Kara Smith

Indigenous schools help preserve native culture for future generations

School Related Professionals in the Hilton Central School District near Rochester got a sweet treat for New York State SRP Recognition Day, Nov. 19. The local union partnered with the district to purchase and distribute Hershey’s chocolate bars custom wrapped with a thank you message for SRP Recognition Day.

NYSUT celebrates National School Psychology Week, Nov. 11–15

Free NYSUT poster celebrates Native American Heritage Month, Nov. 1-30

Throngs of cheering phone bankers greeted Laura Gillen, Congressional District 4 candidate, at a rally in support of her campaign at the NYSUT regional office in Nassau on the second leg of the Long Island Common Ground Over Chaos bus tour in late October. It featured scores of NYSUT’s dedicated cohort of local retirees and in-service members, activists working tirelessly to get out the vote for the Nov. 5 election.

NYSUT’s Common Ground Over Chaos bus tour wound its way across Long Island recently and welcomed a special guest — American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten who joined NYSUT President Melinda Person, a slate of local activists and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi for a roundtable discussion. The statewide union’s six-week bus tour across New York encourages candidates to sign its pledge to work across the aisle to pass legislation that benefits working Americans. The campaign continues through Nov. 5, Election Day.

NYSUT Pathways to Leadership program graduates inaugural class

NYSUT Kicks Off Statewide Common Ground Over Chaos Bus Tour

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed three hard-fought civil service bills into law at a New York City Central Labor Council Labor Day event on Sept. 5. “Removing unnecessary barriers to the civil service

NYSUT launches “Common Ground Over Chaos” election campaign Congressional candidates sign bipartisanship pledge