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Recent News:
January 2019:
T
eens
Need
More
Sleep:
Most
teenagers
are
chronically
sleep
deprived.
One
strategy
proposed
to
lengthen
adolescent
sleep
is
to
delay
secondary
school
start
times.
This
would
allow
students
to
wake
up
later
without
shifting
their
bedtime,
which
is
biologically
determined
by
the
circadian
clock,
resulting
in
a
net
increase
in
sleep.
So
far,
there
is
no
objective
quantitative
data
showing
that
a
single
intervention
such
as
delaying
the
school
start
time
significantly
increases
daily
sleep.
The
Seattle
School
District
delayed
the
secondary
school
start
time
by
nearly
an
hour.
We
carried
out
a
pre-/post-research
study
and
show
that
there
was
an
increase
in
the
daily
median
sleep
duration
of
34
min,
associated
with
a
4.5%
increase
in
the
median
grades
of
the
students
and
an
improvement
in
attendance.
By Science Advances 12 Dec 2018: cVol. 4, no. 12
Constance
DelVecchio
Maltese,
wife
of
Christ
the
King
Chairman Serphin Maltese passes away:
Constance
DelVecchio
Maltese,
a
renowned
painter
and
artist,
and
wife
of
Christ
the
King
Board
of
Trustees
Chairman,
Serphin
R.
Maltese,
passed
away
on
December
7,
2018.
To
honor
her
life,
the
family
has
requested
that
in
lieu
of
flowers,
a
donation
be
made
to
the
Constance
Maltese
Art
Scholarship.
Our
thoughts
and prayers go out to the Maltese family.
Mariano
Rivera
visits
St.
John
the
Baptist
Diocesan
High
School:
New
York
Yankee
legend
Mariano
Rivera
visited
St.
John
the
Baptist
Diocesan
High
School
in
West
Islip
where
he
ran
a
baseball clinic at the school.
Please
send
us
important
school
news
for
publication.
Send
news to
ddvt2001@gmail.com
E-mail to the Editor:
Regarding
the
“information”
about
mass
shootings
appearing
in
the
November
LFA
newsletter
-
I
certainly
could
question
its
accuracy
(perhaps
5
gang
members
shooting
it
out
counts
as
a
“mass
shooting”?).
Just
as
you
would
probably
question
the
accuracy
of
facts
I
could
provide
regarding
guns
used
in
defense
of persons or property.
The
point,
however,
is
not
the
“facts”,
but
why
you
think
they
belong in our union newsletter.
If
I
were
newsletter
editor
and
included
statistics
provided
by
the
NRA
or
examples
from
its
Armed
Citizen
page
you
would
legitimately
think
that
I
was
pro
gun
and
opposed
to
what
many
consider
anti
gun
legislation.
I
think
you
include
this
material
because
you
would
like
more
“sensible”
gun
legislation
and
want
something done to somehow stop these shootings.
Everyone
is
entitled
to
an
opinion
(even
though
opinions
don’t
change
facts),
but
neither
yours
nor
mine,
however
subtly
expressed,
belong
in
our
newsletter
unless
they
are
pertinent
to
our
union
and
our
teaching.
(We
do
not
publish
author’s
name
unless requested)
Cooking
with
VP
Jerry
Franza:
Italian Meat Balls
:
Ingredients:
½
pound
of
ground
pork
and
½
pound of ground beef
1
cup
of
dry
seasoned
bread
crumbs or wet bread
½ cup of grated parmigiano
¼ cup chopped parsley
2 cloves of chopped fine garlic
2 large eggs
¼ teaspoon of black pepper
Steps:
1
.
Mix all together
2
.
Form Balls
3
.
Fry in oil until brown
Questions or comments: Contact Jerry at www.chipfranza@aol.com
The President’s January 2019 Message………….
Ratification
Meetings
took
place
at
The
Child
Legacy
High
School
and
at
Christ
the
King
High
School.
Both
schools
voted
yes
to
accept
the
newly
proposed
changes
to
the
contract.
Many
thanks
to
the
Bargaining
Team
Members
for
their
hard
work,
dedication,
and
their
assistance
in
helping
me
negotiate
the
best possible contract for our brothers and sisters.
All
5
grievances
have
been
settled
at
Bishop
Kearney
High
School.
