On March 8th, as a member of the NYSUT Committee of 100, we went to visit Senator Neil Breslin and NY State Legislator Philip Steck today in Albany. We urged our representatives to:
1 repeal the punitive Receivership Law
2 Restore Teacher Center funding to 40 million dollars
3 Change the allowable tax levy limit to 2% or CPI whichever is greater
4 Reject the Parental Choice in Education Act
5 Support an increase in funding for high quality, school-based Pre-K for all 3 & 4 year olds
6 Include language in the final enacted budget to allow all veterans to purchase service credits
7 Address important concerns concerning the definition of Public Official before moving forward with Pension Forfeiture for Public Officials
8 Support the proposal for Paid Family Leave
9 Support the proposal to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour
10 Oppose appropriations for a Constitutional Convention Study Commission
11 Reject the proposed changes to Workers Compensation Laws that are included in the Executive Budget Proposal
12 Preserve the current New York State health insurance reimbursement system for NYSHIP retirees
And, finally preserve current reimbursement language for Medicare Part B premium by rejecting the Executive Budget
For additional information - http://www.nysut.org/news/2016/march/nysut-activists-press-for-greater-state-investment