ARISE Flyer; Save the Date for NAC Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23 (5:30 PM)
As the election gets underway, please take a moment to read the Politico article announcing ARISE-UFT. For those of you interested in seeing/printing out ARISE-UFT flyers for your schools, here is our most current version. Note the social media links in the Flyer, where you can follow the coalition
Brief Report of UFT Executive Board, Monday Jan. 6, 2025
Open Mic: Christina Gavin spoke about library vendor contracts that had not been renewed, which has led to serious purchasing issues – she suggested the UFT do what it could to intervene. Another Open Mic speaker spoke about how much she appreciated the new Special Education Committees that came o
Healthcare Changes Now Decided by DA! -UFT DA Minutes 12/11/2024
Summary/Analysis Mulgrew – President’s Report: Wonderful display of Christmas sweaters here. Moment of silence for Ellen Fox. National, state, city politics are in an unsettled situation to say the least. National: Biggest difference between first and second administration of Trump is that this
UFT Executive Board Minutes, 12/2/2024
Before I post the minutes, a quick reminder that Wednesday, 12/4 is the NAC General Meeting. Reach out if you need a Zoom link. Summary/Analysis Unofficial Minutes Open Mic: a CL from Staten Island spoke about an incident that shook up to community and led to organizing of teachers and students with
UFT Executive Board Analysis/Summary/Minutes, 11/18/2024
Summary/Analysis Open Mic: Matthew Labanca: Music teacher in Queens. Parents are teachers, dad was Tier 1. Entire family filled with educators, always admired. Came to NYC to pursue broadway acting, taught in catholic schools. Married my husband and it all changed. Lost my job because of who I am, s
11/13/2024 UFT Delegate Assembly Sumamry/Minutes/Analysis
Summary/analysis: Unofficial minutes Mulgrew: Sorry report was so long last time, but people come here for information. Moment of silence for deaths of several UFT activists. Teachers Choice, seems to have gotten it right. A couple of things, besides the obvious, happened on election day. Early chil
UFT Executive Board Minutes – Monday, November 4, 2024 (Submitted by Michael Shulman)
President’s Report – Mike Mulgrew expressed concerns about the national election and its impact on the schools. We must be mindful of the potential problems given the sharp divide in our society. This is true for staff as well as students. Superintendents are taking this very seriously and w
Healthcare Negotiations are Stalled?
For years now, we’ve received constant reports from Unity-elected UFT leadership that changes are coming to in-service healthcare. Those changes, though always framed positively by Mulgrew et al, were predominately meant for the purpose of cost-savings – and not the kind that members would benef
UFT Executive Board Minutes, 10/21/2024
Summary/Analysis For more updates and more specifics, see the unofficial minutes follow. Minutes approved (see appendix). President’s report: Mulgrew: Thanks Servia Silva and all they do on Strides. CL meeting, thanks those who put together. Great energy at both events. Every couple of years we ch