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This is our moment

We knew this moment was coming.

Wealthy special interests have been fighting for years to undercut unions and roll back the benefits earned by working families. Today’s Supreme Court decision in Janus vs. AFSCME shows how far they are willing to go to attack working families. Anti-union forces think they can seize this opportunity to convince our members to abandon our union in an effort to diminish their voice in the workplace and weaken their strength at the bargaining table.

We are going to prove them wrong.

NYSUT fights to protect the collective bargaining rights that help secure higher

California Tenure

This is being appealed and the tenure laws are different from what we have here in NY. That doesn’t negate the decision, though, which has potential for great impact here, too.

From Randi –

http://www.aft.org/newspubs/press/2014/061014b.cfm

From NYSUT –

http://www.nysut.org/news/2014/june/nysut-california-decision-meritless-assault-on-workers-rights

From Chicago Teachers Union –

The Chicago Teachers Union reacts to the Vergara decision in California. Here is the key quote:

“If we really want to improve public education, let’s provide all children the financial and social resources that children