Our Tour for Nassau County Legislators on April 14, 2022
On Thursday, April 14, we were delighted to provide a tour to members of the Nassau County Legislature: Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello, Alternate Deputy Presiding Officer Denise Ford, Legislator John […]
Preserving our First Amendment Rights at NCC
Please read the Mar. 22 letter by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) addressed to Trustee Kathy Weiss and the entire Board of Trustees. The letter addresses Trustee […]
The 2021 New York State Labor Power 100
Congratulations to the Union leaders who touch our lives as NCCFT members and thank you for leading us in the fight for worker rights and advocating for a stronger New York […]
NYSUT News: President Pallotta’s February 4th Budget Testimony
Last week, on Thursday, February 4th, New York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta — joined by United University Professions President Fred Kowal and Professional Staff Congress President Barbara Bowen […]
NYSUT’s New York State Budget Update
Dear Colleagues, We received a state budget update from NYSUT yesterday. We are sharing it here for your information: The 2020-2021 enacted budget included language (Chapter 53 of the Laws […]
From The AFL-CIO: A Call to Action Regarding The Heroes Act
Dear Colleagues, We received the following call-to-action from the AFL-CIO. We urge you to do as they ask and contact our legislator in support of the HEROES Act. (We know […]
NYSUT issues endorsements for 2020 federal and state elections
ALBANY, N.Y. July 17, 2020 — New York State United Teachers today issued endorsements in general election races for state Legislature and recommended congressional candidates for endorsements by the union’s […]
NYSUT Gets Governor Cuomo To Walk Back A Significant Part of His Comments on “Reimagining” Public Education in New York State
On Tuesday, during his daily briefing, Governor Cuomo announced that New York would be working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to “reimagine education” in New York State. There […]
The NCCFT’s Report from Higher Ed Lobby Day 2020
NCCFT Vice Presidents Donna Hope and Dawn Smith headed up to Albany, along with our Political Action Committee chair Uzo Osuno, to meet with state legislators to lobby for fair […]
Our VOTE-COPE Dollars At Work: Unions Did Very Well In Tuesday’s Election And NYSUT Had A Lot To Do With It!
At least 25 NYSUT members were elected to office statewide on Tuesday, demonstrating in no uncertain terms the difference we can make at the polls. Each of these newly elected […]