tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post5541186707670160212..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: IDC TO DISSOLVE Jeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-42273129663217518802018-04-05T19:21:54.021-04:002018-04-05T19:21:54.021-04:00Can you help with your contacts RBE?Can you help with your contacts RBE?James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-38947273778223093282018-04-05T17:21:56.110-04:002018-04-05T17:21:56.110-04:00The Nixon attack on TWU was, in part, aimed at TWU...The Nixon attack on TWU was, in part, aimed at TWU's coziness with Cuomo (which is why they got decent contracts compared to the other unions who negotiated w/ Cuomo, like PEF) and TWU's aggressiveness against de Blasio (they ran ads against him that appeared to come straight from Cuomo.)<br /><br />I agree the attack was short-sighted - if Nixon wants rank/file support, she shouldn't be attacking unionized workers. She has created a serious problem for herself with a few union members I know because of this and let's be honest, she needs every vote she can get.<br /><br />Yes, the evaluation law can be changed at any point. Cuomo shoved it into the budget a few years ago to force Assembly Dems to accept it, however, so putting things some parties don't want in the budget in order to get them makes for good strategy. Simcha Felder has used that strategy to fight regulation for yeshiva schools, for example, and has held up the budget a few times. I think the budget was the perfect place to get APPR unspooled, but alas, it wasn't done because the UFT doesn't care about this issue and without serious pressure from UFT leadership, Assembly Dems are not going to force changes through. Cynical take, I know, but having watched Albany closely since I became a teacher 17 years ago, I fear that this is so. Nonetheless the petition is a great idea in order to show the hostility people have for APPR. The more pressure on the UFT, the better.RBEhttp://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-17369072916630722452018-04-05T16:24:01.969-04:002018-04-05T16:24:01.969-04:00Hell yes James! Spreading the word with the petiti...Hell yes James! Spreading the word with the petition. This is the biggie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-45059422189706539772018-04-05T16:06:51.235-04:002018-04-05T16:06:51.235-04:00Nixon saying workers must make sacrifices to updat...Nixon saying workers must make sacrifices to update subways was not a good move RBE. It is always interesting reading your insights. Wish your blog was posting.<br /><br />As for evaluation law, it can be changed during this legislative session in June when many laws are passed. Let's double our efforts on the petition.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-12296038791136515192018-04-05T14:09:53.248-04:002018-04-05T14:09:53.248-04:00Can the APPR law still be changed this year or is ...Can the APPR law still be changed this year or is it a done deal for now? The petition is to kill it has been growing daily. Anybody with info please chime in! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-67988413718967927842018-04-05T14:02:16.698-04:002018-04-05T14:02:16.698-04:00It means nothing because it comes after the budget...It means nothing because it comes after the budget season, charters got what they wanted in the budget and no changes were made to APPR (remember that it was shoved through in the budget initially, so the budget was a good place to undo it.)<br /><br />This IDC move is coming from fear Cuomo has over the Cynthia Nixon challenge (he has been desperate in the days after her announcement, which has led to missteps like Chris Quinn calling Nixon an "unqualified lesbian" and Cuomo making a "Jews can't dance" joke at a fundraiser.) He has also been pulling out all the stops w/ endorsements (Gillibrand, 32BJ, Elton John) months before the actual primary. He fears that Nixon can force a really close race here and end any semblance of a reason for his 2020 White House pipe dream. <br /><br />In addition, the IDC move comes from fear IDC members have that they're going to get knocked off in primaries (all but one IDC member have serious challengers.)<br /><br />Cuomo and his IDC pals made this deal in order to try and take some pressure off themselves in September primaries, but also to give the unions cover to either stay out of the primary fight (as the UFT did by voting down the anti-IDC reso at the last DA) or to back incumbents (as 32BJ already did w/ its Cuomo announcement today.) Even in a post-Janus world, the union GOTV matters in Democratic primaries.<br /><br />For years, Cuomo and the IDC have kept the GOP in power in the state Senate because their hedge fund, real estate and charter school backers wanted it that way. This disband does not change those priorities for either Cuomo or the IDC - they are still criminals beholden to their donors. It just means they have to make some cosmetic changes to survive the current anti-IDC, anti-Trump times.<br /><br />Don't be surprised if Klein doesn't try to whack Stewart-Cousins post November and grab the leadership position. Some observers more knowledgeable (and cynical) than I say that is what he is engineering here, with this move.<br /><br />All I know is, nothing changes in how the IDC must be approached now. As many IDC members as possible must be defeated in primaries and Cuomo must be forced to run the race of his life against Nixon. I dunno if she can actually beat him (the union heads will try and GOTV for Cuomo and pull him over the finish line) but she sure can do serious damage to him.RBEhttp://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com