Your negotiated pay raise will go into effect Monday, February 1^st, 2010 and be accounted for in your paycheck dated February 11^th.  The pay increase will be 1.5% applied to each step of the progression table.  Your Vice President Rick Sanchez and I will be meeting with Sr. VP Greg Hill and Kathy Slocum next week to address various issues.

It has been quiet on many fronts but beware of the storm that’s coming.  A Steward’s Mtg notice is being mailed today.  The meeting will be Saturday, February 13^th at 9:30am to Noon, at 30 N. Union Street at the NYSTU office.  We have an interesting agenda.

This is your President John Pusloskie thanking you for calling your Union tape.