA is committed to advancing the cause of public education.
NEA's 3.2 million members work at every level of education—from
pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations
in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United
States. The president of the NEA is Dennis Van Roekel. You can
visit the NEA website at: http://www.nea.org/index.html
The
WGTA is also affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a
voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions. Today's
unions represent 11.5 million working women and men of every race
and ethnicity and from every walk of life. We are teachers and
truck drivers, musicians and miners, firefighters and farm workers,
bakers and bottlers, engineers and editors, pilots and public employees,
doctors and nurses, painters and laborers—and more. The president
of the AFL-CIO is Richard L. Trumka. You can visit the AFL-CIO
web site at: http://www.aflcio.org/
(Information
regarding NYSUT, the AFT, NEA and the AFL-CIO were provided in
NYSUT's New York Teacher and their individual web sites.)

WGTA
Cabinet Meeting - 2005
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For
other pictures please see the WGTA Scrapbook
Applying
for a job in the West Genesee Central School System?
Job
applicants interested in teaching or substitute position employment
should
contact Debbie Miller, Director of Personnel, at 315-487-4555.
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