Community Town Meeting on the New York State Constitutional Convention

Please join State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assemblymember Walter T. Mosley, Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright and Public Advocate James for a Community Town Meeting on the New York State Constitutional Convention.

The event is co-sponsored by the New York State AFL-CIO, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), New York State Nurses Association, Transport Workers Union Local 100, Council of School Supervisors & Administrators (CSA), CWA Local 1180, District Council 1707, 32BJ SEIU, UFCW Local 1500, United Federation of Teachers (UFT), Teamsters Local 237, District Council 37 (DC 37), United University Professions  (UUP), UAW, Region 9A . 

This November, New York State voters will have a major decision to make: whether or not to convene a NYS Constitutional Convention. Please join us for an educational forum to learn about the protections CURRENTLY GUARANTEED in our state constitution such as:

​PUBLIC EDUCATION:

· Guarantees free public education 

SENIORS:

· Provides protection against age discrimination

· Protects public employee pensions from being “diminished or impaired.”

ENVIRONMENT:

· FOREVER WILD ACT - Provides that forest preserve land such as the Adirondacks and Catskills be forever maintained as wild forest.

SOCIAL WELFARE:

· Requires that the state provide social welfare services

PRISON PRIVATIZATION:

· Prisoners’ work may not be contracted out to private corporations

WORKERS RIGHTS:

· Establishes eight hour work day, 5 day work week

· Requires workers be paid minimum wage

· Right to worker’s compensation

UNION PROTECTIONS:

· Collective bargaining

· Rights to be a member of a union

A “NO” vote would guarantee that New Yorkers would continue to receive these protections.