Friday, May 30, 2014

CUOMO LOSES MOVEON POLL 73%-27% BUT GETS WFP NOD

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By close to a three to one margin , NY members of MoveOn.org want to see a progressive alternative to Andrew Cuomo for governor.  The Wor...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

SBA AD NOTES NYC's $4 BILLION SURPLUS

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Our union colleagues at the Sergeant's Benevolent Association are emphasizing the city's $4 billion surplus in their new radio ad t...
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Monday, May 26, 2014

NY TIMES COVERS CONTROVERSY OVER UFT CONTRACT BUT BARELY MENTIONS ATRS

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There is an article in today's NY Times about the UFT contract ratification vote.  Actual real life teachers who are voting against the...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

THE PERILS OF THE ATR by LYNNE WINDERBAUM

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This extremely powerful piece was written by retired Bronx High School District Representative and as far as I know Unity Caucus member Lynn...
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LONG ISLAND EDUCATORS PROTEST AGAINST CUOMO IN MELVILLE

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There was a tremendous vibe outside the the State Democratic convention in Melville yesterday as Arthur Goldstein and I joined what looked l...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

HOW TO VOTE NO ON ANOTHER SUBSTANDARD UFT CONTRACT

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For those who want the Mulgrew spin from his internet meeting yesterday, here it is at Capital New York .  This part struck me on...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

APPEAL TO KEEP JAMAICA HS GOING OFFICIALLY REJECTED BY CHANCELLOR

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We interrupt our non-stop coverage of the proposed UFT contract (at least partially) to bring you some other education news.  Jamaica High S...
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FINAL MOA CONFIRMS: NO INTEREST ON OUR LOAN TO CITY; RETIREES MOVE TO HEAD OF PAYBACK LINE; CITY HAS FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO GET RID OF US; HEALTHCARE STILL A MYSTERY

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In bold below is much of the first two pages of the final Memorandum of Agreement between the UFT and the City/Department of Education that ...
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Friday, May 16, 2014

SBA LEADER SAYS MULGREW OUT OF HIS MIND FOR NEGOTIATING SUBPAR CONTRACT!

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Sergeant's Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins told Capital New York the following concerning the proposed UFT contract: “I ...
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MORE DEFENDS ATRS; UNITY CONTRACT DOES NOT

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Quick Facts About the Proposed Contract

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

TWU LOCAL 100 V UFT PROPOSED CONTRACTS

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No need for much editorializing here: the facts speak for themselves on a comparison of UFT and transport Workers Union Local 100 (city bus ...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Mulgrew Admits He'll Leave Critical Issues to Others in Proposed Contract

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In an amazing admission our UFT president was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article yesterday that a critical issue, the definition of ...
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LONG TIME UNITY CHAPTER LEADER OPPOSES CONTRACT

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WHY I OPPOSE THIS CONTRACT PROPOSAL I have seen more than a few contracts in over 30 years as a UFT member. I have been elected city-wide...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

MORE CONTRACT INFORMATION SESSIONS

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  and come out for the Take Back Our Schools rally on May 17!                          ...
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

STATE POLITICAL TIDE TURNING IN OUR FAVOR SO VOTE NO ON NYC CONTRACT THAT CONTINUES TEACHER BASHING

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I keep hearing that some teachers are afraid to vote no on the contract because they think that in the context of the anti-union and anti-te...
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Friday, May 09, 2014

Health Care Benefits Under the New Contract Proposal: Betting on the Unknown

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In his hour long spin at the DA in which he attempted to extol the virtues of our new contract proposal, Michael Mulgrew made certain th...
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