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Lizzy Crispin headed the committee that led Leonardo Da Vinci High School to become the first and only Blue Ribbon high school in Buffalo, New York.

Overall, fatalities on the job rose 5.7%. The rise in fatal occupational injuries from 2021 to 2022 is “alarming and unacceptable” to the AFL-CIO.
Her students voted her National Honor Society Teacher of the Year, in recognition of her work in the classroom.
By bringing veterans into our schools, we not only provide them with a meaningful second career, but also infuse our education system with a wealth of skills, leadership qualities, and real-world experience.

Happy Veterans Day!

Veterans and working people face the same issues—a lack of good jobs, access to quality health care, and the need for racial and economic justice.

The Union Veterans Council (UVC) brings working-class veterans together to speak out on the issues that impact us most, especially the need for good jobs and a strong, fully funded and staffed Veterans Administration.

We ask principals to do a lot already, but we also need them to be at the center of advocating for funding key national education programs.