Altoona-Johnstown Diocesan Teachers Urged To Support House Bill 2626

SDACT President, Mike Milz and National Association of Catholic School Teachers' President, Rita Schwartz, travelled to Ebensburg this past weekend to join in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic School Teachers Association (AJCSTA).

A formal dinner was held Sunday evening where Milz was a featured speaker. Besides congratulating the Association on its proud accomplishments over the last quarter century, Milz used the occassion to talk to the membership of the Association about the common goal of all unionized Catholic school teachers in the State - the passage of HB 2626.

Through the efforts of our brothers and sisters in Altoona-Johnstown, three members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that come from the geographical area served by that Diocese are among the 57 cosponsors of HB 2626. They are Reps. Scott Conklin, Gary Haluska and Edward Wojnaroski.

Milz talked about our statewide strategy to secure the passage of HB 2626 which entails all unionized teachers working together to see that every member of the General Assembly from each diocese- House and Senate - sign on in support of the Bill.

Earlier in the day, Milz and Schwartz met with the Executive Board and building representatives of the AJCSTA to talk about HB 2626 and upcoming negotiations for their Association.