New York’s School Teachers Say No to the Status Quo! A Chronicle of New York State’s Teachers Union’s (NYSUT) First Contested Election

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Other than a scattered mentioning on educational blogs, and a few uninspired national references, the New York State United Teacher?s (NYSUT) April 2014 first contested election in its four decade history did not seem to matter very much. We saw it differently at Cornell?s ILR School. NYSUT is known as a highly efficient, top down, union powerhouse, yet we learned that this election saw school teachers and their local union leaders utilizing their organization?s design and structure for the members? advantage in a stunning ?bottom up? political victory. This surprising outcome is why we decided to research how this occurred and write this report. Along the way, we met brilliant strategists, courageous political novitiates, remarkable communication specialists, and never-ending tenacity wrapped in purposefulness that ensured school-based leaders their electoral success. In doing so, they joined their insurgent teacher colleagues in Massachusetts, Milwaukee, Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Pau

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