Mulgrew Preps UFT Members to Expect Healthcare Premiums
This afternoon, Michael Mulgrew publicly withdrew his support for ongoing negotiations with the City RE changes to the healthcare provided to UFT members. You can read his letter to Harry Nespoli, chairman of the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC), which states as much, here. This letter was also linke
UFT Delegate Assembly, 6/12/2024, Unofficial Minutes:
Moment of silence for Marjorie Stamberg. Note: I was commuting by bike during the president’s report, so I listened in, but can only summarize what was said until about 6:00 PM. If another NAC member comes through, I will add more detailed notes later. Basically, Mulgrew tried to sum up the year b
UFT Executive Board holds series of low-turnout votes without debate.
This Monday, 6/10/24, is the final executive board meeting for the 2023-2024 school year. As is customary, that meeting is an executive session, which means it’s private (no minutes), though in the past we’ve gone out of session to do some orders of business (including a resolution last year). F
NAC/UFT Meeting Tonight at 5:30 PM
UFT members – New Action / UFT will have our last general meeting of the school year this Tuesday, June 4 at 5:30. We will discuss various updates, including healthcare and numerous UFT elections. If you are not already on our email list and want to be sent a zoom link, please sign up as [&hel
UFT Executive Board Minutes 6/3/2024
Summary/Analysis: Informal Executive Board Minutes follow Mike Sill chairs. Open Mic: none. Minutes approved: approved (see below in appendix) Staff directors report: Shanker scholarship dinner tomorrow, first book event Saturday on Cooper Street in Brooklyn, Secretary Soiree, Juneteenth walk. Quest
NAC General Meeting, 6/4 at 5:30 PM
UFT members – New Action / UFT will have our last general meeting of the school year this Tuesday, June 4 at 5:30. We will discuss various updates, including healthcare and numerous UFT elections. If you are not already on our email list and want to be sent a zoom link, please sign up as [&hel
New Action /UFT Flyer, May DA
New Action/UFT …a caucus of the United Federation of Teachers 615 77th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11209 New Action.org Facebook: UFT/New Action Caucus May 2024  
UFT Election Season is Upon Us, Apparently – DA Minutes 5-22-2024
Summary/Analysis: We’re back in election season, apparently, so expect a Unity show from here on out. After hearing one of the longest president’s reports all year, something often done to monopolize time and keep non-Unity business to a minimum, we heard UFT Welfare Fund Director, Geof Sorkin,
Why the UFT endorsed an architect of Tier 6 – UFT Executive Board Minutes 5/20/24
Summary/Analysis: Two NAC members—myself included—and one MORE member spoke out against the UFT’s apparent endorsement of Micah Lasher, a former Bloomberg operative and charter champion who Bloomberg himself lauded as an architect of Tier 6. I wrote an article about this in greater depth here.
The UFT has an Endorsement Problem
The UFT has a major endorsement problem. In the past, I’ve written recollections and critiques of the usual process. In City elections, small, appointed groups of UFT members/staffers speak to the candidates and select one (sometimes two) to endorse. Later, the Executive Board rubber stamps these