Twenty NTA teaching assistants attended the NYSUT SRP Leadership Conference at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany from October 2-4, 2009. NYSUT SRPs filled with union solidarity, great generosity and a strong desire to improve working and learning conditions met at this three-day conference and ended up with an increased commitment to take charge of their work lives and the stronger skills they'll need to do it. Two dozen workshops offered up-to-date information about issues ranging from cyberbullying to workers' compensation