Political Action
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May 12/Political ActionVote YES on Your School Budget Tuesday, May 18th!
Soon this pandemic will be over. Businesses will flourish again with ball games, concerts and packed beaches. Today we have a choice to fund our future and give our kids a chance to make a comeback...
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May 06/Political ActionOpt Out Stays Strong
Nearly 68,000 elementary and middle school students in 95 districts across Long Island refused to take the state math test this week - 47.9 percent of students eligible in those systems to sit for ...
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May 01/Political ActionSupporting a Parent's Choice to Opt Out
You may have heard that there is a large contingent of Parents and Guardians "Opting Out" their children from the ELA and Mathematics tests for grades 3 through 8 due to the high stakes consequences...
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Apr 12/Political ActionNYSUT leaders call on state to address serious issues with the grades 3-8 ELA and math tests
As the Board of Regents met inside, NYSUT local union leaders and state lawmakers stood on the steps of the State Education Department on Monday to demand major changes to the state's grades 3-8...
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Mar 05/Political ActionRepeal the NYS Tax Cap
When I listen to politicians in Albany debate property taxes, I am reminded of a famous quote from T.S. Eliot, who said, “Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.”...
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Mar 04/Political ActionGovernor Cuomo Signs Red Flag Bill Aimed to Prevent School Shootings
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the "Red Flag" gun control bill into law Monday morning at John Jay College in Manhattan. New York now becomes the first in the nation to allow teachers and school...
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Jan 28/Political ActionLawmakers Pass APPR Bill
In a big win this week, both houses of the legislature approved the union-backed APPR reform bill that scraps the mandated use of grade 3-8 state tests in teacher ratings. The bill returns evaluation...
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Jan 26/Political ActionState Senate Votes to Make Tax Cap Permanent
The state Senate passed S.1904, the bill that would make the tax cap permanent, but it can be stopped in the Assembly. NYSUT opposes any plan to make a bad law permanent unless it is amended to...
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Nov 13/Political ActionNewsday: Opponents of teacher evaluation law push for swift repeal
Opponents of the state's controversial teacher evaluation system are pushing for speedy repeal on grounds that Tuesday's election shakeup in Albany reflects growing public demand for change. Until...
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Feb 09/Political ActionUnions Kick Off Campaign Against Janus Court Case
Janus v. AFSCME is set to be heard by the Supreme Court in 19 days and public employee unions are preparing for the case. Today those unions held a press conference in Washington D.C. to discuss the...
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Jan 09/Political ActionThe Cost of Janus
In just a few weeks, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Janus v. AFSCME case challenging fair share fees. With the case expected to be decided by June, The Empire Center has decided to...
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Nov 07/Political ActionVote No on a NYS Constitutional Convention (Prop 1)
On Tuesday, voters across New York will be going to the polls to vote on whether New York should hold a Constitutional Convention. The locals that make up Long Island Teachers, along with NYSUT,...