AR Handbook – 29 NJEA Jim George Collective Bargaining Summit & Award Jim George was a driving force in NJEA’s quest to secure collective bargaining rights for school employees. His long relationship with NJEA began when he was a teacher leader in Cinnaminson. An activist at heart, he served the Cinnaminson Teachers Association as its treasurer and then local president. At the forefront in the fight for member rights, Jim is best known for his stirring remarks at the 1967 Asbury Park Rally for Teacher Rights. It was then Jim spoke the words that would become the inspiration behind NJEA’s Collective Bargaining Summit: “A new order is at hand. A new generation has been conceived – and we are not afraid.” Jim George joined the NJEA UniServ staff in 1967 and served members in Burlington County until 1986 when he became a UniServ coordinator serving the southern portion of the state. For 28 years, prior to his untimely death in 1995, Jim George inspired NJEA members, leaders and staff. It was Jim George who first suggested that NJEA hold a collective bargaining summit to reinvigorate the Association’s commitment to bargaining. His legacy lives on through the summit and award which bear his name. Criteria for Award The Jim George Collective Bargaining Award recognizes local associations that are true “trend-setters” in the collective bargaining arena. A local can qualify for the award by meeting one or more of the following four criteria: • First, if it bargains one or more new contractual provisions not already found in another affiliate’s contracts. • Second, if it conducted an extraordinary community organizing effort the resulted in a settled agreement. • Third, if it used the bargaining experience to propel new members into association involvement and leadership positions. • Or, fourth, if it achieved a particularly good settlement, in comparison to state averages, in salary increases, health benefits, professional development, and/ or member protection. How to nominate a local To nominate your local – or another NJEA local association – please send a typed letter addressing the criteria listed. The deadline for submissions is __________________________. Letters of nomination should be sent to: Jim George Collective Bargaining Award Nomination New Jersey Education Association PO Box 1211 Trenton, NJ 08607-1211 Or use the nomination form that is included on njea.org/jimgeorge Local associations may nominate themselves or may be nominated by other NJEA members of NJEA staff. The nomination letter must fully describe the local association’s success in one or more of the criteria. A committee of NJEA officers and staff shall review the nominations and select a recipient.
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