This email was forwarded to me yesterday. I don't know what is more pathetic: Bill de Blasio's campaign for president or Michael Mulgrew's shilling for the Mayor. I didn't bother putting in the links. Sorry, if anyone's offended by that.
Dear _________,
While opponents of public education continue to attempt to undermine its successes, our New York City public schools have a story to tell that the rest of the country should hear: rising academic performance, universal pre-K and the city’s highest high school graduation rate in history.
That’s where you come in.
The Democratic National Committee raised the bar again for presidential candidates to be on the stage in the September debates. Candidates have to reach 2 percent in four approved national polls and have 130,000 unique contributions.
Until our national union, the American Federation of Teachers, makes its official endorsement, we want to make sure there are candidates in the debates who will amplify the voices of our members.
A $1 contribution to Bill de Blasio, who as mayor has made it clear that public education is an investment rather than an expense, can help ensure that voters get to hear from a candidate who has supported teachers and who initiated the nation’s largest pre-K program.
This is not an endorsement of any candidate. But I want to make you aware of how to contribute to de Blasio if you so choose.
Donate to Bill de Blasio »
See a complete list of candidates and contribution resources »
Read about the AFT endorsement process »
Sincerely,
Michael Mulgrew
UFT President
DISGUSTING! WHY IS MULGREW DO THIS? BECAUSE HE CLEARLY IS ON THE TAKE WITH THE MAYOR. MULGREWS SISTER GETS TUTORING CONTRACTS FOR HER BUSINESS WORTH MILLIONS. THIS IS WHY!!
ReplyDeleteWE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO WORKS FOR US NOT HIMSELF.
A vote for Warren Wilhelm Jr is a vote for everything we love: equity, social/restorative justice, reparations, and the search to unearth the white supremacists and implicit bias keeping us down.
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Richard A. Carranza
I wonder how much the UFT has contributed to deBlasio? How asinine is Mulgrew, that he expects hardworking teachers to throw their money away on Bill’s impossible, just because he asked? I guess the threat of charters outweighs all the horrific BS that deBlasio has let fester from the Bloomberg regime (Danielson, FSF, leadership principals, ATRs, overcrowding) as well as his own (academic fraud, no discipline, unsafe schools, cellphones, extended tenure process and rampant discontinuance). Mulgrew obviously thinks teachers are complete fools.
ReplyDeleteWe are still waiting for money from ten years ago without interest and with strings attached. How can the union expect us to contribute when we still have money deferred for so long. If he wants contributions maybe he should payoff what is remaining now, he might actually get some support.
ReplyDeleteill donate a dollar after i get my full retro and 10 years payback of the respect that i deserve
ReplyDeleteIf this isn't proof that Mulgrew is in bed with DeBlasio, I don't know what is.
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