tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post3617669740795450406..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: LABOR PROFESSOR JOSHUA FREEMAN SUPPORTS PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO STRIKEJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-24098144519254019732018-08-15T11:00:33.286-04:002018-08-15T11:00:33.286-04:00The UFT was had plenty of women during the 1960s a...The UFT was had plenty of women during the 1960s and went on strike multiple times.<br /><br />Read your history. President Charles Cogen and his main lieutenant Albert Shanker did not want a strike in 1962. Militants from the high schools Sam Hochberg and Roger Parente led a group from the rank and file who won a majority for a strike vote. The union won the strike.<br /><br />Public support for red state strikes was high in 2018.<br /><br />We have basic issues of dignity that could be strike issues today in NYC. Militancy has to come from us. Expecting it from leadership is like waiting for Batman, Superman and Spiderman to come to save you. We have the power to save ourselves if we would just get together and use it. <br /><br />All that said, I agree that under current circumstance we would never consider a strike and would lose it badly if we did. Up to all of us to change that.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-81551543607443133352018-08-15T08:22:51.828-04:002018-08-15T08:22:51.828-04:00They heave had 50 years to do something about it. ...They heave had 50 years to do something about it. I once had the audacity to ask Rona Frieser about it. All I got was silence and the hairy eyeball.<br />The red states went on strike despite their “laws”.<br />The company union sees us as sheep that are there for the fleecing.<br />Union dues are a protection racket. The racket is a scam. They only protect themselves.<br />The future is more fleecing and no strike.<br />They don’t have the stones and neither do the members.<br />No offense, ladies. <br />Any other union getting hurt like us? Females get hurt and have since time began. Pink collars and all.<br />Think that the powers that be would pull this on cops or sanitation?<br />Worst Nightmarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770425761430387632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-24824623972976829872018-08-15T00:02:58.507-04:002018-08-15T00:02:58.507-04:00Jesus H. Christ, if any of you think the UFT is wi...Jesus H. Christ, if any of you think the UFT is willing to even consider taking up a strike is a reality, well, I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. You all need to get real. The UFT is all about having a "seat at the table" with the Mayor and as such the UFT has no incentive to rock the boat. Trust me, It will be a cold day in hell if the word "strike" is even mentioned at 52 Broadway. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-52509527607873672652018-08-14T19:41:08.320-04:002018-08-14T19:41:08.320-04:00The right to strike will end all this bullshit. ...The right to strike will end all this bullshit. People will agree on the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or labor walks. Both sides will be motivated to settleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-45818481418921260722018-08-14T19:19:30.860-04:002018-08-14T19:19:30.860-04:00Ask them to take a position. Ask them to take a position. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27913310158149960282018-08-14T16:21:36.921-04:002018-08-14T16:21:36.921-04:00Does the UFT support or oppose us having the right...Does the UFT support or oppose us having the right to strike? Why haven’t they spoken up about this? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-14977593157533904912018-08-14T16:20:45.949-04:002018-08-14T16:20:45.949-04:00Up to rank and file to change that.Up to rank and file to change that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-45308385144780042762018-08-14T15:49:49.820-04:002018-08-14T15:49:49.820-04:00The municipal unions have been exposed as weak,com...The municipal unions have been exposed as weak,complacent and not what they use to be one to two generations ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-48717159037152075392018-08-14T14:15:12.503-04:002018-08-14T14:15:12.503-04:00TJL, The Taylor Law is a long statute. Some of it ...TJL, The Taylor Law is a long statute. Some of it we like. I would not repeal the entire law, just the parts that prohibit strikes. The Chief Leader covered this story too. I will try to post their take later.<br /><br />James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-40994641411378195732018-08-14T11:25:24.880-04:002018-08-14T11:25:24.880-04:00The Taylor Law and Triborough Amendment ought to b...The Taylor Law and Triborough Amendment ought to be repealed. Can it be possibly be challenged in the courts in the meantime?<br /><br />Both of these laws enable the government and Union to string all of us along ad infinitum.<br /><br />With both laws repealed, the government would have a huge incentive to come to an agreement before the contract expires. The second the government reduces benefits (the point of the Triborough Amendment) we could go on strike. Neither side would be happy and we would have on-time contracts. Good-bye 11-year delayed retro.TJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080823411092014871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-76736316000116012482018-08-14T11:24:19.514-04:002018-08-14T11:24:19.514-04:00Making striking legal should be a major priority o...Making striking legal should be a major priority of every government union in NYS.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-17023823666800316412018-08-14T11:20:02.505-04:002018-08-14T11:20:02.505-04:00Stop trying to hijack posts. It takes me a while, ...Stop trying to hijack posts. It takes me a while, but I get to them. James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-67780385945236368292018-08-14T10:57:42.420-04:002018-08-14T10:57:42.420-04:00Half of the NY Daily News staff just got canned by...Half of the NY Daily News staff just got canned by management. Makes sense that they now support the ability to strike. NYC on the other hand is the biggest municipality in the country. It makes sense that the mayor would not want a shutdown of services that would take place if strikes are legal. i not foresee the Taylor Law being changed anytime soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com