The Time to Act is NOW
This week (June 30-July 3), the Congress is taking final steps toward passing a Federal Budget that will prove disastrous for New York State, SUNY, and our members. We call upon you to take action now–by joining the national AFL-CIO Federal Fight Back phone banking efforts to reach members of Congress before they approve this continuing resolution which in its current state would:
- Make cuts to Medicaid that can threaten both Kingston and Ellenville hospitals with closure1
- Cost an estimated $15.4 BILLION to New York State, leading to renewed CUTS to SUNY2
- Make Pell Grants harder to access, increasing full-time status from 12 to 15 credits, leading to an estimated 10% of current students to no longer qualify3
Join us for a scale to win zoom bank to call union members in New York and let them know what is at stake in the proposed republican reconciliation bill. The good news is that you can help stop this!
Zoom bank! Join your labor family for a virtual phone bank on zoom talking to union members across the district. All you need is a computer and a phone. Don’t worry your personal number will not be shown as we connect you to members and a full training on the Scale to Win system will be provided.
By connecting union members to their member of Congress to vote NO until they make changes to ensure this bill benefits working people and not just the ultra wealthy. The first bill passed by just one vote. We only need a few members of congress to step up and do the right thing. They’ve set a deadline to vote by July 4th so the time to take action is now!
Sign up to make phone calls to urge action by New York State Congressional Representatives here.
Footnotes:
1Fiscal Policy Institute, 6/27/25.
2UUP President Fred Kowal, Zoom call with chapter presidents on 6/30/25.
