BMUST (Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers) is the local union representing the teachers of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.

Our district consists of six buildings -- Sanford H. Calhoun High School, John F. Kennedy High School, Wellington C. Mepham High School, Grand Avenue Middle School, Merrick Avenue Middle School and the Meadowbrook Alternative Program. We have approximately 500 members, and we are affiliated with the Bellmore-Merrick Paraprofessional Association, and with the Bellmore-Merrick Retired Teacher's Association.

BMUST is affiliated with the New York State United Teachers and with the American Federation of Teachers.

Our mission:
To provide a working environment where teachers develop professionally, reach their goals, and experience fulfilling careers.

On January 25, BMUST members attended a rally at the Evergreen Charter School in Hempstead, in support of Jill Haag, a teacher who was instrumental in organizing teachers there to form a union. The school is now officiallya NYSUT local, but Jill was fired from her job, with no apparently valid reason, when she was 8 months pregnant. She lost her income and health insurance, in a blatant attack on union rights. About 100 teachers, NYSUT members, parents, and others picketed in solidarity with Jill and her colleagues.

In this picture: Lisa Gaeta-Hupe, Mike Dolber, Jill Haag, Mark Steinberg, and Laura Sheridan.