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Thank you for what you do! - NYSUT Member Briefing June 23, 2022

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.

Union wins APPR Reprieve - NYSUT Member Briefing - May 13, 2022

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.

Pledge to VOTE May 17 - NYSUT Member Briefing - 4/22/22

Take the Pledge now to VOTE May 17!

Rocking around the Clock - NYSUT Member Briefing Apr. 8, 2022

RA 2022 celebrates 50 years, and plans for future

Together again! - NYSUT Member Briefing - Mar. 25, 2022

“It was like waking up and learning you won the lottery.” That’s just one of the comments flooding the AFT offices from members who are elated to be free of student debt at last. After relentless advocacy, including an AFT lawsuit against former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that was so broken is finally doing what it is supposed to do: delivering relief from student debt for thousands of borrowers. So far, $6.2 billion in student debt has been forgiven for 100,000 public service workers like teachers, nurses and professors.

One-house bills show progress - NYSUT Member Briefing - Mar. 18, 2022

NYSUT lobbying continues as one-house bills show progress

The state budget debate enters final negotiations as lawmakers passed their “one-house” bills this week. The wishlists from the Assembly and Senate for enhancing the governor’s executive budget include support for community schools funding and other parts of NYSUT’s futureforwardny.org agenda.