tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post5074969369331497546..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: MORE NEW CONTRACT CRITICISMJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-89511203221463934242018-10-31T19:06:00.273-04:002018-10-31T19:06:00.273-04:00The union's failure to protect their senior te...The union's failure to protect their senior teachers is disgraceful and for the UFT to allow Tweed to practice ageism in the teacher removal process is aiding and abetting the DOE practice of age discrimination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8747191475574083822018-10-29T20:18:45.297-04:002018-10-29T20:18:45.297-04:00For paras who have more than 15 years of service, ...For paras who have more than 15 years of service, how do the changes in longevities affect them?Quinn Zannonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298967285306844168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-88676499146219429972018-10-29T20:18:09.083-04:002018-10-29T20:18:09.083-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Quinn Zannonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298967285306844168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79671605686306747882018-10-28T16:59:39.377-04:002018-10-28T16:59:39.377-04:00Veteran teachers and ATRs are being harassed throu...Veteran teachers and ATRs are being harassed through 3020A hearings to retire or resign. Most of the time these charges are only an excuse to push older teachers out. Most of the time these charges do violate tenure rights by not being voted in Executive Session of the PEP (Article 2A of Education Law 3020A). Only the PEP can determine probable cause. The UFT, and NYSUT will look the other way, and will blame each other. They are openly pushing experienced teachers out the system with the compliance of the UFT, and by violating our due process. This has all been planned for a long time by relaxing the rules, and making it easier for supervisors to abuse the system. Remember the UFT negotiated in a secret deal to have ATRs observed without having any assigned classes in 2014. Now even a roving ATR Field Supervisor can recommend termination since 2016. This is not a fair game anymore. They can start targeting anyone with no consequences if they are acting in bad faith. They will target anyone outspoken first, and they will go after you until they finish the job. The observation process is being manipulated in a way that a good lesson can turn into a bad one because the UFT will not challenge unfairness, further more they are not following on legitimate grievances. It is shameful to see so many teachers in their 50s, and 60s in the rubber room. All this is happening while they hire less qualified, and inexperienced teachers because of Fair Student Funding agreed by the UFT in 2007. It is just a matter of time before they will start targeting you. It is open season, and these supervisors have a blank check to go after ATRs. Once they start targeting you they will continue, and it does not matter if you had 20 years or more of satisfactory service. Even the arbitrator will be pressured to rule for your termination because the DOE will not hired him back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-48381028226965818352018-10-28T16:39:49.997-04:002018-10-28T16:39:49.997-04:00Our Union is a complete disgrace for allowing its ...Our Union is a complete disgrace for allowing its more experienced teachers to be targeted because they became expensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41619616015453075372018-10-27T16:59:29.575-04:002018-10-27T16:59:29.575-04:00They need to stop targeting older teachers, and th...They need to stop targeting older teachers, and the UFT needs to do their job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-63083014055083101282018-10-26T22:44:52.013-04:002018-10-26T22:44:52.013-04:00Nothing, our UFT likes corruption and harassment.Nothing, our UFT likes corruption and harassment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-56052937927592374772018-10-26T18:56:45.118-04:002018-10-26T18:56:45.118-04:00What are they doing with corrupt Principals like D...What are they doing with corrupt Principals like Dwarka?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41638897422923377142018-10-26T09:00:27.672-04:002018-10-26T09:00:27.672-04:00My wife helped me come up with the 25 bullet point...My wife helped me come up with the 25 bullet points. She is definitely very active. The MORE people on their site like Dan Lupkin and others are active too. The generalization, is just not accurate.Chaz is not retired either nor is Portelos. All recommended a no vote.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-34010596160393595582018-10-26T08:47:04.775-04:002018-10-26T08:47:04.775-04:00Eterno retired, Scott retired pushing a No
In serv...Eterno retired, Scott retired pushing a No<br />In service ... Goldstein , Shirtzer, Halabi voting Yes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-84250280303250490242018-10-26T07:55:20.938-04:002018-10-26T07:55:20.938-04:00How can you say most of the bloggers are retired. ...How can you say most of the bloggers are retired. Think again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-78529837706737086132018-10-26T07:35:29.794-04:002018-10-26T07:35:29.794-04:00People are mixed up because most of the bloggers p...People are mixed up because most of the bloggers pushing a No vote are retired and they can even vote. People are reaching for a reason to say No to this contract. It cant be compared to the 2005 or 2014 Contracts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-37014586255369040212018-10-26T07:02:14.455-04:002018-10-26T07:02:14.455-04:00What was worse negotiating, the 2014 uft deal o th...What was worse negotiating, the 2014 uft deal o the iran deal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-73931762951761100162018-10-26T04:57:15.830-04:002018-10-26T04:57:15.830-04:00Same failed policies, and the same corruption.Same failed policies, and the same corruption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-34621424251172565832018-10-25T23:10:48.147-04:002018-10-25T23:10:48.147-04:00You have it mixed up. Retirees DO NOT vote for the...You have it mixed up. Retirees DO NOT vote for the contract . They DO Vote in the Election for UFT Officers, Executive Bd and Convention delegates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-45670103008085635892018-10-25T23:03:42.973-04:002018-10-25T23:03:42.973-04:00Retirees never vote on contracts. I've been on...Retirees never vote on contracts. I've been one for 17 years. I observed the contract vote count in 2014 -- the only place they can rig it is on the school level and I imagine some Unity CLs may do that by voting for people not interested. But unless it is close no way that makes a difference.