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 (8.27.24) Projected Layoffs Restored, Class Sizes Lowered, Initial Payroll Date and Stipends, Teacher Leader Program, Labor Day Parade
Colleagues, As the summer recess draws to a close, we want to welcome you back and provide a brief update: - Projected Layoffs Restored. Last Spring, the District notified the RTA that 53 teachers may be laid off in the coming school year and would be placed on...
Adam’s Update (9.22.20) Negotiations, Retroactive Pay, Building Protocols, Virtual Walkthroughs, Funding, BENTE Layoffs
Colleagues, "Rochester teachers and their union join the rest of the community in mourning the tragic deaths of our two recent graduates, Jaquayla Young and Jarvis Alexander, killed during the recent horrific mass shooting in our city. Fourteen others suffered gun...
Vote No to BENTE Layoffs
September 19, 2020 To: Members of the RCSD Board of Education On behalf of the 3200 members of the Rochester Teachers Association, I urge you to vote against the recommendation to layoff 221 members of the Board of Education Non-Teaching Employees (BENTE) members as...
Statement on the Tragic Death of Daniel Prude
Dear Colleagues, As we again experience deep sadness and hurt, this time over the tragic death of Daniel Prude in our own community, our nation looks to educators to help teach our children that it is indeed possible to live in peace and to create a world with racial...
Adam’s Update (8.30.20) Advocate for Additional Funding
Colleagues, The Rochester City School District’s fiscal woes continue. Part of it is due to lower registration of kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students. Another reason is that the District continues to find discrepancies and miscalculations in their existing...