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We knew this moment was coming.

Wealthy special interests have been fighting for years to undercut unions and roll back the benefits earned by working families. Today’s Supreme Court decision in Janus vs. AFSCME shows how far they are willing to go to attack working families. Anti-union forces think they can seize this opportunity to convince our members to abandon our union in an effort to diminish their voice in the workplace and weaken their strength at the bargaining table.

We are going to prove them wrong.

NYSUT fights to protect the collective bargaining rights that help secure higher

Thank you for all of your support to get people out to vote NO on Proposition One.  Thanks to your help in spreading the word and voting, the proposal to hold a Constitutional Convention was defeated with over 80% of the vote!  We look forward to continuing to serve your interests in the years to come.

Bruce Meirowitz                                                 Ryan Clark

NYS Lifeguard Corps President                        NYS Lifeguard Corps Vice President

As of the beginning of August, UUP (our parent union) and the state have been in negotiations for the successor to the contract that expired July 1^st, 2016.  At this time meetings have been scheduled into the fall to continue the talks.  The other major unions negotiating contracts (CSEA, PEF) are in various stages of the negotiations process along with us.  It is currently our hope the contract will be settled in Fall 2017/Early 2018.  In accordance with the procedures from previous contracts, you must be on payroll in order to receive your retro payment.  At this time, it is apparent you