Got extra pins?
Jason Carter of the Wayne TA has this great use for union pins: Turn them into cufflinks. “Just make sure you get two of them,” he said.
View ArticleThe other side of the camera
Veterans to the RA have seen Jack Miller for years. Wish him luck when you see him, he needs it. He was in a car accident Wednesday morning that totaled the vehicle but left him with just bruises,...
View ArticleThis is what democracy looks like
The Representative Assembly is democracy in action. Here’s just a few of the photos taken Thursday.
View ArticleBehind the black curtain
Have you ever wondered what’s behind the black curtain at the RA? The discreet drapery covers the command center for the lights, camera and action that amplify speakers for the vast audience. Frank...
View ArticleBadges of honor
As Ellen Schuler Mauk’s delegate badge makes clear, these credentials can read like road maps of union activism. Her badge indicates her role as a NYSUT Board member as well as president of the Faculty...
View ArticleDay of action
Good morning from New York City! Meetings mark the start and end today. And it’s this morning where delegates chart the course of the union for the next year in the resolutions and committee meetings....
View ArticleWorkers’ rights (get your video here)
It’s the video everybody wants. It combines video from Wisconsin with some of the rallies here in New York. The music is Steve Earle’s “The Revolution Starts Now.” I’ve seen it four times and it still...
View ArticleNew York City in the rearview mirror
So long Gotham! I, and about half of the communications staff, are on a bus bound back to Albany. The rest are still working! Folks on the bus are all talking about the rally. Everyone has a story....
View ArticleWere you seen?
Good morning! Still catching up on sleep after all that activity and enthusiasm of the 39th annual convention. (So is my computer, it’s so slow this morning. I think it missed me, or it’s angry that I...
View ArticlePics, pics, everywhere a pic
The first day back at the office after the convention means … more convention. Even though the rally Flickr site had a whopping 23,579 visits on Sunday and 16,195 by 5 p.m. Monday, more photos will...
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