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Thank you for all you do!

As the school year draws to a close, all of us at NYSUT want to thank you for your tremendous dedication. It’s been a challenging year — but through it all, you've stood strong and persevered. Over and over, you've shown how public schools are the place where students, parents and educators come together as a community.

U.S. Supreme Court hands down landmark cases

This week, the Supreme Court handed down multiple decisions that will touch the lives of millions of Americans. Earlier this week, in Carson v. Makin, the court laid the groundwork that states must provide publ

Union wins APPR reprieve

Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday signed a bill suspending, for an additional year, the Annual Professional Performance Review process. Advanced through grassroots advocacy from NYSUT members and lobbying by union legislative staff, the bill recently passed both the state Senate and the Assembly.

“As we come to the end of another school year that has been anything but normal, we welcome the governor’s decision to suspend the APPR process for another year,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. “We will continue working with the legislature and the governor to address the APPR

RA 2022 celebrates 50 years, and plans for future

“We stand on the shoulders of giants!” said President Andy Pallotta in his address to more than 1,300 delegates as he kicked off the 50th annual NYSUT Representative Assembly at the Albany Capital Center. It was a weekend for delegates to celebrate the history and look to the future. Attendees acted on dozens of resolutions to set a course for action, including a move to support Ukraine in its struggle against the Russian invasion. Gov. Hochul, Comptroller DiNapoli, AG Tish James and more special guests inspired the gathering. Go to nysut.org/ra

Livestream program commemorates Black History Month

NYSUT’s Many Threads, One Fabric social justice initiative presented an online event this week to mark Black History Month. Hosted by Secretary-Treasurer Philippe Abraham, it focused on the unique struggles underrepresented groups face with regard to mental health and wellness in the United States. Other highlights included award presentations to BHM honorees, testimonials from NYSUT members and artistic expressions from students and community partners.

• You can still get a free BHM poster for your classroom from NYSUT.

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We knew this moment was coming.

Wealthy special interests have been fighting for years to undercut unions and roll back the benefits earned by working families. Today’s Supreme Court decision in Janus vs. AFSCME shows how far they are willing to go to attack working families. Anti-union forces think they can seize this opportunity to convince our members to abandon our union in an effort to diminish their voice in the workplace and weaken their strength at the bargaining table.

We are going to prove them wrong.

NYSUT fights to protect the collective bargaining rights that help secure higher

OVERFLOW ASSEMBLY AT RALLY SENDS MESSAGE TO TRUSTEES; NYSUT BACKS CAMPAIGN; VOLUNTEERS PREPARE FOR SUSTAINED COMMUNITY EFFORT

Fresh off a rousing community rally last week, Corning Community College faculty and their community supporters are not letting up in their campaign for the future of the College.

After the September 22 rally, which attracted over 130 people to the CCC campus, participants attended a meeting of the College’s Regional Board of Trustees in a show of solidarity and concern. Because the room’s public seating capacity could not accommodate the unprecedented crowd, an “overflow

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NYSUT DIRECTORS TO SPEAK; CCC WORKERS, COMMUNITY EDUCATORS CALL FOR ADMINISTRATION TO RESPECT EMPLOYEES AND PRIORITIZE LEARNING

Corning/Elmira, NY, September 16, 2016– Corning Community College has been recognized as the best community college in the state and as one of the finest in the country. This excellence is thanks in no small measure to its faculty, renowned for accomplishments in their disciplines and for their tireless commitment to students, the college, and their community.

Now CCC faculty are reaching out to the community again. But this time it's the College itself that

COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS FUTURE OF COLLEGE, BRING ALL STAKEHOLERS TO TABLE 

CORNING/ELMIRA, NY, August 31, 2016– Eight school days into a new academic year, Corning Community College faculty are going about their work as always, eager to help their students learn and succeed--despite the expiration of the faculty contract today.

“We’re committed to our students, and we’re committed to this College,” said Ryan Hersha, President of the Professional Educators of Corning Community College (PECCC), CCC’s union of full-time faculty. “We will not allow the administration’s refusal to negotiate in good