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.

“As we come to the end of another school year that has been anything but normal, we welcome the governor’s decision to suspend the APPR process for another year,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. “We will continue working with the legislature and the governor to address the APPR

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Dear Sisters and Brothers:

As you know, this past Wednesday the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Janus v. AFSCME that the collection of agency fees by public sector unions is an unconstitutional infringement of the First Amendment rights of nonmembers. Nonmembers now have the right to receive the same contractual benefits as members without paying anything to support the union that secures those benefits for all of us.

Within hours of the announcement of the decision, thousands of union members across the state began receiving solicitations through their school email accounts

On Saturday, March 24, 2018 a handful of MEA members joined tens of thousands of activists throughout our country and the world by attending local March For Our Lives events.  Thank you to Melinda Smith, Patrick Dillon, Kathy Olwy and retiree Nancy Reisman who attended the Great Neck event.  Thank you to Karen Murphy and Hae Jung Yang who attended the New York City event.  Thank you to Julie Colbert and Anne Soldano who attended the Glen Cove event. Also, thank you to Steve Gilroy, Tony Blyskal, Holly Weinstein, Ed Vasta and retiree Carol Donhue who attended the Huntington event. Thank you to Anne Albano for attending the SUNY Old Westbury event.  Thank you to Donna Stoerger and Elizabeth Theo-Moloney for attending the SUNY Farmingdale event. And thank you to Pat HIggins and Nancey Weiss for attending the Port Washington event.  Pictures from this inspiring day can be found by selecting "News" / "Photos" from the menu above.