Dear Member :

The NEA/NYSTA, through autonomous local chapters, is
presently involved in organizational campaigns at several private
institutions of higher education in the City of New York. In the
aforementioned drive, we are being opposed by the UFCT which has
made private colleges its top priority in preparation for a spring
challenge to the Conference. The AAUP has also entered the picture
and is belatedly exploring the avenues available through the
collective bargaining process.

Your academic position and the future viability of the
Legislative Conference can be heavily strengthened by the NEA/NYSTA
affiliates' success in these efforts.

As a member of the academic community of the City of New York
and of the Legislative Conference, you can be of assistance in
identifying colleagues in Unit II (part-time faculty and lecturers
currently under UFCT control) and in other institutions of higher
education who are interested in the preservation of academic
freedom, the extension of the principle of shared governance and
the negotiation of a rightful package of economic benefits.

The return of the attached cards can serve as an invaluable
tool in the future of the Legislative Conference.

Yours truly,

elle Zeller
Chairman

P.S. Colleges involved:
City University (part-time faculty and lecturers)

Columbia University Hofstra University
New York University Pace College
Yeshiva University Manhattan College
Manhattanville College Fordham University

Alfred College College of New Rochelle