tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post2171117667966460024..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: CHICAGO TEACHERS AGREE TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON TEACHINGJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-25315623712400957562021-02-11T09:49:50.802-05:002021-02-11T09:49:50.802-05:00Shelley, I am not pro-CTU here.Shelley, I am not pro-CTU here.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-32248789396005361042021-02-11T06:57:03.770-05:002021-02-11T06:57:03.770-05:00The numbers James provides, and the pro-CTU slant,...The numbers James provides, and the pro-CTU slant, his bias is obvious as he has been advocating that the UFT could be Chicago (CTU) even as this is neither possible nor desirable, should be scrutinized. At the end his post, James is an apologist for the CTU and their betrayal of the workers. The vote was just north of 50% of eligible voters. Why so many, 20% did not vote needs to be analyzed. why so many turned and abandoned the fight needs to be evaluated. <br /><br />As I said previously, a vote doesn't make the process democratic. <br /><br />What went down in the so-called vote? How was it conducted? Why the low participation rate when the stakes are so high? <br /><br />We need to consider the sway of the leadership and the pressure of the AFT, and the democratic machinery, the rush and pressure of a Sunday meeting, where rank and file were silenced, the chat was shut down, and members were subjected to fear mongering sell-out by the same leadership that had been rallying them by comparing the risks to their lives to the risks faced by coal miners. <br /><br />And, what of the machines? Educators have now become dependent on machines to earn their bread. Tough these machines are now in the workers homes, where the workers live and raise their families, but where the governments and the corporate partners control access. The machines would be shut down, not by luddite workers but by the democratic government and their business partners. And the so-called union fails to see the irony. <br /><br />A sad day for all workers as the failure in Chicago will have a lasting impact on workers for decades. <br /><br />Thank whatever gods may be that I am retiring from this madness and farce. Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-22247590838540230402021-02-10T17:09:08.941-05:002021-02-10T17:09:08.941-05:00Shelly voting makes all the difference. Many of us...Shelly voting makes all the difference. Many of us will be doing so with our wallets next June.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-22448832706883312322021-02-10T16:36:12.078-05:002021-02-10T16:36:12.078-05:00Sounds about right. Add it to the list of human ri...Sounds about right. Add it to the list of human rights violations in the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-62957253458741719382021-02-10T16:34:46.411-05:002021-02-10T16:34:46.411-05:00Shelly, do you have more info on teachers, the uni...Shelly, do you have more info on teachers, the union members in CTU being silenced? Curious what happened over there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-42413600761257535992021-02-10T16:31:34.214-05:002021-02-10T16:31:34.214-05:00True that 2:11. Without the power of a vote, the r...True that 2:11. Without the power of a vote, the rank and file is weakened. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-29938662969188536622021-02-10T16:12:01.932-05:002021-02-10T16:12:01.932-05:00Just received an email from my principal that indi...Just received an email from my principal that indicated that all staff w/o accoms will be required to come into the building on April 24th to proctor the SAT. Looking forward to asking <br />UFT about this at today's DA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-48485174101273465912021-02-10T15:59:04.352-05:002021-02-10T15:59:04.352-05:00Voting on something doesn't make the process d...Voting on something doesn't make the process democratic, doesn't hide the fact that the teachers, the union members in CTU, like the teachers and members in UFT were largely ignored and silenced. <br /><br />Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-40663738047854940542021-02-10T15:28:27.747-05:002021-02-10T15:28:27.747-05:00I don't get it: Teachers that refused to work ...I don't get it: Teachers that refused to work in person are still going to be allowed to work at home? That is awesome! Why can't we have that choice here? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79546742331891147062021-02-10T14:38:25.235-05:002021-02-10T14:38:25.235-05:00Good oint on Chicago teachers voting on the deal. ...Good oint on Chicago teachers voting on the deal. C teachers didn't vote on any of Mulgrew's pandemic deals.<br /><br />International LBor Organization of the UN has already ruled that the anti-strike provisions of the Taylor Law are a human rights violation.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-15009270044482128552021-02-10T14:11:05.918-05:002021-02-10T14:11:05.918-05:00Yes, but CTU members had the opportunity to vote. ...Yes, but CTU members had the opportunity to vote. When did UFT members vote on going back to elementary or middle school? The UFT is supposed to be a union, not a dictatorship. June is coming for the UFT - Mulgrew better get his dancing shoes on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-5185089726092406562021-02-10T14:10:15.710-05:002021-02-10T14:10:15.710-05:00California had a near-universal mask compliance ra...California had a near-universal mask compliance rate, right?<br /><br />So, what explains the 1 million cases in six weeks that occurred during the holidays if masks indeed work. The Danish found out that wearing them might do exactly jack shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-68422766167794674412021-02-10T13:50:52.309-05:002021-02-10T13:50:52.309-05:00These laws that prevent workers from striking need...These laws that prevent workers from striking need to go. Straight up unconstitutional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com