tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post8825042238462375334..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: NORM SCOTT FOR EXECUTIVE BOARDJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-68824390817557513392016-10-30T15:28:23.449-04:002016-10-30T15:28:23.449-04:00Agree on Norm's value. Debate will never happe...Agree on Norm's value. Debate will never happen but it is worth noting how the election is a joke.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-82015135017289737382016-10-30T13:48:04.155-04:002016-10-30T13:48:04.155-04:00I personally wish Norm Scott the best.He is the li...I personally wish Norm Scott the best.He is the light of the world ie. the voice of reason and support to struggling teachers throughout NYC. I am testimony and proof to his ability to make you feel good although you feel like crap .Can the Magnificent 7 secure a resolution to have Norm and the other candidate debate or talk about their visions/ education philosophies as prospective Exec BD members in lieu of the president's report at the next Exec Bd meeting. Let's take the Greyhound up to Albany and get Norm on the Board of Regents ASAPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-46073137633552489522016-10-30T11:20:13.396-04:002016-10-30T11:20:13.396-04:00Thanks you guys. There are advantages to having a ...Thanks you guys. There are advantages to having a Unity control - I won't have to endure 3 years of Ex Bd meetings. If elected I may have to pull a Sherman. ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-25906387652831062662016-10-30T11:06:43.967-04:002016-10-30T11:06:43.967-04:00It is a secret ballot. That won't make a diffe...It is a secret ballot. That won't make a difference. Unity votes caucus not competence. In ten years, I only saw one Unity person vote in one of these intermediate elections for the non Unity candidate. Sandy Feldman noted it.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-30341507094431838032016-10-30T10:38:32.049-04:002016-10-30T10:38:32.049-04:00That was unity loyals That was unity loyals Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-88488100393175222742016-10-30T10:37:45.355-04:002016-10-30T10:37:45.355-04:00I agree there should be intermediate elections. Bu...I agree there should be intermediate elections. But perhaps if the exec board would vote by secret ballot, more of the Unity locals might be courageous enough to vote their conscience. Go Norm!<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79425082425291783912016-10-30T08:52:08.189-04:002016-10-30T08:52:08.189-04:00All of us from the non-functional chapter support ...All of us from the non-functional chapter support you Norm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-47349053963158088132016-10-30T08:15:34.662-04:002016-10-30T08:15:34.662-04:00Norm took on charter schools while the UFT/Unity w...Norm took on charter schools while the UFT/Unity was still pushing for them. When Unity was telling everyone parents, especially those of color ,want more "testing" and "accountability" Norm was on the forefront of organizing with parents for their children to be able to opt-out of these exams. When unity was selling us a bill of goods on how great the 2005 contract was, Norm was the one of the first to point out the looming ATR crisis. When unity has been absent from co-location battles, Norm can always be counted on to be there to speak and record the banana republic proceedings. We talk about being a union that can build coalitions, he has done so since the 1970's. He goes to the AFT as an unpaid reporter, he walks into school after school to meet with teachers and parents under attack and never gets compensated from the UFT. He is the very embodiment of what this union is supposed to be aboutMike _ MORE caucus UFTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-73466752883134175142016-10-29T14:45:03.138-04:002016-10-29T14:45:03.138-04:00On a related note, yesterday Randi Weingarten accu...On a related note, yesterday Randi Weingarten accused James Comey of "rigging an election" and subverting democracy over the HRC/email mess.<br /><br />Leaving aside the Clinton thing (which is NOT my point here)I left this for her:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/perdidostschool/status/792163105568595968<br /><br />Your post today reminds me just how good AFT/UFT leadership is at making sure "union democracy" is "Unity only."<br />reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.com