With the passing of former Govenor Mario Cuomo, the State of the State address, scheduled for Jan 7th, has been postponed for two weeks. Updated information is not yet available on NYSUT’s planned Rally or the bus trip to the Rally from Long Island. As information becomes available we will share it with R-UTN members.
Month: January 2015
Robert Q. Kruger Center Dedication
Social Security Legistlation …
A message fromNYSUT Vice President Paul Pecorale
Social Security legislation to be reintroduced in Senate U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced he will re-introduce the Strengthening Social Security Act when the new Congress convenes in January. Formerly championed by retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), the bill would extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Fund, on which nearly two-in-three Americans rely for income in their senior years.
With incoming Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, Social Security Works launched a campaign to gain U.S. Senate sponsors for the bill before it’s introduced next month. The goal is to have more co-sponsors for Brown’s bill than Harkin’s bill had last year. To ask U.S. Senate members to co-sponsor the legislation, follow the link on NYSUT Social Security Legislation web page.