Politics in Action by Matt Gribbin
Over the course of the past few years, we have seen many challenges that, if successful, would be detrimental to our profession. These include charter schools, teacher performance evaluations tied to standardized testing, the ConCon and now Janus. Even though we are still fighting against these threats, each one has the potential to change [...]
NYSUT Women’s Committee by Debra Rothar
“Peace, Love, Solidarity, and Sisterhood” - These words are a part of the vision of the amazing women of NYSUT. On November 2-3, 2018, the NYSUT Women’s Committee held their annual conference at NYSUT Headquarters in Latham, New York. For a second year, I was fortunate enough to participate and serve with dynamic and [...]
Food Tour, Williamsburg by Debra Rothar
If you’ve never had the pleasure of taking part in an HHHTA Walking Food Tour, you’ve been missing out! This year a group of [...]
Bill Mitaritonna’s Last of the Redmen Rated 5 Stars on Amazon!
One of our own, Bill Mitaritonna, a Half Hollow Hills HS West social studies teacher and coach has self-published a memoir entitled Last of the Redmen on Amazon. It chronicles his connection with family and basketball. When asked why he decided to write this book Bill stated “About 10 years ago at Christmas, my [...]
2019 HHHTA Supported Resolutions
Every year, HHHTA delegates attend NYSUT's RA to hear from leaders in education, labor and politics. As importantly, while there, we give direction to NYSUT through the democratic process. This year, our union is proud to support a number of Resolutions that have come before our Executive Board. We'll be voting for and [...]
Awesome Prizes for Our Top Phone Bank Callers!
With two more phone banks on the horizon, we're raffling off some awesome prizes for our members who make the most calls! 2 Tickets for A Night with Amy Schumer Comedian and activist Amy Schumer is hosting a comedy fundraiser for Liuba Shirley this Sunday evening at the Westbury Theater. For [...]
The Union Advantage for Women
Labor unions deserve credit for many of the workplace policies that Americans now take for granted—a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, pay for overtime, and protections from health and safety hazards—and the labor movement continues to champion state and local policies such as paid sick days and paid family leave, policies that are beneficial [...]
Get Your Union-made Swag at NYSUT.org
As part of NYSUT's booming "Our Voice, Our Values, Our Union" branding campaign, the union offers a new, online store to purchase branded gear at wholesale prices. You can now get car magnets, yard signs, buttons and stickers at www.nysut.org/gear or www.nysut.org/ShowYourColors. In the next week or two, the online store will also offer t-shirts and polo [...]