Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Janus v. AFSCME, NYSUT members began receiving emails encouraging them to drop out of the union. The emails are part of a $10 million campaign by the Michigan-based Mackinac Center, a conservative think tank founded by none other than U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her husband.
Ww knew these types of attacks would be coming — you can expect more misleading emails, phone calls, workplace and house visits by Mackinac and other anti-union groups like the Empire Center, the Freedom Foundation and the National Right to Work Center.
They want one thing only — to break our union. If you receive an e-mail like this, please contact your local president or your union rep, but otherwise mark as spam, delete or ignore. Clicking on a link, sending a testy reply or any other action will just result in them contacting you more frequently.
Our union’s ability to fight for our contract, protect our rights and our students’ rights comes from everyone sticking with the union. We’ve been preparing for this day for quite some time and we will prove to all that our union is strong and here to stay!