Significant litigation:None

Union role in community:

Political endorsements

The HTF endorses or elected school board positions (5-member board - non-partisan, citywide), State Senate and State house. The Union has a voluntary COPE Checkoff form that is used for payroll deduction.

Community engagement

No formalized community engagement activities

C.

Education Reform

Union posture:

Pro/anti reform:

HTF has a lengthy history of collaboration toward reform, with the process codified in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (See Attachment #1, Article 7)

Membership attitudes

Based on a lack of certainty about the membership attitudes, the Union is involved in the partnership with Purdue - Calumet Campus (See above)

Financial commitment

No financial commitmentDues: 1.4 of base salary effective Labor Day ($403)

Reform elements in contract:

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Organization/structure for reform:

Central coordinating structure:

There is no centralized structure specifically established for to coordinate reform. Rather, the parties long tradition of collaboration, and the relatively small size of the district provide several avenues for regular communication regarding reform issues

Responsibility (within union - leaders? Staff?)