Winter is Here
As the hyper-contagious and vaccine-resistant Omicron variant overtakes Delta as the dominant strain in New York City, COVID-19 is poised to spread in our schools like never before. In response, our union leadership is offering up the Mayors’ promise for extra testing, more staff in the situation
Mulgrew’s Delayed Response
Today on television, UFT President Michael Mulgrew made a statement about COVID in our schools. Why did it take him so long to come forward? In the last five days alone there were over 3,000 cases of infection in the schools. In just one day -on December 16 there were a total of 571 confirmed c
New Action Member Speaks out on COVID Safety
If you read OSHA’s mission statement you will discover that this governmental agency was set up to ensure the workplace is safe for all. While doing my research it was not clear whether or not our unsafe schools (in case you forgot, Covid is rampant in our schools) was covered by OSHA. However
The Crisis in the UFT Explained with a Bit of Help from Joe Hill
The Crisis in the UFT Explained with a Bit of Help from Joe Hill It is often said that our union, the UFT, is the strongest union local in the country. It wields influence in Albany, Washington and beyond. Due to its large numbers it plays an outsize role within the AFT and by extension […]
United for Change Statement on COVID and ‘Top’ Candidate List
New Action is proud to be part of the United for Change slate this year, a coalition of opposition caucuses running against Unity. Please see the attached link for our response to Mulgrew’s failure to act on Omicron. Oh yeah, and the candidate list for ‘top’ positions! tinyurl.com/
UFT Silent on COVID 19
Yesterday, New Action chapter leaders and delegates (along with our other friends from United for Change) showed up at the DA ready to ask questions about COVID-safety and motivate a resolution about healthcare (among other things). We weren’t given the chance to speak there, so see our literature
13 Reasons Why We Should Have An Electronic Voting Option In the Spring UFT 2022 Elections – even if Mulgrew And Company Want To Stop You From Having It.
Yesterday, Michael Shulman spoke at the Executive Board meeting in favor of electronic voting. The Unity-controlled board voted it down. Please read Daniel Alicea’s article below (of Educators of NYC) for reasons why we need electronic voting this year. https://educatorsofnyc.substack.com/p/
Is APPR a Public Health Hazard?
Is APPR a Public Health Hazard? Even on a good day, our APPR system is heavily flawed. During a pandemic, it’s frankly a public health hazard. As all teachers who have worked in an NYC school anytime in the last decade knows well, lectures are out, and groupwork is in. Though we can debate t
Blue Senate
It is urgent that we take advantage of this moment of financial improvement in New York State and the change in the political landscape in Albany. We should not wait for the next contract period in to see changes that are crying out for improvement. Teacher Evaluation – The current teacher eva
New Action to Run Slate in Spring UFT Elections
Priority Issues Fight administrative abuse – Defend Chapter Leaders, Probationers, and ATRs Last year NEW ACTION and MORE brought Chapter Leader after Chapter Leader up to UFT Executive Board meetings to speak up against the 200 or so Principals and Administrators who are making life hell for