tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post1615728827091806323..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: ATRS GET PLENTY OF SUPPORT BUT NOT FROM UFT OFFICIALS (Updated)Jeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-24216749683399930522015-05-10T11:02:52.079-04:002015-05-10T11:02:52.079-04:00The last two comments show some infighting I don&#...The last two comments show some infighting I don't get. I need a scorecard to understand who is doing what. We don't like Mulgrew, Unity and New Action right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-17174123328258144552015-05-10T09:01:21.178-04:002015-05-10T09:01:21.178-04:00I don't think you've been paying attention...I don't think you've been paying attention on what's been going Anon May 10 12am. <br /><br />Actually, come to think of it, I think you've been paying very close attention to what's going on... and it's been scaring the crap out of you. ;)Francesco Porteloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249197982072281997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-22061967043303493872015-05-10T08:12:24.994-04:002015-05-10T08:12:24.994-04:00Given the alliance between Portelos/Solidarity and...Given the alliance between Portelos/Solidarity and New Action, one would wonder exactly where Portelos stands on the New Action position at this meeting? Still hoping for New Action to put him on the Unity ballot for an executive board position? Or maybe have New Action and Unity help get Solidarity on the ballot for UFT elections so as to split the vote amongst the opposition? This is a 3 act play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11009015265021533032015-05-07T21:29:15.930-04:002015-05-07T21:29:15.930-04:00No. But as co-chair I won't vote against a cau...No. But as co-chair I won't vote against a caucus position. We usually, but not always, vote together. I worded that poorly. I should have written that "since the caucus had not taken a position, each New Action member of the UFT Executive Board made up their mind individually" <br /><br />Jonathanjd2718http://jd2718.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-21414036803233347662015-05-07T10:17:52.238-04:002015-05-07T10:17:52.238-04:00We will be at the next meeting and outside the DA ...We will be at the next meeting and outside the DA on May 20th. We will be at 65 Court Street.<br /><br />I have the PERB injunction ready, but have to send Improper Practice charge. See a copy here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vrcbkh0doughdau/Final%20ATR%20PERB%20Improper%20Practice%20Complaint%20Against%20UFT%20Notarized.pdf?dl=0Francesco Porteloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249197982072281997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-56636774343625598752015-05-06T17:10:24.266-04:002015-05-06T17:10:24.266-04:00New Action representatives were free to vote their...New Action representatives were free to vote their conscience. Are you saying that once New Action takes a position, they are not free? Sounds like you have a loyalty oath like Unity. Small wonder you guys get along so well. Birds of a feather....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-66591502375426701232015-05-06T08:09:43.548-04:002015-05-06T08:09:43.548-04:00It is ironic that the best place for many to be is...It is ironic that the best place for many to be is in the ATR pool. Not a single member has been terminated for evaluative reasons as an ATR. Yes interview attendance is essential and require strict vigilance, corporal punishment is, of course, banned for all pedagogues, which leaves excessive absence and lateness as the only other reason why our ATR's are dismissed. While the governor and others are aiming their guns on our teachers, ATRs will live to fight on another day. The real question is how do we empower our union to advocate for its members in every corner of our membership? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-17488401189992852082015-05-06T07:32:22.013-04:002015-05-06T07:32:22.013-04:00James you do not realize how much of an impact the...James you do not realize how much of an impact the ATR's had on Monday. I received an email from my district rep at 7:30 pm about the meeting and the complaints levied against the union (chapter leaders NEVER welcome the ATR's, being forced to punch in and out, no one being there to help ATR's). Thank you for your hard work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-88988065335018342282015-05-06T02:47:12.453-04:002015-05-06T02:47:12.453-04:00PERB should have been contacted immediately when t...PERB should have been contacted immediately when the issue first arose, most likely in the context of filing an improper practice charge against the UFT with them.<br /><br />What's all the dilly-dallying about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-86355055861998642872015-05-05T23:07:40.320-04:002015-05-05T23:07:40.320-04:00Proud to call you my friend, James Eterno. Not muc...Proud to call you my friend, James Eterno. Not much, I know, but it's the best I can do as a retired teacher who will write a letter of support--again, hardly a meaningful response to another injustice in the Cloud-Cuckoo Land of Leroy Barr and his Kangaroo Court of Unity supporters. <br /><br />Keep the faith, Brother James and all the members of our union against whom this travesty is being enacted.Harris L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79004625636538124012015-05-05T16:22:59.713-04:002015-05-05T16:22:59.713-04:00J. Halabi- How do you account for the verbal slap ...J. Halabi- How do you account for the verbal slap in the face that I and another ATR got from one of your Executive Board members, and which I recounted verbatim?<br /><br />http://atradventures.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-new-action-delgate-defends-mulgrews.htmlBronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77479582429349833072015-05-05T15:51:07.305-04:002015-05-05T15:51:07.305-04:00Dear Mr. Halabi,
What a crock of shit!Dear Mr. Halabi,<br />What a crock of shit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41237030303797552282015-05-05T15:39:10.213-04:002015-05-05T15:39:10.213-04:00Jonathan - I saw Doug Haynes, who is an absolutely...Jonathan - I saw Doug Haynes, who is an absolutely wonderful guy, and a woman vote with us for a Chapter. Nobody else raised their hand or said anything for a no vote that I could see from where I sat. In addition, none of you called out for an abstention. Hence, my saying you guys were for Barr's report.The Executive Board has traditionally recorded abstentions for the record which you and Michael know. I was watching and listening to you guys closely as that was the only suspense in the vote. If the yes vote is to say I and the no votes say no and raise their hands and you don't raise your hand but two of the members of your caucus do, then I can reasonably conclude the rest of you did not oppose Barr. If it was more than a couple of no votes, then correct me please.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-3702009182010110532015-05-05T15:14:57.271-04:002015-05-05T15:14:57.271-04:00New Action Exec Board members were free to vote th...New Action Exec Board members were free to vote their conscience (our caucus had not taken a position on a chapter, and will be discussing it later this week), but from where I sat, none of us voted with the leadership.<br /><br />Jonathan Halabi<br />co-chair, New Actionjd2718http://jd2718.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-69277956202952696522015-05-05T13:40:18.095-04:002015-05-05T13:40:18.095-04:00Maybe an article in the AFT, with James and Leroy ...Maybe an article in the AFT, with James and Leroy presenting their arguments for and against. Could you imagine teachers throughout the US reading Barr's comments?<br />The nation would realize what the UFT has become.Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-61951229991055085982015-05-05T09:22:36.629-04:002015-05-05T09:22:36.629-04:00A hunger strike at the Exec bd? Never. The food is...A hunger strike at the Exec bd? Never. The food is too good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-62515662639918570322015-05-05T09:19:30.295-04:002015-05-05T09:19:30.295-04:00ATRs Unite: only a hunger strike or an occupation ...ATRs Unite: only a hunger strike or an occupation of 52 will advance our chapter case. <br /><br />LeRoy Barr, is there a bigger stooge in Unity? Philip Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056036270116730837noreply@blogger.com