Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Passage of Vital Tier 6 Pension Reforms in State Budget - EMPIRE REPORT NEW YORK 2024® NEW YORK'S 24/7 NEWS SITE empirereportnewyork.com/statement-of-n…

TAKE ACTION: Tell our lawmakers to fix APPR! Restore local control to teacher evaluations and bring back the joy of teaching and learning to our schools. mac.nysut.org/action/893

Take Immediate action on #APPR

TAKE ACTION: Tell our lawmakers to fix APPR! Restore local control to teacher evaluations and bring back the joy of teaching and learning to our schools. mac.nysut.org/action/893

Gardiners Ave. E.S. kindergartners and first graders were bursting with excitement for a bubble-based show thanks to the PTA! #SuccessAtLPS

New York is entering a new era in education, one that focuses on teaching and learning. As Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹 notes in her latest blog post, @NYSUT members everywhere will be uttering a collective sigh of relief.

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Educators across NY are sounding the alarm on proposed Foundation Aid cuts and the harm they’ll cause. From eliminating programs and staff to a loss of community events, proposed cuts would cause irreversible damage to students' learning.

Learn more: FundOurFutureNY.org

⁦Levittown Teachers⁩ well represented at the NYSUT ⁦NYSUT Nassau RO⁩ Leadership Conference. #UnionStrong

🎼”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
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#TakeAction at the #NYSUT Member Action Center! mac.nysut.org Become an e-activist. Make your voice heard! Recent action event reported to us by Melinda Person 🍎✌🌈 regarding IDAs not paying fair share of school taxes is something we should all speak out against.

Inspiring and motivating start to the NYSUT Nassau RO 2024 Leadership Conference. Great speech from NYSUT President Melinda Person 🍎✌🌈 Let’s Go!!!!

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

Lawmakers understand that it’s getting more and more difficult to recruit and retain public service workers, largely because of unfair pension inequity. It’s time to #FixTier6 ! @NYSUT

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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

Farmingdale Schools could lose ~$427,000 if #foundationaid cuts go through. We are increasingly concerned about our students’ mental health. We need this funding to make sure our schools have the staff and resources to address these pressing needs. NYSUT

So well said Melinda Person 🍎✌🌈! Thank you for your outstanding leadership! @NYSUT wamc.org/commentary-opi…

Fully funding foundation aid wasn’t a 1-year deal. It’s not something to check off the list and never think about again. ✅ Fully funding our schools is a promise to our students and their families that must be kept every single year. Voters on Long Island get it, they demand New

Thanks to the NYS Legislature for fully funding public schools in their one-house budgets. Now they need to stand strong through the rest of the budget process! mac.nysut.org/action/884

Take action: Call on lawmakers to restore $21.4 million in funding for Teacher Centers in this year’s enacted budget. mac.nysut.org/action/874

President of NYS AFL-CIO // #UnionStrong, Mario Cilento asks New York to work with labor to change pension inequities this year!