Nominating petitions will be available on Wednesday, 11/22. If you would like to learn more about the NYSUT RA please click here. Dear Colleagues,
Election Day is quickly approaching, and early voting begins this Saturday, October 28. To find out the times and locations for early voting, you can visit https://www.voteearlyny.org. In addition, Newsday has released its annual Long Island Voters Guide, which provides information about local races, candidates, and propositions. Finally, NYSUT's Nassau regional office sent its endorsements for Nassau County, and the Suffolk Community College Faculty Association (the Suffolk Legislature is the Board of Education for the Suffolk Community Colleges) offered its endorsements for Suffolk County. Both are attached to this email. I hope all is well, and please remember to vote. Best, Dennis Ron Dinehart & Anthony Dolisi, of Equitable, will meet with members in the Middle Schools and High Schools to discuss 403(b) benefits on the following dates:
Monday, 10/30 - Calhoun Tuesday, 10/31 - Kennedy Wednesday, 11/1 - Mepham Thursday, 11/2 - MAMS Friday, 11/3 - GAMS -- Meg HirschTue, Oct 17, 9:30 AM (1 day ago)
to bcc: me Dear BMUST Family: The BMUST online store is NOW OPEN! Check out our fresh designs and our proud, union-made long & short sleeved t-shirts and hoodie! Let’s display our BMUST pride and solidarity with some comfortable new apparel! Please place your order by Friday, November 3. Orders will take approximately three weeks from the order due date. In Solidarity - Bill Morris, 2nd Vice-President WILL SIGNING DAY
On Wednesday, November 15, representatives from the law firm of Feldman, Kramer & Monaco will be in the BMUST office for signing sessions. For those who have sat down for planning prior to this school year, you should have received your packet in the mail, and need to contact the law firm with any edits in advance of the appointment. Those who wish to sign up can do so using this sign up link. As a reminder, this benefit is available to you at any time. You are not restricted to scheduling a consultation on this designated date. You can set up an appointment online by visiting the Feldman, Kramer & Monaco website. VIRTUAL RETIREMENT SEMINAR BMUST welcomes back Retirement Consultant Hank Sessa on Monday, December 4, from 4:30-6:30 PM via Zoom Video Conference. Hank will consult with our members on matters dealing with retirement and retirement planning. Topics discussed will be relevant to teachers at all stages in their career. New, mid-career, or retirement age members are all encouraged to attend this informative seminar. RSVP HERE The Zoom link will be shared the week before the seminar. As a reminder, the attached member benefits are available as well at this time. As a reminder, a representative from Feldman, Kramer & Monaco will meet with members in each building for Will Planning sessions. Please sign up below.
Will Planning Sign Ups: DATESCHOOLTIME Tuesday, 10/10Mepham10:30-2:30 Friday, 10/20JFK11:00-3:00 Friday, 10/27Calhoun10:30-2:30 Thursday 11/2MAMS12:00-4:00 Monday, 11/6Grand12:00 - 4:00 Please consider buying a t-shirt for our Making Strides Walk this year, or to support the cause. All the necessary details are located within the form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaJIgLibjuqDj6T-uDGrP4x8dy8YQfEhffMeFO5ImD62OC7Q/viewform?usp=sf_link -Bruce Reed BMUST/Public Relations As a reminder, our BMUST Welcome Back happy hour is this Friday afternoon! Please see attached for details.
In addition, we are asking our members to wear their BMUST shirt to school that day! After more than 3 1/2 years, student loan payments will resume in the next few weeks. Because of the AFT’s advocacy, the Biden administration has made significant changes to make your student debt more manageable and, potentially, easier to forgive.
This month, President Joe Biden announced the new Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, plan for student loan borrowers. Here’s what you need to know. The SAVE plan is an income-driven repayment plan that calculates payments based on a borrower’s income and family size—not their loan balance—and forgives remaining balances after a certain number of years. The SAVE plan will cut many borrowers’ monthly payments to zero, will save other borrowers around $1,000 per year, will prevent balances from growing because of unpaid interest, and will get more borrowers closer to loan forgiveness faster. The new plan will provide affordable monthly payments, ensure that borrowers never see their balance grow from ballooning interest if they keep up with required payments, and even provide early loan forgiveness for low-balance borrowers. To learn more, or to sign up for SAVE, visit StudentAid.gov/SAVE. Payments under this plan qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This new program will help thousands of student loan borrowers and builds on the Biden administration’s commitment to making sure Americans are not burdened by their education. In addition to the SAVE plan, and because of the AFT’s advocacy, the Biden administration fixed crucial pieces of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to make it more accessible and predictable; as a result, our members already have had more than $34 million in debt forgiven. To learn more about the SAVE plan, the PSLF program, or how you can get personalized student debt guidance with our online partner Summer, click here to register for an upcoming AFT Student Debt Clinic webinar. As always, the AFT will continue to push for ways to make college more affordable and accessible and to fight for investment in higher education, so that every student who chooses to pursue higher education can do so. In unity, Randi Weingarten AFT President |
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