Solidarity Info Page
On this page you will find the most up to date information as we negotiate a successor contract. When there is updated information we will contact members directly and post here.
Adam’s Update (9.24.25) Join the “Pay Us Correctly” Rally
Colleagues, Please come to our rally tomorrow, Thursday, from 4-6pm, in front of the RCSD headquarters at 131 W. Broad Street. Join our colleagues from ASAR, BENTE, and RAP. Car pooling encouraged. Ample parking is available at the Civic Center Garage nearby (55...
Adam’s Update (6.24.22) Happy Summer & Thank You For Your Dedication & Professionalism
Adam’s Update (5.19.22) Buffalo, Transfer & Placement Days, APPR, Receivership Bill, Negotiations, RTA Solidarity Wednesdays, & Thank You
Colleagues, First and foremost, I wish to acknowledge the sorrow and outrage that we all feel about the recent senseless and racist murder of innocent people in Buffalo. We began last Tuesday’s meeting of the RTA Representative Assembly with a moment of silence and a...
President Urbanski’s Response to the Open Letter from the Superintendent
"At the April 13 meeting of the RCSD Board of Education, board president Cynthia Elliott characterized Rochester teachers in a vulgar and demeaning way. She also blamed Rochester teachers for the increase of crime on our streets. Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small sat...
Adam’s Update (4.27.22) An Open Letter to Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small
Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small, At the April 13 meeting of the RCSD's Board of Education <https://youtu.be/cFlJ6f5XKLc>, Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Kathleen Black falsely alleged that half of all RCSD's teachers do not prepare lesson plans,...