{"id":360,"date":"2015-06-24T13:54:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T17:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?page_id=360"},"modified":"2020-05-28T22:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T02:01:56","slug":"vote-cope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/vote-cope\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE-COPE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VOTEcopeShieldLogo-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"Vote Cope Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VOTEcopeShieldLogo-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VOTEcopeShieldLogo-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VOTEcopeShieldLogo.jpg 919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is VOTE-COPE?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>VOTE-COPE is the <strong>V<\/strong>oice <strong>o<\/strong>f <strong>T<\/strong>eachers for <strong>E<\/strong>ducation &#8211; <strong>C<\/strong>ommittee <strong>o<\/strong>n <strong>P<\/strong>olitical <strong>E<\/strong>ducation, the nonpartisan political action arm of New York State United Teachers and its affiliates. Funded entirely by voluntary contributions from members, VOTE-COPE is used to help union-backed candidates and campaign committees that support education and labor. (No union dollars are used to support candidates or campaign committees.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VOTE-COPE helps strengthen political action programs at the national, state and local levels. On the local level, VOTE-COPE provides rebates to participating unions for local political action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VOTE-COPE funds, by law, are kept separate from those of NYSUT. Decisions on the use of VOTE-COPE contributions are made by a statewide committee. VOTE-COPE solicits and accepts only voluntary contributions. 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