FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHICH LEGISLATORS BENEFIT MOST FROM OUR UNIONS? – PART II (David Ginsberg)
This article is the second installment in a multi-part series. For the first installment, see here. Every two weeks, union dues and voluntary COPE donations come out of the paychecks of more than 100,000 active UFT members. Millions upon millions of dollars of our hard earned money go to maintaining
FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHICH LEGISLATORS BENEFIT MOST FROM OUR UNIONS? – PART I (David Ginsberg)
Every two weeks, union dues and voluntary COPE donations come out of the paychecks of more than 100,000 active UFT members. Millions upon millions of dollars of our hard earned money go to maintaining, strengthening, and empowering our union each year. In fact, the UFT “does not use any unio
Mulgrew Preps UFT Members to Expect Healthcare Premiums
This afternoon, Michael Mulgrew publicly withdrew his support for ongoing negotiations with the City RE changes to the healthcare provided to UFT members. You can read his letter to Harry Nespoli, chairman of the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC), which states as much, here. This letter was also linke
Congratulations, Retiree Advocate!
Saturday, June 15, 2024 Dear New Action Retiree and In-Service Supporter, You’ve probably heard by now that yesterday WE WON AN HISTORIC VICTORY! Retiree Advocate scored a landmark upset by defeating Unity Caucus by a vote of 17,226 to 10,114 or 63% to 37%. We want to first and foremost congra
UFT Delegate Assembly, 6/12/2024, Unofficial Minutes:
Moment of silence for Marjorie Stamberg. Note: I was commuting by bike during the president’s report, so I listened in, but can only summarize what was said until about 6:00 PM. If another NAC member comes through, I will add more detailed notes later. Basically, Mulgrew tried to sum up the year b
UFT Executive Board holds series of low-turnout votes without debate.
This Monday, 6/10/24, is the final executive board meeting for the 2023-2024 school year. As is customary, that meeting is an executive session, which means it’s private (no minutes), though in the past we’ve gone out of session to do some orders of business (including a resolution last year). F
NAC/UFT Meeting Tonight at 5:30 PM
UFT members – New Action / UFT will have our last general meeting of the school year this Tuesday, June 4 at 5:30. We will discuss various updates, including healthcare and numerous UFT elections. If you are not already on our email list and want to be sent a zoom link, please sign up as [&hel
UFT Executive Board Minutes 6/3/2024
Summary/Analysis: Informal Executive Board Minutes follow Mike Sill chairs. Open Mic: none. Minutes approved: approved (see below in appendix) Staff directors report: Shanker scholarship dinner tomorrow, first book event Saturday on Cooper Street in Brooklyn, Secretary Soiree, Juneteenth walk. Quest
NAC General Meeting, 6/4 at 5:30 PM
UFT members – New Action / UFT will have our last general meeting of the school year this Tuesday, June 4 at 5:30. We will discuss various updates, including healthcare and numerous UFT elections. If you are not already on our email list and want to be sent a zoom link, please sign up as [&hel
New Action /UFT Flyer, May DA
New Action/UFT …a caucus of the United Federation of Teachers 615 77th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11209 New Action.org Facebook: UFT/New Action Caucus May 2024