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This trip has been canceled due to the Coronavirus guidelines. Contact Yankee Trails for a refund.

This tour will include a native Canadian step-on-guide who will lead us in a walking tour of Old Montreal's narrow cobblestone streets with its lively plazas and charming shops and cafes, visits to historical sites, and time for independent shopping and enjoying French food. Since this trip will involve a great deal of walking on uneven surfaces, it is not recommended for those with walking difficulties. Depending upon the number of people sharing a room, the cost for this trip is between $470 and

This event has been canceled due to the Coronavirus. Contact Yankee Trails for a full refund.

On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, enjoy a relaxing day with RC 10 seeing another side of the storied town of Cooperstown. First on the itinerary is the Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard, Fly Creek, where the group will sample gourmet foods, creamy mill-made fudge, cheese, hard ciders, and apple wines and receive a $5 per person voucher towards purchases. 

Next, we will take a mid-day one-hour narrated cruise on Otsego Lake on the Glimmerglass Queen followed by a bountiful lunch buffet at the elegant Otesaga

This event has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID19 recommendations for social distancing.

Are you a solo adventurer and would like to travel on RC 10 trips; but sometimes you’re unsure who is on the trip or wish you knew someone to sign up with? Have you been a solo traveler on past trips and would like to meet other solo travelers? Come to the Solo Traveler Meet Up and informally mingle with other fellow members. RC 10 people are fun, interesting, and kind people to take a trip with!! Meet at Swifty’s Restaurant and Pub, 95 Everett Road, Albany, for assorted pub appetizers, non

This trip has been canceled due to Coronavirus. RC 10 will send a refund of your payment.

Upon arrival in NYC we will have a 65-minute tour of NBC studios located at Rockefeller Plaza.  To accommodate us, we have 3 tours of approximately 17 scheduled for 11:40, noon and 12:20. 

Once your tour is complete, enjoy the remainder of the day on your own following a suggestion below or your own fun activity!

• Book theatre tickets on your own, the majority of Wed matinees begin at 2;
• Enjoy lunch/dinner at great NYC restaurants in Hell’s Kitchen along 9^th Ave.;
• Visit MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) at 53^rd St

At the annual spring meeting on June 2, 2020, the election of officers and delegates for 2020-2023 will be held. The elected officers of NYSUT Retiree Council 10 shall be President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President-SRP, Secretary, and Treasurer. Also elected at that time will be three NYSUT Delegates, three Alternate NYSUT Delegates, one AFT Delegate, and one Alternate AFT Delegate. At the present time current office holders and delegates not seeking another term are President, First Vice-President, Treasurer, two NYSUT delegates, and two alternate NYSUT delegates. The following

With rising costs of education, the burden of student loan debt affects ability to purchase essentials like housing and vehicles. That burden has an effect on retirees as well, as they struggle to help their own children manage their debt load. Many chose to co-sign for student loans, and because of inability of their child/children to pay, now struggle to make those payments themselves. NYSUT knows how stressful and complicated it can be to navigate student loans. so they have created a series of in-person workshops for NYSUT members, so you can get straight answers to your student loan

BY DEB ESCOBAR, 20 Feb 2019

In January, Commissioner Elia of the NYS Education Department published the list of schools identified as in need of improvement under the ESSA Accountability standards. Elia identified 106 school districts as Target Districts, 245 schools as in need of Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), and 125 schools labeled as Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI). NYSED also identified 26 new schools to be placed in receivership. The problem is, that the criteria for determining these schools as “failing” schools, is based largely on the NYS Grade 3-8 standardized

The final report for the January 1-December 31, 2016, VOTE COPE campaign has been distributed; and because of your efforts and those of the active members throughout the state, the results were outstanding!

Statewide contributions were up 6.72 percent and a total of $10,101,097 was collected. This total is a new high for statewide VOTE COPE contributions! The results for the Capital District Regional Office, which includes Election Districts 10, 12, and some of 9, were even more impressive. The total contributed by both active members and retirees affiliated with their former local was 18% more

By BOB DEMARCO, 1 AUG 2017

The midway point of the 2017 VOTE COPE campaign has arrived and as of June 30, the Capital Region continues to do well.  Contributions by active members are up 4.41% on June 30, 2017, as compared to June 30, 2016.   Statewide contributions are up 4.35% for that same period.

Retiree contributions are calculated two different ways.  Some locals, such as the Albany TA, include retirees in their local and the local has the responsibility of contacting their retirees to encourage them to contribute.  It is difficult to calculate the progress of this group.  Those retirees