Dear Fellow Brothers and Sisters,
Here are some basic political action items that we should all be aware of and some simple actions that we can take on behalf of the labor movement and finances to states and schools. Please remember to vote on Tuesday. Labors endorsed candidates are below as well.
1) Tell Gov and Legislators to Stop Tax Breaks for Millionaires and Billionaires:
Use NYSUT's link to tell Governor Cuomo and your NYS legislators to tax fairly and stop the scheduled tax break for millionaires and billionaires.
http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/contactelectedofficials.htm
3) View a short video on youtube from Long Island Federation of Labor of why elections really matter:
4) Local elections endorsements from LI Federation of Labor on Tuesday Nov. 8
Nassau County Legislature Labor Endorsements
LD 3 Carrie Solages LD 4 Denise Ford
LD 7 Adam Moser LD 13 Pat Maher
LD 14 Eva Pearson LD 15 Ethan Irwin
LD 18 Delia Deriggi-Whitton LD 19 Dave Denenberg
[no endorsements in all other Nassau Legislative Districts]
Suffolk County Executive and Legislature Endorsements
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
LD 1 Ed Romaine LD 2 Jay Schneiderman
LD 3 Kate Browning LD 4 Tom Muratore
LD 5 Kara Hahn LD 6 Sarah Anker
LD 7 Rob Calarco LD 8 Bill Lindsey
LD 9 Rick Montano LD 10 Tom Cilmi
LD 11 no endorsement LD 12 John Kennedy
LD 13 Lynne Nowick LD 14 Wayne Horsley
LD 15 DuWayne Gregory LD 16 Steve Stern
LD 17 Lou D’Amaro LD 18 Bill Spencer