UFT Contract 101: What makes a giveback a giveback?
Unless negotiations between the UFT and the City completely break down, all indications suggest that a tentative contractual agreement is near. United for Change, of which New Action Caucus is a member, published a combined list of five demands we need met before voting yes. I wrote a piece detailin
UFT Contract: There’s a 0% chance we vote yes to 3%!
Inflation is out of control. Educators, who have never made enough to begin with, know this acutely. We feel it while stocking up at the grocery store and while searching for even the most modest apartments. We feel it while trying to buy a used car or while saving for the college education of our [
UFT Members: How to transfer on Open Market and not end up with an abusive administration
It’s late May and slowly but surely, positions are starting to list on the DOE’s Open Market system. UFT members can use this system to seek out transfer opportunities within the NYC public school system. Teachers who do this keep their pay, seniority, and tenure (as long as they work under
NAC / UFT Meeting on Tuesday, May 30 at 5:30 PM
The New Action Caucus of the UFT will convene a meeting on Tuesday, May 30th at 5:30 PM via Zoom. With contract and healthcare changes imminent, we’ll strategize our next steps. To ensure that you get a Zoom link, email Michael Shulman.
UFT Members – Why is UFT Leadership Misleading us on Contract? – Executive Board Minutes, 5-22-2023
Quick summary/analysis: Tonight, UFT leadership disappointed many rank-and-file attendees when it came to contract. UFT leadership has been misleading us about something big, effectively lying (at least organizationally), and making us ask ‘why?’ and ‘what else isn’t being sh
UFT: Let’s Fight for the Contract We Deserve
On Wednesday, May 24th, our union will hold what is likely to be the UFT’s final organizing action for the 2023 contract. Members will assemble at five sites (one in each borough) to rally for a fair agreement. I am hopeful that attendance will be good – not just by staffers, but by regular rank
The Contract Looms: UFT Delegate Assembly, 5-17-2023
Summary/Analysis: There was a packed agenda at the May DA. I can only offer a few words of summary and analysis, as my own schedule is equally packed. Here that goes. Outside the DA, volunteers from United for Change handed out flyers with our five big demands before we concede a yes vote for any [&
UFT Contract Update: Countdown for ‘Chump Change?’
It seems like everywhere we’re getting signals that UFT leadership is readying for contract ratification. To get a ‘yes vote’ though, they’ll need membership to agree – whether it’s a good deal or not. And that work needs to start now – before we see the details and have second thought
The UFT Endorsement Process: A Recollection and Critique
Last night, the UFT Executive Board approved the second and last round of City Council endorsements (full list at bottom of this article). While I did not agree with every name on the list, this time I can at least say that I was a part of the process. On Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, I […]
Imminent UFT Contract? Healthcare Alternatives, and More: UFT Executive Board Minutes 5-8-2023
Summary/Analysis: I’m getting home a bit late tonight, so just some quick notes/analysis. Open Mic Peter Lamphere: Good evening Executive Board members and UFT siblings… I recently had a second child and have come to even more appreciate the value of our hard-won health care benefits. Not