New Action on Factfinding – 2002
April 2002 “Pattern Bargaining to be Rejected!” It took years for New Action/UFT to convince the leadership that there was an ever-growing gap between what NYC and suburban educators earned. Eventually the concept of salary parity was accepted and became official policy of the UFT and the goal
GOING FORWARD IN 2012-2013 … OUR PRIORITIES
(from the New Action September 2012 Chapter Leaders meeting leaflet) For a printable version click Leaflet 2012 September) GETTING RID OF MAYORAL CONTROL OF EDUCATION Mayoral Control has been an absolute disaster for educators, students, parents, and our communities. Bloomberg has literally wreck
From the Archives: ANDREW JACKSON H.S. CLOSED – IS YOUR SCHOOL NEXT?
December 1993 Without any consultation the Queens H.S. superintendent and the Board decided to close the schools and “clean house” of existing staff. At the December 1st D.A., the Jackson H.S. chapter leader said “if they can do it to us, they can close any school and displace its staff withou
Mayoral Control – The Verdict is in!
(from the June 2012 Delegate Assembly) Click Leaflet 2012 June for printable version The Bloomberg/Klein years have been an absolute disaster for education, our members, our students, our parents, our communities, and our schools. For New York City educators the verdict is in – we cannot suffer t
NEW DOE OUTRAGE – “GALAXY FLAGGING”
From the May 2012 New Action Delegate Assembly leaflet. For the entire leaflet, click: Leaflet 2012 May (sign the petition against Mayoral Control, support the resolution against Stop and Frisk, and this piece) “employees who have been the subject of disciplinary action will be identified with a
Petition to End Mayoral Control
This one needs no explanation. Mayoral Control has been a disaster for students, parents, teachers, schools – even in many cases for administrators. Download the petition to add your voice, your coworkers’ voices, your neighbors’ voices. Print as many as you like. Completed petitio
New Action Call for Justice for Trayvon Martin
from the April 2012 New Action Delegate Assembly leaflet: Leaflet 2012 April On March 26, 2012, New Action leaders on the UFT Executive Board put our union on record, calling for justice for Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman, a “neighborhood watch volunteer” admitted he shot and killed 15 year o
OPPOSE THE NYPD’S “STOP AND FRISK” PRACTICES
From New Action’s April 2012 Delegate Assembly leaflet: Leaflet 2012 April Since 2002 the number of NYPD stops of African-Americans and Latinos has jumped nearly 700%. In 2011 685,000 stop and searches were conducted by the NYPD. As today’s resolution states,“87 percent of the people sto
TEACHER DATA REPORTS – TIME for DIRECT RESPONSE
New Action/UFT …a caucus of the United Federation of Teachers PO Box 180574 North Richmond Hill, NY 11418 http://newaction.wordpress.com/ March 2012 TEACHER DATA REPORTS – TIME for DIRECT RESPONSE Bloomberg can point a finger at the courts and say they did it. But the publication in the media ha
End Mayoral Control; We need a day of solidarity; Beat back Tier 6
From the February 2012 New Action Delegate Assembly Leaflet. For the original leaflet, click: Leaflet 2012 February New Action/UFT …a caucus of the United Federation of Teachers PO Box 180574 North Richmond Hill, NY 11418 http://newaction.wordpress.com/ February 2012 TIME TO CALL FOR AN END