New Action Meeting, Oct 9th
September 30, 2024 Dear New Action Member and Friends, Hold the date – Wednesday, October 9 – for our first general membership meeting of the newschool year. Our special guest will be Bennett Fischer, newly elected chair of the RetiredTeachers’ Chapter (RTC) of the UFT. Bennett will update
Curriculum, Healthcare, and Budget: 9-23-24-UFT Executive Board Summary, Analysis, and Minutes
For the full informal minutes, see below. No open mic speakers. Minutes: approved. Reports from Officers Mike Sill: Just talking to Nick Bacon about this – we jointly motivated a resolution about this. High School discontinuances. If you get discontinued in community school district, can change li
Welcome Back!
Dear UFT Chapter Leaders, Delegates, and Activists, Welcome back! The New Action/ UFT caucus is a network of union-proud organizers, and we want to make sure you know about us. Our caucus is the oldest progressive opposition caucus in the United Federation of Teachers – in existence since the mid
UFT Townhall 9/17/24 – Notes and Analysis
Major Takeaways from Tonight’s Town Hall (semi-minutes, unofficial, with some notes, mostly in italics):
UFT Executive Board Minutes 9/9/24
Summary/Notes: Last night was the first UFT executive board of the 2024-2025 school year. This will be the last year that the current 102 executive board members, elected in the 2022 citywide UFT election, will serve their posts (except for those who are re-elected of course). A new election is to t