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 […]
Frank Talk from the President’s Desk: Your Future, Your Commitment, Your Choice! Why Your VOTE-COPE Contributions Matter
In my last post, I told you a little bit about the Janus case, which the Supreme Court is expected to rule on by June 2018, and about the threat […]
Frank Talk from The President’s Desk – November 2017
Dark Clouds on the Horizon: JANUS v AFSCME Council 31 Who is Janus? Mark Janus is a Child Support Specialist with the Illinois Department of Heathcare and Family Services. He […]
The 2017 Election Results Are In for Nassau County and We Couldn’t Be Happier!
Our union has a lot be happy about based on the results of yesterday’s voting: We endorsed Laura Curran for County Executive, and she won; We endorsed Jack Schnirman for […]
The NCCFT Urges You to Vote No on a Constitutional Convention
On November 7th, Election Day, the citizens of New York State will be asked to decide whether or not a constitutional convention—which would start in 2019—should be held. This question—“Shall […]
Nassau County Legislators Vote Unanimously to Approve the NCCFT’s New Contract
On Monday, October 16th, the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously to approve the Nassau Community College Federation of Teacher’s new collective bargaining agreement. This is an important contract for a […]
As Educators, We Must Address This as The Crisis It Has Become: The NCCFT’s Statement on The Recent Events in Charlottesville
This past Friday night, when several hundred white supremacist men and women marched on the main quadrangle at the University of Virginia, they carried torches that recalled—and that were no […]
How Do You Measure a Community College’s Success?
Some of us have been around long enough to remember, maybe twenty or so years ago, when a SUNY-generated “community college report card” was making the rounds. Nassau Community College […]