P.S. Further clarification on the UFT vote: it was not actually a vote on a resolution. It was a vote on an amendment to a resolution about the Israeli Gaza war. The amendment called for a cease fire. The amendment failed narrowly but the resolution, which was supported by the UFT leadership, passed.
Regarding the cease fire resolution at the November 15 Delegate Assembly, your report is not accurate. The resolution did come to a vote. It lost narrowly, and after that, there was a walk out by members who had agreed previously if the resolution did not pass, they would walk out.
I don't think it is difficult for the UFT to stay on the sidelines at all. It's a union to protect the rights of teachers and students. It's not a union to make demands over an issue that has not had a solution for well over 50 years.
Reading this I couldn't help but think what percentage of those claiming their rights to protest were suppressed who also were perfectly fine with co-workers losing their careers for refusal to take a Covid shot. I don't necessarily agree with the group I speak about, but do think they have a right to express their opinions and not lose their livelihood. I suppose free speech matters when it is something "we" care about.
What about an article on the City forcing retirees and their dependents into a for-profit Medicare Advantage Plan and denying them Federal Medicare with a Medicare supplement policy that they worked for and were promised.
P.S. Further clarification on the UFT vote: it was not actually a vote on a resolution. It was a vote on an amendment to a resolution about the Israeli Gaza war. The amendment called for a cease fire. The amendment failed narrowly but the resolution, which was supported by the UFT leadership, passed.
Regarding the cease fire resolution at the November 15 Delegate Assembly, your report is not accurate. The resolution did come to a vote. It lost narrowly, and after that, there was a walk out by members who had agreed previously if the resolution did not pass, they would walk out.
I don't think it is difficult for the UFT to stay on the sidelines at all. It's a union to protect the rights of teachers and students. It's not a union to make demands over an issue that has not had a solution for well over 50 years.
Reading this I couldn't help but think what percentage of those claiming their rights to protest were suppressed who also were perfectly fine with co-workers losing their careers for refusal to take a Covid shot. I don't necessarily agree with the group I speak about, but do think they have a right to express their opinions and not lose their livelihood. I suppose free speech matters when it is something "we" care about.
What about an article on the City forcing retirees and their dependents into a for-profit Medicare Advantage Plan and denying them Federal Medicare with a Medicare supplement policy that they worked for and were promised.