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NySUT combined the two non-partisan political education campaigns in 1973.Funds come from voluntary contributions, NOT member dues
VOTE-COPE endorses and promotes NYSUT-backed candidates during elections.
Candidates are not determined by political party, but by support for members' issues. Pro-NYSUT candidates understand the importance of public education, health care, support the values of organized labor and help pass school budgets.
The committee of 100 (derived from original 100 nysut members who went to albany to fight for greater state aid and pension reforms) has grown to over 750 volunteers who go to albany for political action.
The goal of VOTE-COPE is "to protect our professions, the institutions in which our members work, and the people our members serve, through grassroots lobbying," said NYSUT Executive Vice President Andy Pallotta.
NYSUT sends rebates to local unions based on a percentage (up to 40 percent) of the contributions VOTE-COPE receives from that local union's members. Those rebates can be used in local activities such as school board races and for passage of school budgets.
Please consider skipping a "treat" (e.g. coffee, app, etc.) this month and donate to VOTE-COPE.
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