tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post5318942062050255974..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: ICEBLOG STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH WASHINGTON TEACHERS ON STRIKEJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11703140647123900392015-09-18T14:44:20.595-04:002015-09-18T14:44:20.595-04:00Norm--If Jia is the candidate and given we have fo...Norm--If Jia is the candidate and given we have footage of her Washington, DC testimony, that could put it over the top.<br /><br />James--you left out some very important social justice factors that were part of the Seattle teachers negotiations besides testing. This is one contract where students and parents win too!! (see Ravitch for more info).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-7124174080342938792015-09-14T08:59:30.121-04:002015-09-14T08:59:30.121-04:00I'm not saying that grassroots challenges aren...I'm not saying that grassroots challenges aren't valuable, only that a visible and viable alternative to Unity would provide a context in which a dispirited rank and file could begin to move forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11520923069006871602015-09-14T00:54:54.674-04:002015-09-14T00:54:54.674-04:00I disagree Anon 11:46 - it is not about a credible...I disagree Anon 11:46 - it is not about a credible opponent but about building from the school levels up to challenge Unity every day, every month, every year, not every 3 years. As long as Unity has chapter leaders and other people in the majority of the schools without anyone to push back the elections every 3 years reflect that fact. Look at some of the school standing up to support Seattle - not very many but some signs that something is stirring at the rank and file level in schools where there are people to raise these points and engage in an active refutation of the distorted world Unity is selling where they are blameless.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-68007296703888004522015-09-12T23:46:00.355-04:002015-09-12T23:46:00.355-04:00To anon 1:41: I agree that our membership suffers ...To anon 1:41: I agree that our membership suffers from apathy and inertia (and perhaps a touch of mental incapacity) but if no credible opponent steps up to challenge the present UFT leadership, we run the risk of having this same conversation (and quandary) three years from now. We certainly don't have confidence in our leadership, except for a high degree of certainty that they will sell us out "for a seat at the table" (and Lord knows what else.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-73487462032645396872015-09-12T13:41:48.435-04:002015-09-12T13:41:48.435-04:00You need people to start a movement. I don't ...You need people to start a movement. I don't want to get involved is not a movement. The teachers in Seattle have enough confidence in their union and its leadership to walk off the job. They don't here in NY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-59697238023827812842015-09-12T12:12:36.610-04:002015-09-12T12:12:36.610-04:00To anon 10AM. Jesss Hagopian represents a movement...To anon 10AM. Jesss Hagopian represents a movement and is not just acting as an individual. We need to understand that - things don't start with the individual - the individual is empowered by the movement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-48470109672447327002015-09-12T11:39:54.083-04:002015-09-12T11:39:54.083-04:00They want higher pay and a more favorable teaching...They want higher pay and a more favorable teaching environment. This is considered extreme these days. Washington is way ahead of NY.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-34425482114680430882015-09-12T10:00:21.344-04:002015-09-12T10:00:21.344-04:002870 miles away, but reading their priorities list...2870 miles away, but reading their priorities list, one can't help but marvel at how closely they track with ours. Could we get the SEA to write copy for our union's newsletter? Better yet, could we import Jesse Hagopian, and persuade him to run against Mulgrew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com