Colleagues,
The RCSD/Oracle payroll fiasco continues and we refuse to accept this as the new normal.
Hundreds of teachers are yet to be paid, paid correctly, paid on time, or have correct deductions made. Additionally, many members of our sister unions, especially Board of Education Non-Teaching Employees (BENTE) and the Rochester Association of Paraprofessionals (RAP), remain also adversely impacted. That is why we determined to present a united front in our ongoing joint negotiations with the District to make affected staff “whole.” That is also why we are united in taking collective actions until we achieve a successful end to this festering payroll debacle.
On Thursday, September 25th, all four unions (ASAR, BENTE, RAP, RTA) will rally together in front of the District headquarters (131 West Broad Street, corner of Plymouth Avenue), from 4pm ’til 6pm. That is the same day that the RCSD Board of Education has their monthly meeting. Even if you are not directly affected by the payroll issues, please come to show support for those who are. We are all in this together and we must all advocate for each other.
On Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24, from 2pm ’til 5pm, RTA will host a Poster Painting Pizza Party to prepare for the Thursday rally. Please join us if you can. And be sure to come on Thursday to show solidarity and to help us advocate for all our adversely affected colleagues who should not have to endure payroll issues indefinitely.
Adam Urbanski, RTA President