🎼”Don’t cry for me Nassau County… 🎶” IYKYK… Empowering experience at the NYSUT Nassau RO conference! Leaders united, learning, and igniting union activism. 🚀 Levittown Teachers Plainedge Federation of Teachers Hewlett-Woodmere FA Jaime Ciffone
Leslie Rose 🌻✊🍎 Cordelia🍎 Ric Stark Ronald Verderber Greg Perles…

Melinda Person 🍎✌🌈 NYS AFL-CIO // #UnionStrong Leslie Rose 🌻✊🍎 NYSUT Jaime Ciffone NYSNA Rebecca Damon Persistent for progress! Dora Leland 😷🍎 Melinda Person 🍎✌🌈 Leslie Rose 🌻✊🍎 Thank you all🫶🏼

'Smile. You are making history!' The first ever NYS AFL-CIO // #UnionStrong Women's Committee met yesterday for the very first time… with 90+ union leaders on the zoom. Thank you Leslie Rose 🌻✊🍎 for the pic! NYSUT Jaime Ciffone NYSNA Rebecca Damon

Coming soon to a classroom near you! HWFA’s Tier 4, 5, and 6 members working to #FixTier6

Recently, NYSUT President Melinda Person 🍎✌🌈 shared a video to discuss the impacts of tiered pension inequity. We're fighting to #FixTier6 because 30 years is a career and you deserve a fair, dignified retirement.

Watch the video now: bit.ly/4cKQ1YR

HWFA is proud to announce the startup of our new website! Happy clicking!

hwfa-teachers.org

On Monday, much of NY will get the chance to experience a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse and our members have jumped into action with teachable moments, especially in areas of where the path of totality is expected!

Learn more: nysut.org/news/2024/marc…

Concerns about cell phones and other devices in schools are mounting. Schools that have had the most success addressing these issues have adopted common sense, consistent and clear limits on their use in the classroom – and kids are benefitting from it. @NYSUT…

After 19 months of bargaining we are voting to authorize a strike. We've shown Fordham's stipends are the lowest among our peers and that our workers are tired. It's time to make 'em listen! Polls will open 4/3-4/8, so check your email for more info

Students can’t learn if they’re not in school. @NYTimes takes a closer look at the rising rates of chronic absenteeism in our schools and what we can do about it. One thing missed here is the importance of hands-on, experiential learning - the kinds of classes that draw kids in…

'History will judge societies and governments - and the institutions - not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.' - #CesarChavez

Happy César Chávez day of service to all the workers of the world.

Through every picket line, contract fight, and union drive, we honor and carry on his legacy.

¡Sí se puede!

Every student deserves the opportunity to learn in an environment that works for them. It is imperative that the state properly support NY' group of special schools, the students who require these services and the educators who provide them.

TAKE ACTION: mac.nysut.org/action/872

Congrats to Andrew DeBernardo, HWFA’s PE teacher & Varsity Basketball Coach, on Coach of the Year! Led the team to 14-6, championed charity events, and inspired excellence on and off the court. #CoachOfTheYear #HWFA

HWFA & HWPTA thank you, NYSUT! Our foundation for a future of collaboration and success for our students, families, and our teachers is on its way!

Today HES HWFA celebrated their members with a HWFA lunch! Wishing all HWFA members in the Hewlett-Woodmere District a beautiful Spring Recess #1! Hewlett-Woodmere FA Heather Sosnovsky

Having a secure retirement is one of the things that draws people into public service. But unfortunately, in NY State not all pensions are created equal.

It’s important for every union member and public servant to be familiar with the #FixTier6 campaign. Tier 5 and 6 members…

Thanks to the Legislature for including commonsense revenue proposals in their budgets. Now it's time to tell the governor to pass them into law! mac.nysut.org/action/878

A journey to Bali sounds like a dream trip, but for Long Beach member Megan Grahlfs, what she saw on an education trip spurred her to action in and out of the classroom.

Read her story: nysut.org/resources/spec…

Legislators from both sides of the aisle, families, administrators, students – these are just some of the groups that support fully funding our schools.

While things are looking up, our work is not done. We must keep the pressure up! Take action: mac.nysut.org/action/884