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Dennis Flamenbaum retired from the post of RC 23 president July. Stepping into the post of chapter president is Ellen Burke, who has served as vice president. 

Members of the executive honored Dennis with a champagne  toast at his retirement luncheon,  July 16th at the Garden Grill in Smithtown.  Dennis was surprised at the turn out of 30 attendees and was obviously touched by all the cards and notes of best wishes presented to him from members and the  a gift card from the Council.  At sad and happy event - happy that Dennis and his family are embarking on a new phase of their lives - sad

The AFT executive council voted overwhelmingly on July 11 to endorse Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary for president of the United States. The AFT is the first national union to endorse a presidential candidate this year. "In vision, in experience and in leadership, Hillary Clinton is the champion working families need in the White House," says AFT President Randi Weingarten.

“Quality education isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have for our kids and our economy. Hillary Clinton understands that, and that’s why her economic vision includes strong education, from early childhood

http://www.irs.govAny legitimate inquiry from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will only come by mail.  The IRS does not make phone contacts nor use email or text messages.

Last month the IRS reported that phone scammers have targeted more than 366,000 people in 2015.  The scammers are often aggressive and make threats about penalties.  They may even have your Social Security number.  What they want is a credit and/or debit card number.  If you receive such a call, hang up.  If you know you do not owe any taxes and have no reason to think otherwise, call the Treasury Department’s tax

NYSUT is partnering with the Working Families Party and other allied organizations to build a Progressive Candidate Pipeline Project. As part of this project, Zephyr Teachout will be a speaker at two events on Long Island entitled, “Why She Runs”. Teachout will be speaking along with other local officials about the need to have people, who have our interest in mind, to step up and run for office.  

NYSCUT has announced that with 566 school districts reporting, voters adoped 558 school budgets and defeated just eight, for a pass rate of 99 percent. In 2014 98.2 percent of the budgets passed, and in 2013 the passage rate was 95.3 percent.

NYSUT Executive Vice President Andrew Pallotta said a $1.3billion state aid increase is enabling school districts in some parts of the state to begin restoring programs and staff, but the increase still was not enough to overcome the impact of many years of state aid cuts imposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Meanwhile, he said, the undemocratic tax cap is denying

JOAN PERRINI was recently appointed as NYSUT Retiree Services Consultant in Suffolk County.  This will be a new direction for her after serving for 9 years as President of Retiree Council 21. In this new role, she will be visiting all the Councils in Suffolk County to keep them informed of what is happening in our state as it affects education in general and retirees in particular.

In emarks to fellow retirees, Joan said:

Today NYSUT has more than 600,000 members and retirees represent 200,000 of that total. We have a strong voice and need to remember that we can make a huge difference  when