Mulgrew MIA as Unity Tries to Disorganize OT/PT Bargaining Unit into Revoting ‘Yes’
Something is rotten at 52 Broadway, where higher-ups seem to be orchestrating an unprecedented ‘re-vote’ on the contract for OT/PT’s, nurses, audiologists, and supervisors of nurses/therapists. They’ll do anything, it seems, to avoid doing the work of negotiating a fair deal. Some Backgrou
OT/PTs Continue to Fight for a Fair UFT Contract
On Monday, 7/10/23, when UFT leadership announced that the 2022-2027 contract had passed “overwhelmingly,” the numbers weren’t as unanimous as suggested. Reduced support for the teachers’ contract—at under 75%—meant the highest ‘no’ vote percentage for that particular contract since
2022-2027 UFT Contract Approved: An Analysis
Today, the 2022-2027 contract was ratified by a roughly 3/4 majority of voting UFT members. We have yet to see all data on divisional groups and functional chapters, some of whom were particularly ill-affected by sub-inflation pay increases and are thus expected to have closer numbers. To that end,
2023-2024 Calendar ‘Fixed’ – Regardless of How You Vote on the Contract
It’s just about time for vacation. And teachers and students no longer need to dread an arbitrarily extended school year when they return. That’s because, today, sources from the DOE and UFT announced positive changes to the 2023-2024 calendar. Not to mention, in an unprecedented move, the City
UFT Contract 2022-2027: Debunking Unity’s ‘Yes Vote’ Propaganda
As can be expected in any arbitrarily rushed UFT contract ratification process, union staffers have gone into full fledged ‘yes vote’ mode, issuing some reasoned arguments, but mostly propaganda, as to why members should approve the 2022-2027 contract. In this piece, I’ll debunk some of the mo
UFT Contract Analysis: Zeroing in on Special Education. What went wrong? And what does that mean for the rest of the agreement?
If there’s any section of the contract that can help us understand if the UFT was successful in negotiations, it’s special education. The reason here is simple. It is one of the few places where UFT had some obvious leverage during this round of bargaining. Because of the many public failings ar
UFT Contract PSA: Beware of Distracting ‘Perks’
Yesterday, I analyzed most of the UFT’s new tentative agreement with the City, and was able to determine that this contract is not a deal that provides UFT members with what we deserve. Sure, there’s a lot of noise about nice bells and whistles like the ability to potentially work from h
UFT Tentative Agreement Online (Mostly) – Not as Rosy as Mulgrew’s Presentations
This morning, I published a piece analyzing the tentative agreement based solely on the promotional materials put out by Michael Mulgrew. This afternoon, the MOA itself was posted, along with some appendices. At one point there was a message that appendices were still being added. It’s unclear
Examining the 2023 UFT contract draft – a ‘tentative’ analysis
There’s a tentative contractual agreement between the UFT and the DOE that will soon be sent out for ratification. Before I give my complete take on it, I’ll need to actually see it. I can’t yet of course. Even though I’m on the much touted ‘500-member negotiating committee,’ the executi