New Action/UFT Endorses Michael Mulgrew for President
We are proud to support a real teacher for UFT President. Michael Mulgrew worked for 9 years in the classroom. He understands that even as pay has improved, working conditions have deteriorated. In his short tenure as UFT President he has: Sued Joel Klein and the DOE over their failure to reduce cla
Position Paper December 2009
A New Action paper briefly reviews the conditions we currently face: Educators are under attack. … decrease in the effectiveness of the UFT to counter the power of the DOE. … a young, new workforce … a lack of connection to unionism. … … corporate model… top-d
New Action statement calls for solidarity against Bloomberg’s attack on tenure
The day before Thanksgiving, to his usual list of proposals, Mayor Bloomberg added that he had instructed the Chancellor to start using test scores in tenure decisions this year. This is the time for a united fight against this corporate mayor. President Mulgrew and the union leadership must do more
Negotiations – what matters most
by Jonathan Halabi Halabi is a 13-year math teacher in the Bronx. He is Chapter Leader at the HS of American Studies at Lehman College and was Deputy Chapter Leader and Delegate at Columbus HS before that. He is on the executive board of New Action/UFT and on the UFT Executive Board, as well as [&he
Our latest: Health Care, post-Election, School Aides
We’ve posted our latest leaflet, from the November Delegate Assembly. Highlights: On the UFT Resolution on Health Care: We support this… particularly… calling for a national demonstration in Washington, DC… [We] attempted to include a call for a single payer plan at the l
on The Negotiating Committee and its Executive Committee
by Jonathan Halabi Halabi is a 13-year math teacher in the Bronx. He is Chapter Leader at the HS of American Studies at Lehman College and was Deputy Chapter Leader and Delegate at Columbus HS before that. He currently serves on the executive board of New Action/UFT and on the UFT Executive Board, a
New Action Statement on the Mayoral Election
New Action is proud of the fact that we endorsed William Thompson early in the mayoral race. We distributed thousands of leaflets for Thompson in the schools, leafleted at two Delegate Assemblies, and collected nearly 150 signatures for him from chapter leaders and delegates. Our work helped make th
Negotiations 101 – a personal reminisce
by David Kaufman David is a co-chair of New Action/UFT. He currently is a member of the UFT Executive Board and is co-chair of the UFT Action Committee and an active member of the Organizing Committee. He spent most of his 35 years teaching Science at MS 135X (now Whalen Educational Campus) where he
On Contract Negotiations
by Michael Shulman Mike is a co-chair of New Action/UFT. A 36 year teacher and recent retiree. He was a former Vice President of the UFT from 1985-87. He currently is a member of the UFT Executive Board and is co-chair of the UFT Organizing Committee. Two things are clear in this current contract: F
Resolution on Agreement Securing Pension Benefits and Ending Two Work Days Before Labor Day
On Monday, June 22, 2009 the UFT’s Executive Board overwhelmingly approved a resolution that created a new pension tier (of poorer quality) for future UFT hirees. It also, effective immediately, ended the requirement to report to work on the two days before Labor Day. New Action/UFT enthusiastical