UFT Executive Board Minutes, 12/2/2024
Before I post the minutes, a quick reminder that Wednesday, 12/4 is the NAC General Meeting. Reach out if you need a Zoom link. Summary/Analysis Unofficial Minutes Open Mic: a CL from Staten Island spoke about an incident that shook up to community and led to organizing of teachers and students with
Election Update and Nac General Meeting on Wednesday, 12/4/24
New Action members and supporters, We are writing you this post to update you with some good news: we, New Action, are in the final stages of forming a slate in conjunction with our caucus partners, Retiree Advocate and the Movement of Rank and File Educators. Working with these groups, and with al
UFT Pension Options and Tax Deferred-Annuity (TDA) Workshop Minutes – 11/14/23
Unofficial Minutes – for official pension information, contact a pension rep (some contact info is included below) UFT Pension Services Look for articles in New York Teacher Schedule a pension consultant phone: 212.331.6311 Attend pension/BERS workshops Retiree Toolkit: Upcoming events W
UFT Executive Board Analysis/Summary/Minutes, 11/18/2024
Summary/Analysis Open Mic: Matthew Labanca: Music teacher in Queens. Parents are teachers, dad was Tier 1. Entire family filled with educators, always admired. Came to NYC to pursue broadway acting, taught in catholic schools. Married my husband and it all changed. Lost my job because of who I am, s
11/13/2024 UFT Delegate Assembly Sumamry/Minutes/Analysis
Summary/analysis: Unofficial minutes Mulgrew: Sorry report was so long last time, but people come here for information. Moment of silence for deaths of several UFT activists. Teachers Choice, seems to have gotten it right. A couple of things, besides the obvious, happened on election day. Early chil
UFT Executive Board Minutes – Monday, November 4, 2024 (Submitted by Michael Shulman)
President’s Report – Mike Mulgrew expressed concerns about the national election and its impact on the schools. We must be mindful of the potential problems given the sharp divide in our society. This is true for staff as well as students. Superintendents are taking this very seriously and w
Healthcare Negotiations are Stalled?
For years now, we’ve received constant reports from Unity-elected UFT leadership that changes are coming to in-service healthcare. Those changes, though always framed positively by Mulgrew et al, were predominately meant for the purpose of cost-savings – and not the kind that members would benef
UFT Executive Board Minutes, 10/21/2024
Summary/Analysis For more updates and more specifics, see the unofficial minutes follow. Minutes approved (see appendix). President’s report: Mulgrew: Thanks Servia Silva and all they do on Strides. CL meeting, thanks those who put together. Great energy at both events. Every couple of years we ch
UFT Election Season is here – UFT DA Notes, 10-16-2024
Summary/Analysis: Mulgrew said it himself – it’s election season. Of course, he used this phrase to mischaracterize the speech of retirees who had just won a completed election to control the UFT’s Retired Teachers Chapter (RTC). No slate, in fact, has been announced to run against Unity this
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