tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post3516882021792728528..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: UFT-DOE THROW SENIOR TEACHERS IN PHASING OUT SCHOOLS UNDER THE BUSJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-64279596213429045132013-09-08T11:23:31.715-04:002013-09-08T11:23:31.715-04:00That is harsh.That is harsh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11109842764463635602013-09-08T08:07:44.009-04:002013-09-08T08:07:44.009-04:00Uft=Ba'ath partyUft=Ba'ath partyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-59434385520801791202013-09-05T22:04:41.836-04:002013-09-05T22:04:41.836-04:00The sell-out described in the above article, writt...The sell-out described in the above article, written by James Eterno, exposes how our UFT leadership practices ‘business unionism,’ relegating teachers, students, parents to the last place when addressing questions of negotiations. <br /><br />Why is this happening? Because this ‘business unionism’ trains cadre to see the world from the perspective of the boss, in other words, they follow the path of power to protect corporate interests. Our union leaders see themselves as protecting an institution that is controlled from the top. They are not trained to defend the interest of the teachers, the students, an the advancement of a genuine course of education. These leaders only know to “give a little-get a little’ negotiation process. <br /><br />This is why the movement of rank and file teachers is so important and must defend education in the name of the teachers, students and parents.<br /><br />The second reason why our union leadership can not represent the rank and file is because most of these leaders benefit from salaries and privileges way above those of the average teacher. Sadly, the union bureaucrats begin to see themselves as more informed, more knowledgeable, higher on the pecking order, and finally with more in common with the bosses and higher ups, with the likes of Bloomberg and company. <br /><br /> Instead of building on our numbers, power, and strength they make us view ourselves as powerless, meek, and willing to accept the meager crumbs while accepting tremendous pressures, constant increases in workloads, larges class sizes, and TESTING results linked to our professional evaluations.<br /><br />The need for an independent rank and file movement cries out to make the connections to the social realities outside our schools buildings as well. Many students have little support in their homes because parents working one/two low paying jobs. Nourishing meals and safe housing are hard to come by for many students. Don’t these conditions come into our classrooms each day? <br /><br />We need to build a strong, powerful, diverse, non-sectarian fighting Union, with proportional representation of Black, Latino, White, Asian men and women. The leadership of the rank and file must reflect that as well. There is power in our numbers , there is power in our abilities, there is power in our work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-57106569326498557052013-09-05T14:55:53.847-04:002013-09-05T14:55:53.847-04:00The union leadership has conducted themselves in a...The union leadership has conducted themselves in an unethical way by amending our expired contract without a vote from the rank and file. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-34599180396262972832013-09-03T19:45:56.412-04:002013-09-03T19:45:56.412-04:00No wonder no word of this was provided! It would ...No wonder no word of this was provided! It would have been very, very difficult, even for the spinmeisters, to provide a positive spin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54718649277281611822013-09-02T21:42:20.003-04:002013-09-02T21:42:20.003-04:00Great Work James in keeping us informed!Great Work James in keeping us informed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8479366725729178042013-09-02T20:45:58.919-04:002013-09-02T20:45:58.919-04:00Is there anything in writing on this.Is there anything in writing on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-42837959174914784082013-09-02T20:02:28.407-04:002013-09-02T20:02:28.407-04:00I hope this isn't a prelude to that.I hope this isn't a prelude to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-31251527845586427702013-09-02T17:14:38.223-04:002013-09-02T17:14:38.223-04:00So will the UFT sell out the ATRS once again when ...So will the UFT sell out the ATRS once again when its contract time and put a time limit on how long we can be ATRS and then we are laid off? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77418821720646484772013-09-02T16:44:56.131-04:002013-09-02T16:44:56.131-04:00How can this be stopped if the UFT has turned on i...How can this be stopped if the UFT has turned on its members??<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com