Why New Action is running with United for Change, not Unity
United for Change is the rational progressive choice in the next UFT election. New Action’s participation with this unprecedented alliance of caucuses should signal just that. New Action is the oldest existing opposition caucus in the United Federation for Teachers (UFT). We have a long history of
Some thoughts on the Spring Break Decision
On January 5th, the arbitrator reached a decision on our compensation for spring break time. For each of the seven days we worked, we will receive a ‘vacation day.’ Subject to approval from school administration, and being given ‘expedited arbitration’ if we are denied a request, we can theo
State of Schools Event this Sunday, 1/2/2022
Please join New Action, and our friends in the United for Change Coalition at our State of the Schools virtual event on Sunday, 1/2/2022 at 4:00 PM. You’ll meet many of our top candidates, who will speak to the urgent situation in our schools as Omicron spreads, along with a variety of other k
Winter is Here
As the hyper-contagious and vaccine-resistant Omicron variant overtakes Delta as the dominant strain in New York City, COVID-19 is poised to spread in our schools like never before. In response, our union leadership is offering up the Mayors’ promise for extra testing, more staff in the situation
Mulgrew’s Delayed Response
Today on television, UFT President Michael Mulgrew made a statement about COVID in our schools. Why did it take him so long to come forward? In the last five days alone there were over 3,000 cases of infection in the schools. In just one day -on December 16 there were a total of 571 confirmed c
New Action Member Speaks out on COVID Safety
If you read OSHA’s mission statement you will discover that this governmental agency was set up to ensure the workplace is safe for all. While doing my research it was not clear whether or not our unsafe schools (in case you forgot, Covid is rampant in our schools) was covered by OSHA. However
The Crisis in the UFT Explained with a Bit of Help from Joe Hill
The Crisis in the UFT Explained with a Bit of Help from Joe Hill It is often said that our union, the UFT, is the strongest union local in the country. It wields influence in Albany, Washington and beyond. Due to its large numbers it plays an outsize role within the AFT and by extension […]
United for Change Statement on COVID and ‘Top’ Candidate List
New Action is proud to be part of the United for Change slate this year, a coalition of opposition caucuses running against Unity. Please see the attached link for our response to Mulgrew’s failure to act on Omicron. Oh yeah, and the candidate list for ‘top’ positions! tinyurl.com/
UFT Silent on COVID 19
Yesterday, New Action chapter leaders and delegates (along with our other friends from United for Change) showed up at the DA ready to ask questions about COVID-safety and motivate a resolution about healthcare (among other things). We weren’t given the chance to speak there, so see our literature
13 Reasons Why We Should Have An Electronic Voting Option In the Spring UFT 2022 Elections – even if Mulgrew And Company Want To Stop You From Having It.
Yesterday, Michael Shulman spoke at the Executive Board meeting in favor of electronic voting. The Unity-controlled board voted it down. Please read Daniel Alicea’s article below (of Educators of NYC) for reasons why we need electronic voting this year. https://educatorsofnyc.substack.com/p/