Students at NYSUT to focus on human rights

NYSUT, a house of labor, is a fitting place for sessions on youth activism, women’s rights, civil rights, global outreach, policy, teamwork and environmental action.

June 30th "Family Separation and Families Belong Together" Rally

June 30th Family Separation and Families Belong Together Rally

VIDEO: Abraham joins AFT delegation to visit and support schools in Puerto Rico

VIDEO Abraham joins AFT delegation to visit and support schools in Puerto Rico

Poor People's Campaign: Standing strong against poverty and injustice in Albany and across the U.S.

Hundreds of activists hoisted tall posts with fluttering, yellow fabric signs as they marched Albany streets Monday for the kickoff of the Poor People’s Campaign, A Call for Moral Revival.

NYSUT congratulates Southern Cayuga teacher for human rights award

NYSUT congratulates Southern Cayuga teacher for human rights award

Student film work serves as a tool for social activism

Student film work serves as a tool for social activism

Abraham: ‘Social justice work is union work!’

NYSUT leaders and their locals engage in social justice work on a daily basis, said First Vice President/Secretary-Treasurer J. Philippe Abraham, in the belief “that we must strive to make our world a more just and fair place for all.”

Delegates stand with teachers and parents in Puerto Rico

After an emotional plea by United Federation of Teachers Vice President Evelyn DeJesus, delegates unanimously approved a Special Order of Business calling for NYSUT to support the Asociacion de Maestros de Puerto Rico and other trade unions in their fight to save public education in Puerto Rico.

NYSUT statement on National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools

NYSUT statement on National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools

People Project efforts ongoing to revitalize St. Lawrence County

The second meeting of the People Project, a groundbreaking, union-led initiative joining businesses, civic and community groups and union members to develop a shared vision for St. Lawrence County’s future, takes place next week.

Bound by garment industry, United College Employees remember Triangle fire victims

The anniversary of the fire is March 25, 1911, and each year the United College Employees of FIT mark the event by chalking the names of those who died on the sidewalks of their New York campus. This year, because of construction at the college, they will use social media. Students, meanwhile, made shirtwaist placards to honor victims and commemorate the event.

Story of trailblazing labor journalist and suffragette Mary Heaton Vorse resurrected in NYSUT Women’s History Month Poster

At a time when women were silenced, Mary Heaton Vorse traveled the U.S. and Europe for decades, using her words to write about the dirty corners of the industrialized working world, the costs of war, and the right to vote. She was shot by a vigilante, widowed twice, and supported three children.