The ‘Dis-Unity’ Tactic: How UFT Leadership Took a No-Vote and Used it to tear apart a Chapter for Political Gain
Ratification votes have consequences. Yet, in the UFT, those consequences aren’t what serious unionists might expect. In most unions–unions with functioning democracies–a decisive 2:1 no-vote by membership would send a clear mandate for union leaders to go back to the bargaining table. T
NAC Updates: Caucus Meeting on August 8th / UFC Letter of Support for OT/PTs
Summer is shaping up to be a busy time for our union/caucus, as strikes and strike threats erupt around the country, while major contract battles still take place at 52 Broadway. NAC will meet as a caucus on August 8th at 3:00 PM via Zoom. We will discuss a variety of issues, including healthcare, p
Mulgrew, respect the OT/PTs ‘NO’ vote and go back to the table!
Ratification votes have consequences. Yes means ‘contract approved’, and no means ‘back to the table’ – unless you’re Unity Caucus that is. Since the birth of collective bargaining in the UFT, contracts with the City have always been decided through a voting proce
UFT Contract Update: The Numbers are Finally Here – and They’re Interesting.
Finally, after over a week of waiting, the data is out on how each title voted on the UFT contract (see also here for the 2018 comparison). Yes, we already knew that just under 75% voted yes in general, and that one division (OT/PTs) voted no. Now we know the specifics of how teachers, paras, [&hell
Mulgrew MIA as Unity Tries to Disorganize OT/PT Bargaining Unit into Revoting ‘Yes’
Something is rotten at 52 Broadway, where higher-ups seem to be orchestrating an unprecedented ‘re-vote’ on the contract for OT/PT’s, nurses, audiologists, and supervisors of nurses/therapists. They’ll do anything, it seems, to avoid doing the work of negotiating a fair deal. Some Backgrou
OT/PTs Continue to Fight for a Fair UFT Contract
On Monday, 7/10/23, when UFT leadership announced that the 2022-2027 contract had passed “overwhelmingly,” the numbers weren’t as unanimous as suggested. Reduced support for the teachers’ contract—at under 75%—meant the highest ‘no’ vote percentage for that particular contract since
2022-2027 UFT Contract Approved: An Analysis
Today, the 2022-2027 contract was ratified by a roughly 3/4 majority of voting UFT members. We have yet to see all data on divisional groups and functional chapters, some of whom were particularly ill-affected by sub-inflation pay increases and are thus expected to have closer numbers. To that end,
Judge Frank Grants TRO for Retiree Healthcare Switch
Today, Judge Lyle Frank granted a TRO which will temporarily halt the City and the MLC from switching all retirees from GHI SeniorCare to a for-profit Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan. While the case, initiated by the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees, is far from over, this is a very good om
Summer Vacation is also Discontinuance Season in the UFT
While many of us are enjoying our summers, other UFT members are in a state of panic as they receive—or expect to receive—notices of discontinuance. Discontinuances are one of the oddest and cruelest fixtures of the DOE’s employment structure. With the stroke of a pen, a single principal can d