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We knew this moment was coming.

Wealthy special interests have been fighting for years to undercut unions and roll back the benefits earned by working families. Today’s Supreme Court decision in Janus vs. AFSCME shows how far they are willing to go to attack working families. Anti-union forces think they can seize this opportunity to convince our members to abandon our union in an effort to diminish their voice in the workplace and weaken their strength at the bargaining table.

We are going to prove them wrong.

NYSUT fights to protect the collective bargaining rights that help secure higher

Press Release AFT Files Amicus Brief in Janus v. AFSCME

Brief lays out argument citing role of collective bargaining in improving public sector workplaces, repudiating plaintiff’s constitutionally flawed warping and weaponizing of the First Amendment.

For Release: Friday, January 19, 2018

Contact: Andrew Crook o: 202-393-8637 | c: 607-280-6603 acrook@aft.org

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What is a public email group?

A public email group is now available on MS Outlook. This group is public and viewable by a large number of users. The purpose of a contact group (formerly called a “distribution list”) is to send an email to multiple people—a project team, a committee, or even just a group of friends—without having to add each name each time you want to write them. (Source: Microsoft)

For more info on how it works and how to make a group visit:  Microsoft Help Article

There is also a group scheduling feature.