[ retirees in action ]

Summer months a busy time for retiree activists

hat did you do this summer? For many NYSUT retirees, the answer is simple: a lot. From helping the union chart its course for the months ahead, to representing NYSUT at various conferences, trainings and at important social justice events, NYSUT retirees, once again, proved they’re the union’s daytime army.

Joan Steinberg with Dinorah Morales-Cruz

Provided

While canvassing as part of the NYSUT Member Organizing Institute, Joan Steinberg, RC 6, right, discusses the need to Fix Tier 6 with Dinorah Morales-Cruz, Rochester TA.

Seth Cohen, NYSUT President Melinda Person, and Albany Public School Teachers Association President Laura Franz

El-Wise Noisette

Seth Cohen, RC 10, is one of several NYSUT activists who marched in the June Pride Parade in Albany. From left, Cohen, NYSUT President Melinda Person, and Albany Public School Teachers Association President Laura Franz.

Lynn Garcia at podium speaking into microphone

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Lynn Garcia, RC 44, chairs the NEA Women’s Caucus at the NEA RA in Florida in July.

Jacqualine Berger, UUP-Empire State chapter retiree, at table

El-Wise Noisette

Jacqualine Berger, UUP-Empire State chapter retiree, serves as a mentor for NYSUT’s Social Justice Academy. The two-part program educates members about social justice issues and how to raise awareness and advocate for change in their communities.

DID YOU KNOW?

NYSUT Retiree Services consultants are resources for retired members, retiree councils and in-service locals on NYSUT retiree matters.

Lynn O’Donnell, RC 14, 15, 16
914-592-4411

Anne Marie Voutsinas, RC 7, 8
315-431-4040

Miriam Hanan, RC 43
516-236-0276

Janet Goddard, RC 1, 2, 3, 44
716-634-7132

Claire Zatorski, RC 17, 18, 19
516-496-2035

Ruth Shippee, RC 9, 10
518-783-7977

Louise Ortman, RC 4, 46
716-664-7425

Peter Randazzo, RC 5, 6
585-454-5550

Mark Padgett, RC 11, 45
607-786-5742

Sheryl Baker Delano, RC 12, 13
845-339-4450

James Kinnier, RC 20, 21, 22, 23
631-273-8822

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