UFT Leadership: No, we won’t rally to stop budget cuts. 2-26-2024 Executive Board Minutes
Summary and Analysis: Informal Minutes begin Meeting starts late because LeRoy Barr and Mike Sill are both stuck in an elevator. Carl Cambria: Approval of the minutes. President’s Report: Mulgrew not here. Janella Hinds: March is Women’s History Month. Majority of union is women. We are going to
BRINGING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT: WHY THE UFT MUST SEEK CHANGES TO THE TAYLOR LAW
The Wall Street Journal declared 2023 “The Year of the Strike,” touting the successes of labor unions across the U.S. The United Auto Workers (UAW), Teamsters, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and Writers Guild of America (WGA) all earned tremendous victories for their workers. Members of the UAW, SAG
UFT – Want Tier 6 Pensions Fixed? Do More than Just Donate to COPE.
The majority of UFT members have a pension problem. Tier 6 members, who now make up most of the UFT, pay exorbitant ‘pension taxes’ in the form of over-contributions for their entire careers, while traditional Tier 4 members had stopped paying into their pensions at ten years and never at the hi
In Memoriam to James Eterno
James Eterno passed from us on February 6, 2024. He was a longtime leader in New Action and served with many of us in campaigns on behalf of UFT members. Although James left New Action he remained an ardent trade unionist; he served as a mentor to many and was involved in a profound way […]
UFT Delegate Assembly Notes 2-7-2014
Summary Analysis Informal Minutes. Moment of silence for James Eterno. Activist who bettered this union. Valentine’s month. Contract implementation – we have our contract. Tough part was it had more changes than ever before. Great, but we have a massive implementation headache. Nationally, Presi
Feb. 5, 2024 UFT Executive Board Summary/Analysis
Summary/Analysis: Informal Minutes start here: Open Mic Tracy Ruffin: CL on UWS in a co-located school, advocating against being re-sited to Ascension Catholic School on 108th Street. Another principal is adding curriculum, such as Russian, which has nothing to do with the community. Those extra pro
Fix Tier 6? Sooner than later! Don’t miss today’s webinar about the state and future of our Tier 6 pensions
RSVP, now. This “can’t miss” miss informational webinar and our call to action takes place today, Thursday, February 1, at 5:30 PM. Register now – register.newaction.org The majority of UFT members working today will retire with a ‘Tier 6’ pension. Most of us know that T