While the PA union is sane, the NY union is playing right into our hands, withholding their endorsement from Andrew Cuomo, who will almost certainly be the next governor.  It's great to see that the pressure we're applying is leading them to lash out in foolish ways.

 

The state teachers union's message to Albany this year?

See us after class.

The 600,000-member strong New York State United Teachers is poised to boot 30 state lawmakers from its endorsement list this year, which it says is a response to an unprecedented level of anger and frustration among the membership. Many of those not receiving the union's nod this year had been endorsed in previous years.

This year, union officials say, everything has changed.

The union says it will sit out both the governor's race—an expected move, given Andrew Cuomo's strong push for a property tax cap, which many teachers believe will indirectly hurt local schools—as well as the race to succeed him as attorney general, which so far lacks a clear frontrunner.

"Andrew Cuomo has historically been a supporter of education funding and organized labor while advancing a strong social justice agenda," NYSUT President Richard Iannuzzi said in a statement that will go out Thursday morning. "Lately, his positions on property tax caps and statements about public employees have raised a lot of concerns among NYSUT members. We want to hear more and learn more before deciding whether to take a position in the governor's race."

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State Teachers Union Leave Off Cuomo, Dozens Of Senators From Endorsement List

By Andrew J. Hawkins

http://www.cityhallnews.com/newyork/article-1482-state-teachers-union-leave-off-cuomo-dozens-of-senators-from-endorsement-list.html