When it comes to helping build our children’s success, the fact is we need teachers unions today as much as ever.
In this issue, I would like to shine a light on Fair Trade. NYSUT has been encouraging Fair Trade since a 2006 NYSUT RA resolution was passed. The resolution resulted in a statewide education and awareness campaign, encouraging NYSUT members and the schools they work in to purchase Fair Trade products.
Send a clear message to the Senate that Betsy DeVos should not be confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Education.
ALL TRIF UNITS MUST HOLD ELECTIONS FOR THE 2017 - 2020 TERMS OF OFFICE.
In accordance with the NYSUT Retiree Council 43 and TRIF Unit Constitution and Bylaws, the following guidelines MUST be followed for the election of TRIF Unit Officers.
I have emptied out the closet in my home office with the intent of recycling, repurposing and reorganizing that huge mountain of paperwork and materials I seem to have collected over the past 10 years. Sound familiar? Now my only problem is creating a pathway between the boxes and piles in order to navigate my way over to my laptop! To help me realize my vision of a streamlined filing system and a more ordered life in general, I am reaching out to the many resources provided by NYSUT and outlined in the newly published “Your Blueprint for a Successful Retirement: An online planning guide.” This wonderful treasure was created and developed by members of the 2014-2017 NYSUT Retiree Advisory Committee, an outstanding group of NYSUT Retirees of which I was privileged to be a member.
SAVE THE DATE: RC 43'S Annual Fall Conference will be Tuesday September 26, 2017 at the SpringHill Suites Orlando Airport.
ALEC (American Legislative Council) is a well-funded organization, which operates outside of the political parties. ALEC is a “corporate bill mill, “ which groups conservative Republicans and corporate billionaires together to write legislation. Its existence was virtually unknown until 2010, when, by accident, a reporter happened to stumble upon a meeting of the group.
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg’s explanation of the Janus v. AFSCME Decision in easy to understand non legalese.