Solidarity & Organizing Committee
This committee is tasked with working to help build solidarity both internally as a collective unit, and advance our interests in the community and the larger political world.
- Creating more opportunities for members to connect by making our meetings and social events more informative and accessible
- Continue our long term brand building plan within our social media feeds, in our new website and newsletter, hwfa-teachers.org
- Designing and creating content for hwfa-teacher.org
- Educating members regarding opportunities and union business; Member Benefits, Union training, NYSUT Committees, Upcoming Dates. Important Dates, Forms, Committee Work, Highlighting members’ unique achievements, etc
- Keeping members informed of and involved with political causes such as Fix Tier 6 and Foundation Aid.
Building support to attend events - Keep our building bulletin boards and current and relevant.
- Expand HWFA brand building with member t-shirts displaying HWFA’s new logo and Fix Tier 6 logo.
- Revamped swag store with a large variety of selections
- Strengthening our relationships and communication with our PTAs and other community groups.
- Create and organize a comprehensive campaign to help support the budget passing and help elect candidates that support our schools, our students, and us.
Finance & Operations Committee
This is the group that will manage the internal business necessary to let us do what we do:
- Reconciliation of statements and management of our various bank accounts
- Manage our payroll, federal and state taxes, phone and other bills,
- Oversee financial audits, insurance, NYSUT membership records and work with our accounting firm
Contract & Personnel Committee
This committee is in charge of and everything and anything related to terms and conditions of our employment, including but not limited to:
- enforcement of the terms of our contract
- initiating grievances over improper labor practices
- working with teachers when there are attendance concerns
- working with our NYSUT rep on these types of matters