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Don't Sit and Wait for Mulgrew and Minions

Call to action! We need a deal with Sloan Kettering ASAP. - Repost from Arthur Goldstein, Union Matters

Aug 15

Union Members Should Demand the New York Health Act

By Richard N. Gottfried, former New York State Assembly Member and sponsor of the New York Health Act

Aug 7

58:32

Conversations with Marianne Pizzitola and Jim Vail

Episode Summary

Aug 7 •

If the UFT Secretary and Staff Director is on the board of the Medicare Rights Center, what went so wrong?

Mulgrew's henchman, LeRoy Barr, sits on the board of the Medical Rights Center that advocates for traditional Medicare over much-maligned, controversial…

Aug 6

FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHICH LEGISLATORS BENEFIT MOST FROM OUR UNIONS? – PART III (DAVID GINSBERG)

By David Ginsberg

Aug 7

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UFT: Are you ready to lose GHI-CBP?

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Statement from Bennett Fischer, Chapter Leader Elect of the UFT Retired Teachers Chapter

Jun 24 • Bennett Fischer

Op-Ed: How the Proposed Contract Attacks Our Pension and Healthcare Benefits

Jun 20, 2023

UFT's Mulgrew caught in another 'BIG LIE' at yesterday's Retiree Teachers Chapter (RTC) meeting

Oct 27, 2023 • Educators of NYC

FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHICH LEGISLATORS BENEFIT MOST FROM OUR TEACHER UNIONS? - PART 2

Ginsberg of New Action-UFT caucus analyzes our union endorsements. - By David Ginsberg

Aug 1

NYC families flock to sign up for Summer Rising. They often don’t show up.

By Michael Elsen-Rooney - Chalkbeat New York

Jul 30

MORE’S HEALTH JUSTICE WORKING GROUP RESPONDS TO UFT LEADERSHIP’S CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEW YORK HEALTH ACT

MORE-UFT's Health Justice Group responds to Mulgrew and Unity UFT leadership's pushbacks. As Unity-UFT continues to go against the will of our union…

Jul 26

FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHICH LEGISLATORS BENEFIT MOST FROM OUR TEACHER UNIONS? - PART I

David Ginsberg of New Action-UFT caucus analyzes our union endorsements. - By David Ginsberg

Jul 25

Ban Cellphones in NYC Schools?: Educators & Parents Speak Out

EPISODE SUMMARY

Jul 15 •

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I'm Baaaack - Norm almost breaks Medicare after 15 days at MSK Hospital for Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

THE UFT HAS AN ENDORSEMENT PROBLEM

Educators of NYC

UFT Retiree & Para elections are now in full swing! Two GOTV virtual town halls scheduled for today.

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The Wire: Powered by Educators of NYC

The Wire: Powered by Educators of NYC

Educators of NYC is a community of NYC public school educators. We are reimagining better public schools for ALL, together. Our priorities are - Equity & Justice, Democracy, Accountability, Responsiveness, Unionism, Professionalism & Pedagogy.

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Talk Out of School: NYC new math curriculum & the Common Core standards

Leonie and guests, Bobson Wong and Tom Loveless, discuss issues with the new mandated math curriculum in NYC public schools. ** Correction - audio now…

Jul 15

I'm Baaaack - Norm almost breaks Medicare after 15 days at MSK Hospital for Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

Repost from EdNotes blog - ednotesonline.blogspot.com/

Jul 12 •

TOP-DOWN, SCRIPTED CURRICULUM MANDATES ARE A DISASTER FOR OUR SCHOOLS

Repost from StrikeHot - strikehot.morecaucusnyc.org

Jul 11

Randi Weingarten says teachers are ‘frustrated’ with NYC’s reading curriculum mandate

By Alex Zimmerman - Chalkbeat New York

Jun 29

Statement from Bennett Fischer, Chapter Leader Elect of the UFT Retired Teachers Chapter

A response to UFT prez Mulgrew’s announcement that UFT will withdraw its support of City's Medicare Advantage plan and from the ongoing negotiations on…

Jun 24 •

Bennett Fischer

Press Release: ICE-UFT Demands Transparent and Efficient Ballot Count and Reporting Results by the American Arbitration Association (AAA)

New York, NY – The Independent Community of Educators within the United Federation of Teachers (ICE-UFT) is demanding that the American Arbitration…

Jun 13

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