The End of the Rubber Rooms
In September there will be no rubber rooms. The time-frame for adjudicating all cases, old and new, is greatly reduced. This is a victory! This agreement directly benefits those members who are in the Temporary Reassignment Centers now and ultimately all UFT members. The threat to send teachers to t
UFT Elections – the members win!
Michael Mulgrew was elected President to a three-year term this week by an overwhelming majority (91%). New Action’s bipartisan program proved decisive in providing Mulgrew with the largest margin of victory in memory. The members appreciate the strong first year Mulgrew has had, and his willing
Vote for New Action surges; Mulgrew wins big
New Action’s vote total more than doubled among Functionals, and jumped a startling 61% overall. The raw totals and percents increased in every division. Based on preliminary results, New Action’s vote total increased from 3500 to 5500, while Unity’s increased from 35,200 to 40,400
UFT suit against school closings successful
The UFT suit blocking Chancellor Klein’s 19 school closings next year received a favorable decision today. The judge ruled that the PEP votes were null and void, and that the DoE could not close Jamaica, Columbus, Robeson, Norman Thomas, New Day, Metropolitan, SCRL, MABL, Beach Channel, Maxwel
ICE’s Dark, Hidden Secret
New Action has a record of accomplishment. ICE has a track record that they don’t want you to know about! From July 2004 through June 2007 ICE was on the UFT Executive Board. ICE has kept this fact a secret and out of their literature because in the three years that they were in a […]
VOTE NEW ACTION
New Action is the oldest and most responsible opposition caucus in the UFT. We recognize that there is a crisis for our members brought on by the corporate takeover of education. For years New Action has been organizing and mobilizing the membership to fight and win benefits for UFT members New Acti
NEW ACTION SLATE 2010
OFFICERS President Michael Mulgrew Wm. Grady HS Secretary Paul Millstein Canarsie HS, Retired Assistant Secretary Carol Widom PS 219K Treasurer Ronald Leung Fort Hamilton HS Assistant Treasurer Anna Maria Thomas HS of the Arts VP, at Large Gregory DiStefano Tottenville HS, Retired VP, Special Educat
Meet some of our candidates
Bruce Rajswasser (VP, CTE) Teaching 20 years, Specialties Entrepreneurship,Robotics. Active in Robotics in the NYC/NJ Area. National Foundation for Teaching Entreprenuership Teacher of the Year, College of Staten Island Alumni Hall of Fame. Chapter Leader, Tottenville Francisco A. Peña (at large)
SOME ISSUES TAKEN UP BY OUR NEW ACTION/UFT EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
WHAT NEW ACTION HAS DONE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP SINCE 2007 September 2007 New Action challenges the “for profit” merger of GHI/HIP September 2007 New Action speaks for resolution supporting Jena 6 September 2007 Conducts a New Action survey on problems unique to campus schools cont
New Action…part of the solution!
New Action… we’re not Unity… Unity failed to endorse Bill Thompson for Mayor. Unity supported mayoral control of education. Unity has failed to unionize charter schools. Unity has failed to challenge hundreds of abusive administrators. Unity failed to create a membership that is in