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New Action filed petitions last Thursday to qualify for the ballot in the upcoming UFT elections.
New Action is running a full slate. The New Action slate includes officers, and Exec Board for each division: high school, middle school, elementary school, and functional. There are also Exec Board at large, and additionally NYSUT and AFT delegates.
New Action cross-endorsed current president Michael Mulgrew. Also, Unity and New Action each are cross endorsing each others’ 3 high school division Exec Board candidates. And Unity cross-endorsed 5 New Action at large Exec Board candidates.
New Action holds 8 of the 89 seats on the current Exec Board.
Last week Chancellor Klein instructed principals to use student test scores for granting tenure to teachers.
This is another example of how the Mayor and Chancellor have declared war against the UFT. From the Mayor’s speech in Washington, DC last fall, attacking ATRs, against tenure, and tying teacher evaluation to student test scores to his recent threat to layoff 8,500 teachers all show his hostility to the union and union members. And now Joel Klein, once again, blatantly and arbitrarily violates all norms of working in a collaborative manner with our union.
New Action has been calling for a campaign to get rid of Chancellor Klein–isn’t it time to move full speed ahead with those plans?
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