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2026 Representative Assembly Recap

A group of smiling NYSUT retirees standing together at a conference, wearing matching turquoise dance team t-shirts.
PHOTOS: EL-WISE NOISETTE
The much-loved NYSUT Retiree Dance Team got delegates moving and grooving for the third year in row. Retirees from all over the state came together to dance to Latin pop music, including Miami Sound Machine’s “Conga,” showing just how active our retiree members continue to be in and out of our union.
Two stacked photos of smiling NYSUT conference attendees, including a man showing off a blue solidarity t-shirt.
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Right: Local and retiree presidents kicked off the RA with pre-conference workshops.

Below: Members from the Sewanhaka Federation of Teachers.

A group of smiling NYSUT retirees standing together at a conference, wearing matching turquoise dance team t-shirts.
PHOTOS: EL-WISE NOISETTE
The much-loved NYSUT Retiree Dance Team got delegates moving and grooving for the third year in row. Retirees from all over the state came together to dance to Latin pop music, including Miami Sound Machine’s “Conga,” showing just how active our retiree members continue to be in and out of our union.
A group of seven smiling NYSUT conference attendees posing together for a photo in a convention hall.
Local and retiree presidents kicked off the RA with pre-conference workshops.
Four smiling conference attendees point at a man flexing and showing off a blue "Strength in Solidarity" t-shirt.
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Members from the Sewanhaka Federation of Teachers.
Two stacked photos showing a military color guard unit and a student choir performing on stage at a convention.
Right: Students from the LaSalle Institute color guard.

Below: Monroe-Woodbury TA’s David Crone leads the MW High School voice choir.

An audience at a conference listening to a speaker, with several attendees holding "Workers Over Billionaires" signs.
Delegates prepare to head out for a pro-worker May Day rally.
A military color guard unit in uniform stands at attention on a convention stage, holding flags and rifles.
Students from the LaSalle Institute color guard.
A student choir in black attire performs alongside a small orchestra, guided by a conductor on a convention stage.
Monroe-Woodbury TA’s David Crone leads the MW High School voice choir.
An audience at a conference listening to a speaker, with several attendees holding "Workers Over Billionaires" signs.
Delegates prepare to head out for a pro-worker May Day rally.
A diverse group of professionally dressed conference delegates and presenters posing together for a group photo.
NYSUT officers meet up with the New York State Teachers of the Year.
Two smiling conference tellers in yellow vests holding up signs that read "Quiet Please" and "Please be Seated."
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Tellers Marie Kallo and Gloria Winograd, both delegates from the UFT, help keep order on the convention floor.
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