Response to Tyre Nichols' Death & Resources for Members

Like the rest of our country, we're outraged and profoundly saddened in the wake of Tyre Nichols' violent death. Educators across New York mourn this tragedy and stand with the Nichols family and their community as they endure this unimaginable loss. NYSUT has compiled resources for educators to help students through this trying time.

NYSUT members give back for MLK Day

The statewide union teamed up with the Capital District Area Labor Federation for its third annual day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16. The event took place at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York in Latham, near NYSUT headquarters, where volunteers sorted and packed produce and other items for the area’s needy.

New poster celebrates Native American Heritage Month

For Native American Heritage Month, NYSUT is proud to feature Quannah Chasinghorse-Potts, a Native American model and fourth-generation land protector for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

'Healthy School Meals for All' coalition calls for funding to end childhood hunger in schools

As part of ongoing efforts to ensure every student can access free, nutritious meals, NYSUT has partnered with Hunger Solutions New York for the Healthy School Meals for All New York Kids campaign.

Salamanca High School teachers honored for human rights education

Salamanca teachers Brooke Canale and Brandy Kinney were honored this week by the New York State Board of Regents for their outstanding work educating students — and the community — about the Holocaust and human rights.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our new Jorge Ramos poster

NYSUT celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a new poster honoring Jorge Ramos, a Mexican-American journalist and author. Known as “The Walter Cronkite of Latin America,” he is the best-known Spanishlanguage news anchor in the United States.

At Buffalo rally, education unions stand up to hate

The education community rallied around student Brooklyn Bullock and the people of Buffalo to stand up to hatred and bigotry following the mass killings at a Buffalo Tops supermarket and at a Texas elementary school just more than a week later. Speaker after speaker, from NYSUT President Andy Pallotta and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to Buffalo Public Schools Interim Superintendent Tonja Williams and Board of Education President Louis Petrucci, called for communities to come together in this moment and fight for change — for each other and for their children, like Bullock.

‘We need a voice’: Long Island educators form AAPI advocacy group

Mary Waring, a building representative for the East Meadow Teachers Association, is one of roughly 30 educators from public and private K-12 schools, colleges and education-related fields who last year formed the Asian Pacific American Council of Educators-Long Island (she is the organization’s secretary). The council took off with encouragement from both the Long Island Latino Teachers Association and Long Island Black Educators Association.

NYSUT steps up support for Amazon and Starbucks workers

In addition to recent support for Starbucks workers across New York State, NYSUT and AFT recently added our names to a letter submitted by the Amazon Labor Union to New York State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate Amazon for violation of the terms of the Excelsior Jobs Program with their union-busting activities.

NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund seeks donations to help Ukraine citizens

To help the people of Ukraine, the statewide union is encouraging members and the general public to consider donating to the NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund, the union’s 501(c)3 charitable organization. NYSUT is partnering with relief agencies to make sure that the funds collected get to the people in areas that are most in need due to this humanitarian crisis.

NYSUT salutes Black History Month

“The health and wellness of individuals within the Black community is a conversation that’s long overdue,” said J. Philippe Abraham, NYSUT secretary-treasurer, in welcoming remarks. Abraham, who hosted the event, noted that the issue is especially timely since communities of color are disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

NYSUT Celebrates Black History Month 2022

This year’s event highlights the importance of health and wellness in the Black community.