Skilled counselors tap new technical skills on union webinar

NYSUT’s Social Services department recently hosted a webinar with three experts who provided information on the challenges of telecounseling with students and families.

North Country locals raise spirits through community outreach

Cold, lengthy bouts of rain and some snow, combined with a pandemic quarantine, might send some people scurrying inside in defeat — but the educators of the North Country are rising up and reaching out.

NYSUT mask donations nearing 200,000

Since the NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund began soliciting donations earlier this year to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies for health care members, more than $90,000 in member donations have flowed into the fund and nearly 200,000 masks have been delivered to professionals in medical facilities hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis.

Amid crisis, educators are anything but remote

Rochester teacher Marie Rice spent more than an hour on a student’s front porch Easter Sunday, talking through a window to a kindergartner who needed some extra TLC.

Nurses respond STAT to pandemic

"There are a lot of emergencies, a lot of deaths,” said longtime hospital nurse Nancy Barth-Miller. “You wrap a body and hope to keep the next patient alive.”

Workers’ Memorial Day: Coronavirus pandemic illustrates need for adequate workplace protections

We're marking this year’s national Workers’ Memorial Day with a call to action for more workplace protections in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when health care professionals, teachers and School-Related Professionals have faced exposure, illness and death from serving in workplaces without adequate protections in place.

Lew-Port teachers give special gift to senior class

Lew-Port educators came up with a new rite of passage to honor their grads this week, placing a “Home of a Lewiston-Porter Senior” sign on the front lawn of every graduating senior

Carmel and Mahopac salute front line workers

It not only takes a village – it takes several villages with bustling union members to get food to overworked medical workers at dozens of hospitals in the tri-state area, and help others on front lines of this pandemic.

Recognizing workers on Administrative Professionals Day has never been more necessary

Today, like every April 22, is Administrative Professionals Day — a day to recognize the important work performed by these unsung heroes. But this year’s Administrative Professionals Day is like none other and thus, recognizing these workers has never been more necessary.

NYSUT distributes additional 45,000 masks, bringing total donations to 145,000

“Nothing feels better than giving back to those who give so much,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. “As a NYSUT leader, nothing makes me prouder than being able to give back to our health care members, many of whom are working in unimaginable conditions right now.”

5 Social Media Tips in Times of Crisis

These are extraordinary times for students, families and educators. Social media can be tricky; it's more important than ever to be professional and positive.

NYSUT provides 100,000 masks for Long Island and NYC health care workers

Several groups of downstate health care professionals got a welcome delivery in April. Thanks to generous member donations to the NYSUT Disaster Relief fund, the statewide union purchased and delivered 100,000 masks to members working in Long Island and Manhattan.