Union Value

• Year-round state and federal lobbying on important legislative issues.
• Rallying member contributions to support pro-public-education, pro-labor initiatives — VOTE-COPE
• Organizing members for special Albany lobbying events — Committee of 100
• Fostering member e-activism through online faxes, emails and letters to lawmakers — NYSUT Member Action Center — (MAC)
• Organizing year-round member lobbying in localities statewide — NYSUT Political Action Committee (PAC)

• NYSUT United, unique union information several times a year
• www.nysut.org, real-time updates on union news and resources
• Text updates with the latest legislative alerts (Text the word VOICE to 73095)
• Newsletters for targeted NYSUT constituencies
• Blog posts offering a deeper understanding of what NYSUT members do (www.itswhatwedo.org)
• Twitter.com/nysut
• Facebook.com/NYSUTUnited
• Flickr.com/photos/nysut
• Youtube.com/nysutonline
• Leader Briefing and Member Briefing
• Free logo and newsletter designs for locals by NYSUT designers
• Free StateWeb website hosting for NYSUT locals
• Free media strategy help through NYSUT media relations

• Help filing and processing grievances
• Negotiations support: acting as chief spokesperson, consultant and advisor, and help with bargaining research and proposal writing
• Help during impasse or negotiations crisis
• Help with arbitration matters including representing the grievant at arbitration hearings, preparing witnesses, writing briefs and selecting arbitrators
• Regional workshops and conferences
• Handling representation matters before PERB and NLRB
• Providing special assistance and training, including working with community groups
• Help with human rights violations, workers’ compensation, OSHA and more
• Organizing projects and recruiting new members
• Budget analysis for locals’ use during bargaining
• Contract comparisons, salary analysis, benefits and work conditions
• Community surveys to gauge public support for the work of members
• Review of APPR plans to help locals develop and modify plans
• Local leader training for developing and implementing SLOs
• Teacher certification questions answered For on-the-job help with legal matters:
• 3020a teacher disciplinary proceedings
• Section 75 civil service disciplinary hearings
• Family and medical leave act claims
• State and federal wage and hour claims
• Defense of teaching license under NYCRR Part 83
• Civil Service protection of seniority lists and recall rights
• Contract analysis and salary research during collective bargaining

• Free posters highlighting noteworthy events and individuals
• More than 20 different educator handouts, including parent teacher conferences, professional development days and workshops
• Dozens of handouts for health care, SRP and other NYSUT members
• New low, or no cost, books for Title 1 schools through First Book
• NYS learning standards teaching resources through sharemylesson.com

School-Related Professionals

• SRP Leadership Conference and regional SRP conferences
• SRP NewsLink, leadership newsletter, published periodically
• NYSUT SRP Advisory Committee New Members

Retirees

• NYSUT Retiree Office
• Retiree Advisory Committee
• Retiree Regional Membership Conferences, 13 in New York and Florida

Small and Rural Locals

• Advisory Council on Small and Rural Locals BOCES
• BOCES Statewide Advisory Council
• BOCES Lobby Day

Public Higher Education

• Community College Statewide Leadership Conference
• NYSUT’s Higher Education Council
• Higher Ed Lobby Day Private Sector Higher Education
• Annual meeting for local leaders and private-sector locals Health care
• Professional Issues Forum on Health Care
• Annual Professional Development Conference

Public Employees

• Presentations and workshops
• One- and two-day informational meetings 8 Special Act, 4201 and 853 Schools
• Presentations and workshops
• One-day informational meetings

• Insurance programs: Life, auto and home, disability, catastrophe major medical, long-term care, dental and vision, pet insurance
• Legal & Financial: Synchrony Bank; ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions; ID Watchdog; 403(b) Field Guide; 401(k) Consumer Guide; Financial Counseling Programs; Legal Service Plan
• Group Benefits: flexible benefit plans; health reimbursement accounts; group financial counseling; group health advocate program; group dental, term life, vision and disability plans; group legal service plans; group ID Watchdog program
• NYSUT Member Benefits online financial planning center (MB website)
• Travel: Wyndham Hotels & Endless Vacation Rentals; Grand Circle Travel; Orlando Employee Discounts; Car and Truck Rentals
• Entertainment: Bose®, Powell’s Books
• Online Shopping: Buyer’s Edge, Inc.; 1800Flowers.com; Working Advantage
• Personal Services: EPIC Hearing Service Plan; Online Defensive Driving
• Home Supplies: Heat USA; American Solar Partners; Propane.pro
• Payroll and pension deduction available For other needs:
• Counseling and care-giver referrals in times of emotional challenges (NYSUT Social Services)
• Funding help in times of personal disaster (NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund)
• Trained consultants available to answer TRS and ERS questions
• Pre-retirement planning workshops offered statewide
• Grant funding for short-term projects advancing specific initiatives (NYSUT Solidarity Grant)
• Webinars, conferences and workshops detailing NYSUT member discounts (Member Benefits)
• A full-time polling center for researching important issues
• Help for locals, and local benefit funds, with budgeting and finance questions
• Printing, copying and mailing services available to local and retiree councils
• Help finding and ordering Union Made and Made in the U.S.A. products
• Meeting space for local and/or union-related events