tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post4782008181142260581..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: CLOSE LOOK AT CITY BUDGET PROVES ICE RIGHT ON 55/25-55/27 GIVEAWAYJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-73580610719260329832008-03-07T14:11:00.000-05:002008-03-07T14:11:00.000-05:00What do Randi and Joel have in common? No teachin...What do Randi and Joel have in common? No teaching experience (stop with the subbing for 6 months). Issues with democracy and rule-breaking. News spinning. Excessive spending (check online<BR/>LM2s). Should I continue? It's embarrassing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-51052831657751422342008-02-23T18:35:00.000-05:002008-02-23T18:35:00.000-05:00Who are you? The person who made the last comment...Who are you? The person who made the last comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-38828894779522703252008-02-22T18:01:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:01:00.000-05:00"And what about those poor substitute teachers bei..."And what about those poor substitute teachers being subjected to that horrible computer registry? Who's negotiating a better contract for them? <BR/>..Well, I guess, I am? At least I hope so!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-76618257560386292862008-02-16T18:20:00.000-05:002008-02-16T18:20:00.000-05:00From a press report on 55-27.Calling it a "win-win...From a press report on 55-27.<BR/><BR/>Calling it a "win-win for everybody," the mayor insisted the measure will actually save the city money by allowing the schools to replace higher-paid senior teachers who retire with lower-paid younger ones. <BR/><BR/>"Our total costs will be lower from this," Bloomberg said. <BR/><BR/>Need we say more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-33127553257913799792008-02-16T15:18:00.000-05:002008-02-16T15:18:00.000-05:00I can't believe these Unity folks who can't make a...I can't believe these Unity folks who can't make an argument have the nerve to post their witless put-downs.<BR/><BR/>Why can't they address the issues and how can they be expected to lead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-87875757298657747142008-02-16T05:55:00.000-05:002008-02-16T05:55:00.000-05:00UNITY followers are lemmings!UNITY followers are lemmings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-64559965161863285152008-02-15T23:13:00.000-05:002008-02-15T23:13:00.000-05:00UNITY EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP MEETING THE CHALLENGE...UNITY <BR/>EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP <BR/>MEETING THE CHALLENGES<BR/><BR/>The WEINGARTEN/UNITY TEAM safeguarding what we have...fighting for what we need...<BR/><BR/><BR/>I<BR/>C omplain<BR/>E verytime<BR/><BR/>T hey<BR/>J ust<BR/>C omplain<BR/><BR/><BR/>back to my vacationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-92034481729095849042008-02-15T19:39:00.000-05:002008-02-15T19:39:00.000-05:00Retirement incentives that give them credit for up...Retirement incentives that give them credit for up to three years of service without them having to pay extra pension contributions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-70564735501201873332008-02-15T19:34:00.000-05:002008-02-15T19:34:00.000-05:00I think LI teachers have a good pension plan. Oth...I think LI teachers have a good pension plan. Other cities around the state are allowed to take advantage of early retirement incentives. We in NYC are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-80977055903664692952008-02-15T18:09:00.000-05:002008-02-15T18:09:00.000-05:00Your Unity readers still haven't found anything wr...Your Unity readers still haven't found anything wrong with the numbers. Not a surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-68817123438750316172008-02-15T18:04:00.000-05:002008-02-15T18:04:00.000-05:00If 55-27 is so good, then why aren't the other tea...If 55-27 is so good, then why aren't the other teacher locals around the state or other unions saying, "me too?" Maybe because the deal is not such a good deal and saves the city money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-30053460794138445792008-02-15T18:01:00.000-05:002008-02-15T18:01:00.000-05:00We'd still get the pattern that other unions set, ...We'd still get the pattern that other unions set, exactly what we got and exactly what the city has budgeted for the next round of collective bargaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-29832260058405463762008-02-14T23:53:00.001-05:002008-02-14T23:53:00.001-05:00I just looked at your website and I realized that ...I just looked at your website and I realized that you guys asked "2007 contract what's the rush?" I'm so glad we got that now. Imagine if we didn't whatthat would mean to as the economy goes down. I think the rush was justified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-81857108911532591062008-02-14T23:53:00.000-05:002008-02-14T23:53:00.000-05:00I just looked at your website and I realized that ...I just looked at your website and I realized that you guys asked "2007 contract what's the rush?" I'm so glad we got that now. Imagine if we didn't whatthat would mean to as the economy goes down. I think the rush was justified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77354448511265870862008-02-14T23:21:00.000-05:002008-02-14T23:21:00.000-05:00Ice against 55/25? I'll remember that.Ice against 55/25? I'll remember that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-17922146638280048512008-02-10T14:18:00.000-05:002008-02-10T14:18:00.000-05:00The UFT take responsibility for something? That'l...The UFT take responsibility for something? That'll be the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77611264934674791172008-02-10T12:17:00.000-05:002008-02-10T12:17:00.000-05:00This plan will benefit teachers in their 50's who ...This plan will benefit teachers in their 50's who are on Tier 3 or 4 and still have many years left on their sentence.<BR/><BR/>They are willing to spend the extra bucks to get parolled early.<BR/>The others still have the right of opting out and staying on their current tier.<BR/><BR/>What this plan may wind up doing is detract an excellent pool of new teachers who can do better elsewhere. And the union will have to take responsibility for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-48388826796214383922008-02-10T09:34:00.000-05:002008-02-10T09:34:00.000-05:00When I first brought my report about 25/55 back fr...When I first brought my report about 25/55 back from the DA a friend said, “Ah, another plan to eat the young!” And there you have it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-80863697393244599132008-02-09T17:06:00.000-05:002008-02-09T17:06:00.000-05:00Of course, the city will save much more than that....Of course, the city will save much more than that. After the current crop of senior teachers reaches 55 (which includes me, assuming I can safely get through the next 8 years), who is ever going to make it to 25/55? Half of new teachers leave within five years, so their 1.85% pay cut is permanent. Of the rest, how many will be harassed or abused out of service as they approach retirement age?<BR/><BR/>With budget cuts always looming and senior teachers now a millstone around the neck of principals who have to choose between salaries and supplies, I seriously doubt that many teachers will make it to ten years longevity, let alone 27.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-39003172581344227692008-02-09T16:40:00.000-05:002008-02-09T16:40:00.000-05:00I would like to give out James article on 25/55 at...I would like to give out James article on 25/55 at my school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-73080809408028168942008-02-09T16:37:00.000-05:002008-02-09T16:37:00.000-05:00So why not oppose 55/25 as a giveback? Sellout t...So why not oppose 55/25 as a giveback? <BR/><BR/>Sellout the new hires for a gain for a few senior teachers? Please explain the strategy at work here that posits a net gain somewhere in some form for teacher unionism. <BR/><BR/>Why should the large majority of the membership support such a measure? Why aren't the opposition caucuses calling for an independent effort to oppose passage of 55/25 by the legislature? <BR/><BR/>Here's a shout out. Call your state reps and tell them you oppose this bill. Call a meeting to lay out the reasons. Send a petition to the UFT. Every sellout is masked by tradeoff or triangulation. Its never simple. Its never obvious to everyone all at once. The UFT leadership's never ending triangulation is a strategy of control that masks the direction and paralyzes its target; the members and would be opposition. Its incrementalism, like the slowly heating water that the dumb frog never jumps out of. (So much for all those education credits!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-10430712308589447032008-02-09T16:32:00.000-05:002008-02-09T16:32:00.000-05:00I'm willing to bet my first retirement check that ...I'm willing to bet my first retirement check that ICE is right and Unity was slaughtered again in negotiations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com