New Action statement calls for solidarity against Bloomberg’s attack on tenure
The day before Thanksgiving, to his usual list of proposals, Mayor Bloomberg added that he had instructed the Chancellor to start using test scores in tenure decisions this year. This is the time for a united fight against this corporate mayor. President Mulgrew and the union leadership must do more
Excerpts from Bloomberg’s Speech in DC
Bloomberg launched an attack on us and our union; he attacks tenure, merit pay, seniority, ATRs. Read some excerpts here. New Action will have a fuller response after the holiday.
Negotiations – what matters most
by Jonathan Halabi Halabi is a 13-year math teacher in the Bronx. He is Chapter Leader at the HS of American Studies at Lehman College and was Deputy Chapter Leader and Delegate at Columbus HS before that. He is on the executive board of New Action/UFT and on the UFT Executive Board, as well as [&he
Our latest: Health Care, post-Election, School Aides
We’ve posted our latest leaflet, from the November Delegate Assembly. Highlights: On the UFT Resolution on Health Care: We support this… particularly… calling for a national demonstration in Washington, DC… [We] attempted to include a call for a single payer plan at the l
on The Negotiating Committee and its Executive Committee
by Jonathan Halabi Halabi is a 13-year math teacher in the Bronx. He is Chapter Leader at the HS of American Studies at Lehman College and was Deputy Chapter Leader and Delegate at Columbus HS before that. He currently serves on the executive board of New Action/UFT and on the UFT Executive Board, a
New Action Statement on the Mayoral Election
New Action is proud of the fact that we endorsed William Thompson early in the mayoral race. We distributed thousands of leaflets for Thompson in the schools, leafleted at two Delegate Assemblies, and collected nearly 150 signatures for him from chapter leaders and delegates. Our work helped make th
Negotiations 101 – a personal reminisce
by David Kaufman David is a co-chair of New Action/UFT. He currently is a member of the UFT Executive Board and is co-chair of the UFT Action Committee and an active member of the Organizing Committee. He spent most of his 35 years teaching Science at MS 135X (now Whalen Educational Campus) where he
Resolution on Health Care
New Action co-authored the UFT Resolution on Health Care this past September. We reprint the resolution with brief comments here.
On Contract Negotiations
by Michael Shulman Mike is a co-chair of New Action/UFT. A 36 year teacher and recent retiree. He was a former Vice President of the UFT from 1985-87. He currently is a member of the UFT Executive Board and is co-chair of the UFT Organizing Committee. Two things are clear in this current contract: F