Why doesn’t UFT leadership want us to have the right to strike?
At last week’s DA, James Cole of MORE proposed an amendment to a resolution celebrating the UFT’s 60th anniversary. Had it passed, the amendment would have added language that recognized the role of striking in the formation and early success of the UFT. More controversially, it would have also
UFT Leadership to Members: CityMD Copays should be $400; we’re better off without the right to strike. Notes on the 3-15-2023 Delegate Assembly.
Quick Summary/Analysis: Big news tonight on healthcare. Mulgrew not only justified our new $100 copays to CityMD, but said if he had the power, he’d make it $400. Not sure teachers and paraprofessionals agree there, but hey, read the minutes and see what you think. Kate Connors had an extremely in
Notes on the UFT February Delegate Assembly (2-15-2023)
Summary/Analysis The President’s report was similar to that given two days ago at the executive board. Same with the Secretary’s report. Still worth a look. Questions: There were only three questions tonight (really two). Most of the time was eaten up by one question – really a planted stateme
Notes from November DA – UFC High School Executive Board Authors first Resolution with UFT Leadership
This was a fairly straight forward DA. Opposition got in a good question on healthcare–raised by a MORE Chapter Leader–but of course weren’t called on to do our healthcare resolution. The full minutes are here. What stands out is that, while UFC and Unity would probably never colla
Unpacking the October, 2022 Delegate Assembly
On October 12th, the UFT had its first DA of 2022. James Eterno at ICE-UFT has published detailed minutes, so I’ll focus on a few points of analysis. Protest Outside: People on the phone missed out on the biggest part of the DA – hundreds of retirees protesting the UFT and MLC’s in
April DA, 2022 – The Bizarro DA
It’s late, and I’ve got campaigning and packing left to do before a much needed Spring Break, so I’ll keep this short. James Eterno has already posted comprehensive minutes for those who want to see more detail. So, just some comments from me. We got what appeared to be a UFC-infor
Resolution on encouraging broad discussion
Resolution on encouraging broad discussion (presented at the 12/16/13UFT Exec Board. Tabled. This resolution would change the rules of the Delegate Assembly so that if the question was called before there had been a speaker against, the chair would ask for a speaker against before preceding to a vot
Our latest: Health Care, post-Election, School Aides
We’ve posted our latest leaflet, from the November Delegate Assembly. Highlights: On the UFT Resolution on Health Care: We support this… particularly… calling for a national demonstration in Washington, DC… [We] attempted to include a call for a single payer plan at the l