Our
delegate,
Lisa
Molnar,
our
attorney,
Paul
Ajlouny,
and
I
were
able
to
secure
our
teachers’
contractual
rights
with
much
success!
Our
concerted
efforts
and
constant
perseverance
finally
forced
the
School
and
their
attorneys
to
look
at
the
facts
and
realize
that
every
single
one
of
the
grievances
could
have
been
resolved
without
spending
thousands of dollars in arbitration fees.
I
am
sure
you
are
aware
that
The
Mason
Tenders’
District
Council
Trust
Fund
has
made
a
drastic
change
for
the
requirements
of
medical
coverage
into
retirement.
The
previous
requirements
were
that
the
member
had
to
be
in
good
standing
and
be
at
least
55
years
old,
and
be
a
participant
in
the
medical
7
of
the
last
10
years
of
employment
before
retirement.
The
new
addition
is
that
the
member
must
also
be
in
the
LIUNA
pension
for
20
years
to
be
able
to
take
the
medical
into
retirement.
The
MTDC
has
allowed
anyone
who
is
able
to
take
the
medical
into
retirement
under
the
old
7
year
rule
to
retire
by
March
31st
instead
of
January
1st.
I
am
lobbying
to
extend
that
deadline
for
our
Local.
I
will
keep
you
posted.
Please
check
our Facebook and web pages for up to date details.
***
I
will
be
holding
a
Special
Meeting
on
February
6
at
4:00PM
at
the
union
office
to
help
the
members
who
are
in
this
category
to retire. All members are welcomed to attend.
Our
dues
have
gone
up
one
dollar
a
month.
This
is
a
“pass
along”
increase
voted
in
at
the
last
LIUNA
Convention.
Retiree
dues remain the same.
I
am
looking
forward
to
working
with
our
brothers
and
sisters
at:
Bishop
Loughlin,
St.
Edmund,
and
Nazareth
as
we
begin
negotiations
for
successor
contracts
to
the
present
contracts
that are set to terminate on August .31st.
Your President and Business Manager,
Ciro Quattrocchi
December 2018:
National Labor News from Bureau of Labor Statisti
cs:
Please
remember
that
as
union
members
we
sacrificed
lower
pay
so
that
we
may
have
a
pension
and
or
retirement
plans,
health
insurance,
sick
leave
and
other
benefits
in
our
collective
bargaining
agreements.
This
is
what
we
receive
to
improve
people’s lives!
A
Florida
teacher
battling
cancer
ran
out
of
sick
days.
School
employees
showered
him
with
theirs.
Within
four
days
he had enough sick days to cover an entire semester.
C
ooking with VP Jerry Franza: Swordfish:
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 teaspoon of parsley
4 swordfish steaks 2/3 inch thick
1 small tomato chopped or diced
Steps:
1
.
Cook
for
5
to
6
minutes
on
each side
2
.
Combine all ingredients
Questions
or
comments:
Contact
Jerry at
www.chipfranza@aol.com
On
November
19,
2018,
LFA
President
/
Business
Manager
Ciro
Quattrocchi
and
Archbishop
Molloy
High
School
President Richard Karsten signed a three year contract.
The
LFA
members
ratified
the
contract
on
October
16,
2018
with
a
vote
of
66
yes,
5
no,
&
1
abstention.
The
bargaining
team
did
a
great
job
securing
benefits
and
a
salary
increase
for
all
three
years
of
the
new
contract
and
updating
the
Collective
Bargaining Agreement as a whole. LFA all the way!
The President’s December 2018 Message………….
This month:
*The
Archbishop
Molloy
contract
has
been
signed
and
delivered!
*Some
progress
is
being
made
to
resolve
the
5
grievances
at
Bishop
Kearney
High
School.
I
am
hoping
that
the
5
arbitrations
that
could
cost
from
$50,000
to
$100,000
for
the
Union
to
prosecute can be negotiated and the clock can be stopped!
*
Ratification
meetings
will
take
place
this
month
at
Christ
the
King High School and The Child Legacy High School.
I
would
like
to
take
this
time
to
wish
all
of
you,
my
Union
brothers
and
sisters,
and
your
families
a
Blessed
Christmas
and
a New Year full of good health, much success and happiness!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Your President and Business Manager
Ciro Quattrocchi