Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal:
Dear Colleagues,
We are at a pivotal moment for our country, our state, our union and our institutions. The need for funding from both the federal government and revenue raisers at the state level is critical. Now is the time for us to continue the hard work of advocacy and show our commitment to the cause, to push our elected officials, and make our voices heard.
We are undertaking multiple actions over the coming weeks to reach both our congressional delegation and our legislators in Albany. We need you to participate. It is through a collective effort that we are most effective. Please start by sending a letter to Majority Leader Schumer, Sen. Gillibrand and your member of Congress that we must pass President Biden’s Stimulus Plan that should deliver $15 billion to New York’s budget, $45 billion to higher education across the United States and deliver funds for our healthcare system. The timing is crucial and we must be heard!
Visit here to send your letter: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pass-president-bidens-covid-19-stimulus-bill/
You should share this with colleagues and friends to magnify the impact UUP can have. We strongly encourage you to make phone calls, use social media, and utilize the toolkit we will be distributing. To encourage a wide-level of membership actions on this issue, we will be recognizing the hard work and dedication of the chapter that has the most total contacts by Feb. 15 for this initiative.
Your union is providing every avenue for you to be involved, share your voice, and be part of our movement. There will be further information on the work we are doing at the state level that we ask you to be a part of. I hope you will join us. Together we can do this — and we must do it, as our future is in our hands!
In Solidarity,
Fred