tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post1864356654768289064..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: CHAPTER ELECTION GUIDEJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27351839717973515022015-05-01T16:46:51.064-04:002015-05-01T16:46:51.064-04:00Ray had a union job. Chapter leaders aren't to...Ray had a union job. Chapter leaders aren't top Unity by definition. Lane was Unity when it started phasing out. Go back to our friend Ron Kaplan. He joined Unity and ended up friends with Camille and me. What good did Unity do for Lane? Besides Jamaica and Springfield, I can't think of a non Unity school closed in Queens. Clarence Reynolds at Law and Government was a Unity CL who worked in Queens office. Sal Emanuelli at Parsons was a Unity CL who also had a union job. Both schools closed. Rona's school is August Martin. Look how they are getting shrunk. Non Unity Tom Maher is CL at John Adams. How are they still going?James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-38949415918315553942015-04-28T22:18:53.673-04:002015-04-28T22:18:53.673-04:00Dave and Ray were not top level Unity -- they don&...Dave and Ray were not top level Unity -- they don't protect everyone. When Far Rock was announced as closing Rona Freiser went there to tell them to work on their resumes. An angry non-tenured teacher invited me to come to a union meeting the next afternoon. I showed up and Ray was running it and then turned it over to me. So he was not that heavy handed. I'm sure he paid for that. <br />Of the 150 schools that were closed I'd like to know how many had Unity people as CL.<br />In fact, when the DOE fired that untenured teacher who invited me one of the charges was that he invited me into the building.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-47339727892976702792015-04-26T10:27:43.830-04:002015-04-26T10:27:43.830-04:00They ignored our complaint which was sent twice. W...They ignored our complaint which was sent twice. We will post more later.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-42607703396294308672015-04-26T10:25:13.608-04:002015-04-26T10:25:13.608-04:00While I understand that getting rid of my chapter ...While I understand that getting rid of my chapter was certainly one reason for Jamaica's demise, plenty of Unity schools were closed too. For example Far Rockaway had Unity's Ray Taruskin as Chapter Leader. Unity's David Pecoraro was Chapter Leader at Beach Channel. They closed. In fact David was Unity's Chapter Leader at Andrew Jackson too when they closed. Facts from high schools do not support theory that Unity protects their own. Even if they so desired, they do not have power any longer in most cases. These are just a few examples. <br /><br />I can say with no reservations that as an opposition Chapter Leader, I received good support from UFT. My wife was a CL who was helped when she needed it too. Grievances went through and people almost always responded to calls for assistance. If Unity was trying to do us in, it was political (they unsuccessfully tried to get people to run against me) which is understandable. Turnabout is fair play. It is a huge myth that non Unity Chapter Leaders are left hung out to dry. Today, we have very little union power left which explains why people naturally get close to administration.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8460461343037728312015-04-26T09:43:51.771-04:002015-04-26T09:43:51.771-04:00Hi James,
What about ATRs? We don't know where...Hi James,<br />What about ATRs? We don't know where we will be. What happened with the complaint you filed? Thanks.Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-53899787497927915642015-04-26T08:02:47.588-04:002015-04-26T08:02:47.588-04:00Good point BP - and if they are on top of the food...Good point BP - and if they are on top of the food chain - meaning they work their asses off to get ahead the union will negotiate behind the scenes with the DOE to get their ass out of a bad situation - don't undersestimate the obligations for the ambitious to get that full time job and out of the schools - that is the big enchilada. On the other hand, can you blame some people for joining Unity to give them an extra layer of perceived or real protection?<br />We saw certain strong Unity schools - like Maxwell and Grady kept open- while Jamaica which was a base for ICE - closed. Not saying strict cause and effect -- but I do wonder just how many schools with Unity CLs were closed.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-83423577652026763472015-04-26T00:36:21.218-04:002015-04-26T00:36:21.218-04:00James, Unity CL'S and delegates are in it for...James, Unity CL'S and delegates are in it for more than just the free trips that the UFT offers them, they get protection from abusive principals and preferential treatment in their schools if they collaborate with the admin. BPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com