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Sunday, May 31, 2009

High School Numbers Exposed

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My colleague, Marc Epstein, exposes the suspect promotion and graduation numbers in New York City high schools in today's Daily News ....
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Friday, May 29, 2009

Guidance Counselor Wins Major Victory; Where is Our Union?

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We read with great interest the recent New York Times story about Glenn Storman, a guidance counselor at P.S.212 who won a major victory in...
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Monday, May 25, 2009

Randi Says Yes to Mayoral Control in the Post While a High School Teacher says No in the Daily News

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by James Eterno, Chapter Leader, Jamaica High School UFT President Randi Weingarten and Francis Lewis High School Teacher Arthur Goldste...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

GRIEVANCE DIRECTOR PAINTS ROSY PICTURE ON LETTERS TO THE FILE COMPARED TO THE PAST; DA REPORT PART III

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Howard Solomon is the Director of the UFT Grievance Department. He is an intelligent person whose work I generally respect. For this reason,...
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

DA REPORT PART II: RANDI'S REPORT

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UFT President Randi started last Wednesday's May DA by bringing up the staff and Chapter Leader from MS 8 in Jamaica Queens where they g...
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

DA REPORT PART I: RANDI/UNITY TAKES ICE RESOLUTION ON PROTECTING CHAPTER LEADERS & MAKES IT THEIR OWN

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You first read our resolution calling for the UFT to protect its Chapter Leaders on this blog this past Tuesday (Chapter Leaders and Rubber ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Chapter Leaders and Rubber Rooms

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As principal power has grown, the devastation of so many school chapters can be traced to intimidation of chapter leaders. When a chapter le...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS IN JOEL KLEIN'S HIRING FREEZE

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On the surface, Chancellor Joel Klein's email to principals calling for a hiring freeze on new teachers from outside the system looks li...
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Friday, May 01, 2009

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SLAMS DOE FOR REFUSING TO REMOVE “DISCIPLINARY “LETTER TO FILE

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In a strongly worded decision Justice Sheila Abdus -Salaam has criticized the DOE for its failure to remove a letter to the file and arguing...
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

FRUSTRATION COMES IN MANY FORMS

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Every teacher in New York City has felt at least some of the pain that Francisco Garabitos exhibited last Friday when he allegedly barred ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

DELEGATE ASSEMBLY REPORT; CONTRACT GOALS DISCUSSION ON GRIEVANCE PROCESS SHOWS JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

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The Delegate Assembly featured a lengthy Contract speak out highlighted by a spirited debate between UFT President Randi Weingarten and Trum...
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Cautionary Story for UFT Members

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Bronx Borough Office Admitted Blunder May Cost Teacher His Job When Scott Weill, a tenured junior high school teacher, was served with charg...
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Saturday, April 04, 2009

What to do about LIFs….sue!

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Ever since we lost the right to grieve letters in the file the UFT leadership has been quick to note that there are "so many ways"...
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