LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Council of School Supervisors and
Administrators, Local 1, AFSA, AFL-CIO, upon the occasion of celebrating
its 50th Anniversary on April 27, 2012

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend institutions of true purpose and high achievement whose exem-
plary programs and accomplishments clearly demonstrate the pursuit of
excellence and service to the community; and
WHEREAS, Labor unions, through the integrity and dedication of their
leadership, have assumed an essential and integral role in ensuring the
welfare, safety and economic stability of the workers of this State and
Nation; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, Local 1, AFSA,
AFL-CIO, upon the occasion of celebrating its 50th Anniversary; this
auspicious occasion will be celebrated on Friday, April 27, 2012, at the
Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA),
Local 1, AFSA, AFL-CIO, is the collective bargaining unit for 6,100
Principals, Assistant Principals, Supervisors and Education Administra-
tors who work in the New York City public schools and 400 Directors and
Assistant Directors who work in city-subsidized Centers for Early Child-
hood Education; it also has nearly 7,000 retired school supervisors in
its Retiree Chapter, as well as nearly 4,000 of their spouses and domes-
tic partners; and
WHEREAS, On behalf of its members, CSA negotiates salary, benefits and
working conditions related to the administration and supervision of New
York City public schools, monitors the enforcement of its contract and
advocates for members' legal rights; and
WHEREAS, In addition, CSA provides exemplary professional development
for its members through the Executive Leadership Institute, a non-profit
branch of the union; it offers mentoring to individual members through
the Supervisory Support Program, a professional development program; and
WHEREAS, In 1962, many professional organizations that represented New
York City supervisors and administrators formed the Council of Supervi-
sory Associations to advocate for collective bargaining rights with the
then New York City Board of Education; in 1968, CSA changed its name to
the Council of Supervisors and Administrators and affiliated as a labor
union; and
WHEREAS, In 1971, CSA was granted a charter by the AFL-CIO to organize
school supervisors in New York State and on the national level; it
became Local 1 of the School Administrators and Supervisors organizing
committee; and
WHEREAS, Its 50th Anniversary presents an auspicious occasion and
unique opportunity for this Legislative Body to recognize and pay trib-
ute to the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when an insti-
tution of such noble aims and accomplishments is brought to our atten-
tion, it should be recognized and applauded by all the citizens of this
great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, Local 1,
AFSA, AFL-CIO, upon the occasion of celebrating its 50th Anniversary;
and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, Local
1, AFSA, AFL-CIO.