Congratulations to Our Recent Retirees!
Please join the NCCFT Executive Committee in offering our congratulations and best wishes to those of our colleagues who retired in December. We wish them health, happiness, and fulfillment as […]
I’m Sticking With Our Union!
Some members have asked about getting additional copies of the “I’m Sticking With Our Union” signs that we distributed to Department Reps last semester to display on their office doors. […]
Highlights from the NCCFT End-of-Year Show: Hail to the Chiefs!
Sharon Steuer was kind enough to create this slideshow of some images from our 2018 show, Hail to the Chiefs. Enjoy!
Preparing for Janus 4: Keeping the Union-Busters at Bay in New York State
In our last post, we shared this graphic with you from Mary Bottari’s In These Times article, “Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions:” Notice […]
Preparing for Janus 3: What We’re Up Against
Starting with this post, the next three in our “Preparing for Janus” series, will focus on the following: Locating the Janus case within the right’s broader, national, union-busting strategy; Sketching […]
Project Veritas Attempts to Sting NYSUT
Project Veritas, the rightwing organization known for its sting operations against progressive groups and individual leaders in government, academia, and the social service arena, is targeting NYSUT. We don’t have […]
Preparing for Janus 2: The Value of Membership
On Monday, February 26, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Janus v AFSCME, a case that has at its heart not just the union-busting agenda of what In These […]
Preparing for Janus 1: Understanding Agency Fees & The Taylor Law
In June, the Supreme Court is expected to rule in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31. As we’ve been telling you (here […]
From the Vice President’s Desk: Dawn Smith
We stand, we fight, and we win together: union strong! Political action work is one of the most important kinds of work a union does. The NCCFT has a strong […]
In Memorium: Joan Sevick
This post was written by retired NCCFT member Mike Steuer. It is with an extreme sense of sadness that we report on the recent death of our esteemed colleague and […]