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Press release: Mulgrew’s Election Tactics Spark Legal Consequence
After notifying UFTers in December that May election will take place via mail-in ballots, Mulgrew changes rules midstream to include “second vote…
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
ABC Weekly Update - Week of 4/21
Get Out the Vote for A Better Contract
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
Mixed messages from Unity
Mulgrew's Very Smart People claim they can help the paras, but retirees can piss right off.
Published on Union Matters • 
We’re Not Falling Behind—We’re Being Held Back by Unity’s Mindset
While UFT members struggle paycheck to paycheck to keep up with the skyrocketing cost of living in the NYC area and pay more out of pocket, Unity…
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
The Promise We Must Keep: Why Retiree Healthcare Is the Heart of Our Union’s Future
The people who built our union are being pushed into Medicare Advantage — with the UFT’s help. If we don’t stop this now, we’re next.
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
No Cookies for Ballots...
...as Unity wants live voting, but only in their offices and gala events.
Published on Union Matters • 
Paraprofessionals Need a Full Duck
Unity won't even give them a bill.
Published on Union Matters • 

March 2025

Fighting for Real Pay That Keeps Up With the Cost of Living - A Better Contract
A real plan for fair pay starts with building union power, not gimmicks or givebacks.
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
Unity Caucus and their Scripted Delegate Assembly
It's time for genuine democracy in our union. Our voices matter. Vote A Better Contract.
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
Real Change Comes from Real Organizing: How ‘A Better Contract’ Candidates Delivered for NYC Math Teachers
By Racquel Blair McPherson, UFT Vice President of Education Candidate – A Better Contract!
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
Mulgrew and Unity's TIER 6 BIG LIE: "We were caught by surprise in 2012 when 'Cuomo created Tier 6 in the dead of the night’."
The truth: Mulgrew and his Unity Machine, did nothing to STOP Tier 6. They rolled over when it was proposed in 2011. And when it was finally enacted in…
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
Why is Hochul seeking to UNDERFUND our pensions in her latest executive bill? Are we seeing a sequel similar to Medicare Advantage?
Where is UFT leadership on this significant issue? Have local unions made a deal to mortgage retiree benefits once again ?
Published on A BETTER CONTRACT - UFT MEMBERS • 
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