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
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
UFT Leadership Gets a C-….And That’s with Grade Inflation…
Every teacher has had that student, happy to coast by doing the bare minimum, but with so much potential. These can be the most frustrating and gratifying students in the class. Their comments in class are solid, but their homework is inconsistent. Their tests and quizzes are passable, but their pap
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
No Response on Healthcare News- UFT Executive Board Meeting, 1/8/2024
Summary/Minutes: Official minutes approved. Open Mic: A chapter leader spoke about Israel and Gaza. Reports LeRoy Barr: 2 petitions sent to executive board members that we’d like members to sign – 1 on the right to shelter and 1 on (stopping) the budget cuts. State of state tomorrow – Mulgrew
UFT Leadership – Before You Sue Someone in Our Name, Ask.
Today, ‘the UFT’ took a position against congestion pricing, which, if introduced, would force hefty tolls for drivers entering Manhattan anywhere in a zone that runs from upper Midtown to the Financial District. I (Nick Bacon, not necessarily New Action) happen to agree with the stance, which I
With time running out to reverse budget cuts, UFT leadership opts to mobilize lawyers, but not members.
Over a month ago, I penned a piece entitled “The UFT Must Mobilize Immediately to Fight Budget Cuts.” I argued that, with draconian budget being forced through, we had to specifically mobilize UFT members and not just rely on the usual non-militant methods. Despite Mulgrew’s rhetoric of going
UFT Town Hall Analysis, Summary, and Informal Minutes, 12/19/2023
Summary/Analysis: For those of us who go to lots of meetings, the notes from tonight look very similar to the most recent executive board meeting and the Delegate Assembly before it, though the details on budget cuts were a bit more specific. Unfortunately, while there is more detail about our schoo
Pension News / Data on Abusive Admin- UFT Executive Board 12/18/2023
Summary/Analysis: Tonight was a quick meeting. Turnout was low – a combination, I think, of the mayoral control hearing in Queens and weather-induced work-from-home decisions for some UFT staffers. Most of the news came in the question period when Tom Brown answered my inquiry about the new pensio
Mulgrew’s Healthcare Presentation was Bologna – Here’s an Analysis
At this week’s DA, Michael Mulgrew put forth a used car salesman pitch presentation about why our healthcare is about to change. His speech itself is in my minutes, and the PowerPoint that displayed behind him can be found here. There wasn’t much new here, and my most recent article on hea