Let’s get Ben on the ballot
Help get fellow teacher and New Action/UFT Executive Board member, Ben Morgenroth, on the ballot for the May NYC TRS board election as part of the three teacher trustees who oversee the more than $100 billion in our pension fund. Ben is supported by members across the City’s schools, across m
UFT Leadership: No, we won’t rally to stop budget cuts. 2-26-2024 Executive Board Minutes
Summary and Analysis: Informal Minutes begin Meeting starts late because LeRoy Barr and Mike Sill are both stuck in an elevator. Carl Cambria: Approval of the minutes. President’s Report: Mulgrew not here. Janella Hinds: March is Women’s History Month. Majority of union is women. We are going to
UFT – Want Tier 6 Pensions Fixed? Do More than Just Donate to COPE.
The majority of UFT members have a pension problem. Tier 6 members, who now make up most of the UFT, pay exorbitant ‘pension taxes’ in the form of over-contributions for their entire careers, while traditional Tier 4 members had stopped paying into their pensions at ten years and never at the hi
UFT Delegate Assembly Notes 2-7-2014
Summary Analysis Informal Minutes. Moment of silence for James Eterno. Activist who bettered this union. Valentine’s month. Contract implementation – we have our contract. Tough part was it had more changes than ever before. Great, but we have a massive implementation headache. Nationally, Presi
Feb. 5, 2024 UFT Executive Board Summary/Analysis
Summary/Analysis: Informal Minutes start here: Open Mic Tracy Ruffin: CL on UWS in a co-located school, advocating against being re-sited to Ascension Catholic School on 108th Street. Another principal is adding curriculum, such as Russian, which has nothing to do with the community. Those extra pro
Fix Tier 6? Sooner than later! Don’t miss today’s webinar about the state and future of our Tier 6 pensions
RSVP, now. This “can’t miss” miss informational webinar and our call to action takes place today, Thursday, February 1, at 5:30 PM. Register now – register.newaction.org The majority of UFT members working today will retire with a ‘Tier 6’ pension. Most of us know that T
Join our Tier 6 Webinar on Feb. 1 at 5:30 PM
The majority of UFT members working today will retire with a ‘Tier 6’ pension. Most of us know that Tier 6 is objectively worse than the pensions of members who started working for the City before us. But, New Action / UFT has run the numbers and it’s much worse than we realized. In this [&hel
UFT Executive Board Minutes, 1/22/2024
Summary/Analysis: Mulgrew wasn’t here tonight. Several speakers mentioned questionable implementations of DOE contracts: PDs that should be remote being in-person, teachers not sure how to fight abusive administration, and questions over excessive scheduling during Regents Week. The question o
Are they Fixing Tier 6? And other Questions – UFT Delegate Assembly Report, 1/17/2024
Summary/Analysis: Informal Minutes Mulgrew: Overview of the legislative agenda for Albany. We want everybody understand all the different aspects are working on up in Albany. It’s not just about funding. We have the Governor’s initial budget proposal came out yesterday. The mayor amended
Abusive Administration Subcommittee to Meet on Jan. 11 at 5 PM
Do you or have you ever worked at a school where all or some of your membership sees the UFT contract constantly violated, no matter how hard you fight? Do you see outspoken members given letters to file, weaponized observations, or worse? For too many UFT educators, abusive administration can make