Retirees represent at Committee of 100
Scores of NYSUT retirees traveled to Albany for the statewide union’s annual Committee of 100 lobby day in March. They joined in-service members from K-12, higher education and health care to meet with lawmakers on issues ranging from funding for universal school meals, teacher centers and community schools, to stricter regulations for charter schools. The event culminated with a spirited rally on the steps of the Million Dollar staircase at the state Capitol where they joined NYSUT President Andy Pallotta, lawmakers and hundreds of other activists and supporters to call for a New Deal for Public Higher Education. Once again, NYSUT retiree activists proved they truly are the statewide union’s daytime army.
ANDREW WATSON
From left, Seth Cohen, RC 10; Debra Collier, RC 16; and Walter Kim Hartshorn, UUP—Plattsburgh retiree, speak about the need for a New Deal for Higher Ed.
Shelly Chizzonite, East Syracuse Minoa United Teachers; Paul Farfaglia, RC 7; and NYSUT Board member John Kuryla, North Syracuse Education Association president, detail NYSUT legislative priorities in a lawmaker meeting.
Rod Sherman, RC 9, details the shortcomings of Tier 6 with Assemblymember Matt Simpson’s chief of staff Matt McDonald.
