Discontinued?
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the June 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: June 2014 Leaflet Front and back During the last decade under the Bloomberg / Klein administration principals have been given much greater power and autonomy. As we know too well, many pri
Restore Our Parking
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the June 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: June 2014 Leaflet Front and back In 2008, Bloomberg eliminated traditional parking passes for teachers. Other agencies had “park anywhere” passes, and there were reports of abuse. But
Transferring? Know Before You Go
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the June 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: June 2014 Leaflet Front and back Due to school closures, myriad mini-schools opening, and the creation of the ATR pool, more UFT members have needed to transfer in the last few years, incl
CONTRACT RATIFIED- WE CANNOT WAIT FOUR MORE YEARS!
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the June 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: June 2014 Leaflet Front and back Over 90,000 UFT members voted on the new contract proposal. 77% approved it. However, there are issues in the schools not addressed by the contract. And wh
Time to Fix School Parking
Of all the evil Bloomberg perpetrated on the NYC school system, and on us, the teachers, screwing with our ability park is pretty far down the list. But the symbolism was immense. The City gained absolutely nothing by taking away many of our parking permits, no spaces were freed up for other purpose
The Cost of Lowering Class Size
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the April 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: April 2014 Leaflet Front 2014 and back Lower class size is often at the top of the list when members are asked what changes could improve schools. There is more than one way to get this d
Abusive? Unqualified? Both? – The Office of Adult and Continuing Education
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the April 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: April 2014 Leaflet Front 2014 and back Most New Yorkers are unaware that thousands of adults across the City attend free ESL, GED, and job training programs run by the NYC Office of Adult
Contract Vote – Why the Rush?
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the May 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: March May 2014 Leaflet Front 2014 Leaflet Front and back New Action believes this contract- any contract- should be the subject on discussion at every school in NYC. At the UFT Executive Boa
UFT Executive Board Resolution: Election of District Representatives
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the April 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: April 2014 Leaflet Front 2014 and back The following is drawn from a resolution, motivated by New Action’s Jonathan Halabi at the Executive Board meeting of April 7, 2014. Before any di
LET’S WORK WITH DE BLASIO TO PUSH OUR PRIORITIES
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the March 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: March 2014 Leaflet Front and back The election of Bill de Blasio and the appointment of Carmen Fariña opens the possibility of correcting 12 years of Bloomberg’s destructive policies.