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54320635280802357292018-10-25T19:50:16.804-04:002018-10-25T19:50:16.804-04:00Can anyone comment on a statement that my chapter ...Can anyone comment on a statement that my chapter leader made ... retiree's not voting on the contract this time, agreed by 'union'? I said, I'll believe it when I see it and wrote the blog name for c leader to enlighten his/her knowledge of the union. Kudos if he/she is reading this. Contracts always pass because of the rigged retiree vote. Comments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-39200780088232130732018-10-25T18:46:27.341-04:002018-10-25T18:46:27.341-04:00How unfair is it to observe a teacher in a classro...How unfair is it to observe a teacher in a classroom of strangers, with no ownership of their grades, and no idea how much rigor to put into a lesson since the ATR has no idea of the students’ academic ability? ATRs should vote NO to this nonsense. We should be evaluated when we have our own classes,. and when we are evaluated under the same system like the rest of the teachers. They should stop giving blank checks to supervisors coming with an agenda. We are the ones paying UFT dues. It is time for the UFT to treat us with respect. It is time to end the apartheid system based on age. The UFT has no right to make secret deals behind our backs, and not negotiating in good faith. The proposed new contract continues with the same apartheid system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-85747475175508800422018-10-25T16:34:24.214-04:002018-10-25T16:34:24.214-04:00In 95, we protested the proposed contract every mo...In 95, we protested the proposed contract every morning for a month with pickets and chants between 8 and 8:30 AM. This was in the middle of the south Bronx and many of the neighboring schools were doing the same. I had real probability of being laid off, but being treated fairly was more important. All these years later and things are worse, but I don't see the outrage - even from the most ill treated. I expect the contract will pass with a score that could easily get even Mulgrew into Bronx Science.Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-13576193781812126952018-10-25T15:41:18.465-04:002018-10-25T15:41:18.465-04:00There's too many clueless teachers. That's...There's too many clueless teachers. That's why UFT keeps pushing the same harmful agenda. They know there will be minimal pushback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-44168759260550075562018-10-25T12:50:14.321-04:002018-10-25T12:50:14.321-04:00Mulgrew should be an ATR, and he should be harasse...Mulgrew should be an ATR, and he should be harassed by a Field Supervisor observing him out of license and in classes of students he met for the first time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-46324493008071617952018-10-25T08:53:39.138-04:002018-10-25T08:53:39.138-04:00This contract does nothing to combat administrator...This contract does nothing to combat administrators without a conscience. <br /><br />This contract does not take away the open market. <br /><br />This contract is below cost of living. <br /><br />No one knows about medical givebacks. <br /><br />Mikey ‘givebacks’ mulgrew and Randi ‘things are great’ weingarten have killed this profession long term. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-16124713544938962982018-10-25T08:32:37.724-04:002018-10-25T08:32:37.724-04:00"How unfair is it to observe a teacher in a c..."How unfair is it to observe a teacher in a classroom of strangers, with no ownership of their grades, and no idea how much rigor to put into a lesson since the ATR has no idea of the students’ academic ability? It is just age discrimination. Older teachers are discriminated, and harassed in NYC"<br />Quite possibly the most insane treatment of employees I have ever seen with regard to treating ATR teachers with this sick observation of people who are down right now because their school closed. Who treats its employees like that? WHo are these people? Are these still the insane bloomberg klein people still keeping this sick way of observing our atrs??<br />Shame on NYC and shame on the system for implementing a gottcha mentality to its most treasured employees...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-12011974677459067402018-10-25T08:20:39.725-04:002018-10-25T08:20:39.725-04:00 How unfair is it to observe a teacher in a classr... How unfair is it to observe a teacher in a classroom of strangers, with no ownership of their grades, and no idea how much rigor to put into a lesson since the ATR has no idea of the students’ academic ability? It is just age discrimination. Older teachers are discriminated, and harassed in NYC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-62682005940456747412018-10-25T04:32:22.036-04:002018-10-25T04:32:22.036-04:00In the 90's I was one of those young teachers ...In the 90's I was one of those young teachers threatened with layoffs and still voted no. I know a crappy deal when I see one. Although I'm retiring soon enough for none of this to have much of an effect on me (increased healthcare concessions will eventually hit retirees once active members have been totally screwed), I voted NO yesterday in support of the teachers in my school who keep themselves informed (helathcare costs will increase, raises do not keep up with inflation, Danielson still in play and no language regarding maximum number of observations) and do not want this contract passed. Roseanne McCoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com