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Rochester Education Alliance of Labor

A collaboration of the Rochester Labor Council, Rochester Teachers Association, and New York State United Teachers.

MISSION

The Rochester Education Alliance of Labor (REAL) is the worker program established to continuously improve the quality of education and prepare youth for the world of work, thereby enriching the community as a whole.

VISION

All Rochester students develop a sense of their potential as responsible, active and informed participants in the workplace and in the community and are prepared to be productive citizens.
All Rochester-area teachers are aware of themselves as workers, are informed about the jobs done by other workers in the community, and are prepared to enable students to think critically about the world of work.
Members of affiliates of the Rochester Labor Council are able to assist teachers and students in teaching and learning about work.

GOALS

Standards and Curriculum

To define what all students should know about their rights and responsibilities in the workplace; to inform students about labor history and the progressive role of unions; to help define what all students should know and be able to do to perform their jobs; and to develop appropriate curriculum.

School-to-Work

To assume a leadership role in implementing a comprehensive pre kindergarten college School-to-Work transition process, focusing on classroom and worksite learning experience, curriculum content, and delivery and support systems.

COLLABORATION

REAL is a collaboration of the Rochester Labor Council, Rochester Teachers Association, and New York State United Teachers. It enables Rochester-area educators and other workers to collaborate with respect to professional development, curriculum development and implementation, etc.

OUTCOMES

For Students

More students (pre-kindergarten - grade 14)( are involved in school - to - work experience
Students are more supportive of one another in the workplace
More students are served by support systems, including mentors
More students are able to analyze and match their own skills and competencies to those needed in the workplace
More students are aware of the relationships among jobs and the relationship of work to the economy

For Teachers

Teachers are more informed about workers, occupational roles and issues, and the interdependence of various types of work
More teachers use REAL curricula at all levels

For Alliance Participants

More Labor Council affiliates participate in and support REAL
More members of more Council affiliates are able to work with teachers and students in work based and school-based activities
Collaboration is increased between educators and other alliance participants in implementing apprenticeship and mentoring experience

FOUNDING MEMBERS

Rochester Labor Council
Rochester Teachers Association, NYSUT Local 616
New York State United Teachers, (NYSUT) Rochester Regional Office
Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 1199
United Auto Workers, (UAW) Local 1097
Electrical Workers, (IBEW) Local 86
Union of Needletraders, Industrial and Textial Employees, (UNITE) Rochester Regional Joint Board
Monroe County Federation of Social Workers, IUE Local 381
American Postal Workers Union, (APWU) Local 215

REAL WORKBASED CURRICULUM MATERIALS

In Print

Imagining Work (Handbook for Teachers)
We Do The Work (Teachers' Study Guides, Vol. 1)
We Do The Work (Teachers' Study Guides, Vol 2)
Our Community of Workers (Coloring Book)
Our Community of Workers (Handbook for Students Pre-K to Grade 8)
Occupational Safety and Health Curriculum (Module for High School Students)
A Community That Works (Photo Exhibit Flyer)

Forthcoming

REAL WorkGuide
The Meaning and Value of Work
Teachers and the World of Work (Workbook for Pre-service Teachers)
Reading the World of Work (Bibliography)
Social Studies WorkBased Curriculum
Visual Arts WorkBased Curriculum
English WorkBased Curriculum
Math, Science, Technology WorkBased Curriculum
Community College WorkBased Curriculum
A Community of Workers (Photo and interview documentation)

For more information, contact:

Jon Garlock, REAL Coordinato
Rochester Education Alliance of Labor
Rochester Labor Council, AFL-CIO
30 North Union Street
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 263-2650

Layoff Services

To our members, activists, and staff

We are experiencing a critical turning point in State and Local Government history. When one member of a Local loses his or her job, the whole Local loses a valuable member.

If we are to remain strong, our strength lies in what we can do for our members. CSEA has developed this website to help members, activists, and staff deal with the many difficult problems and concerns associated with a layoff.

CSEA’s goal is to reach any member impacted by layoffs.

Click here for CSEA’S dues free membership application to allow workers to continue Pearl insurances and maintain free access to civil service test preparation booklets.