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Being surreal at December UFT Retiree meeting - the Morning Joe Edition
We Have the Best Welfare Fund in the Country
NYC teachers union sues Eric Adams to halt school budget cuts
MULGREW’S UFT HEALTHCARE PRESENTATION WAS BOLOGNA – HERE’S AN ANALYSIS
Don’t Miss It! A Special 'Talk Out of School' Broadcast: Tonight at 7 PM
Don’t Throw Away the Regents Review Books Yet?
The UFT Needs Opposition Parties: Here's Why
Mayoral control comes under fire at Bronx public hearing
Michael Mulgrew Wants to Play You
Mayoral control of NYC school: good, bad or ugly
UFT Unity in Bed with Moms For Liberty? Class size, shmass size.
What Happens If Mayor Adams is Indicted for Federal Crimes?
As Israel-Gaza Activism Flares Up, NYC Labor Unions Struggle to Stay on the Sidelines
How is NYC’s literacy curriculum mandate going? Teachers feel unprepared.
Pas de Deux: The Budget Dance Begins
State of the Union Podcast 2 (Corrected link)
Mulgrew and UFT Unity, Not MLC, Initiated Health Cuts
More than 300,000 NYC Students in High-Need Schools Stuck in Oversized Classes
Now Is The Time To Fight Back, Not Give In To UFT Leadership - Part 2
Does the First Amendment Protect Teachers from Retribution for Controversial or Unpopular Speech?
Eric Adams axes $547 million from NYC Education Department budget, more cuts on the way
UFT Winter Coat and Holiday Toy Drives For Our City’s Children -- Donate, Please.
THE UFT MUST MOBILIZE IMMEDIATELY TO FIGHT BUDGET CUTS
Op-Ed: A UFT Delegate's Response to Ryan Bruckenthal of MORE
Op-Ed: Ryan Bruckenthal, UFT Delegate and Union Activist, Responds
Op-Ed: The UFT’s Democracy Said No to Endorsing MORE’s Ceasefire Amendment - We Must Respect That
Op-Ed: The UFT Must Call for a Ceasefire Now
Latest 'Talk Out of School': Houston parents fight the devastating state takeover of their schools
Board of Regents Punts the Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Graduation Measures
Introducing the Working Conditions Challenge!
UFT Unity's Medicare Sellout Violates Union Policy
Opinion: Screened Admissions Policies Only Worsen Segregation in NYC Schools
Recap of Latest News Regarding NYC Public Schools and Analysis
Out-Negotiated, Again: How Other Unions’ Recent Contracts Outperform the UFT’s
UFT--A Pretend Union with Pretend Meetings
Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
UFT's Mulgrew caught in another 'BIG LIE' at yesterday's Retiree Teachers Chapter (RTC) meeting
Mr. Mulgrew, Open up this union. End the ‘Three Men in a Room’!
Unity Caucus and Amy-Gate -- Reasons for Arundell removal as UFT Queens Borough Rep
A Conversation with Author & Educator, Sean Enfield, About Holy American Burnout!
Navigating the Albany Legislative Swamp
UFT: Are you ready to lose GHI-CBP?
Michael Mulgrew Looks at Due Process
UFT Exec Board Member's Open Letter to UFT Leadership Regarding Amy Arundell
Amy Arundell Is the Best Unity Has to Offer
Ed Tech: a positive transformative tool or tragically dehumanizing?
OPINION: We need more women in top leadership positions in our nation’s public schools
‘We can do better’: NYC schools chief acknowledges flawed communication in response to flooding
The UFT Delegate Assembly Is a Scripted Event
Eric Adams ordered NYC schools to shelter in place due to flooding. No one told principals.
Mulgrew's Caucus Cheats, Lies, and Disrespects Us
What should the UFT do in the midst of climate/weather emergency?
Are We Replaceable? The UAW and Writer Strikes and Technology: Lessons for Teacher Unions
Torrential downpour floods 150 NYC schools, throws commutes into disarray
Remote Parent Engagement: Analyzing the Fine Print
History of the new class size law & the Class Size Working Group, with Johanna Garcia
How Should City Unions Fight Mayoral Proposed Budget Cuts?
Make your voice heard: how should the DOE be reducing class size?
UFT Unity Afraid to Condemn Mayor's Xenophobia
Latest NYC Public School News Recap; Also a Compilation Replay of Prof. Noliwe Rooks
School lockdown drills: effective safety measure or unnecessary trauma?
Solidarity Forever: Why a United Union Makes Us Strong
What Does a Better UFT Look Like?
Back to School Heat Wave: How Should the UFT Respond?
Call to Action: Does your Classroom/School have functioning AC?
A Magic Bullet: The Key to Teaching Children How to Read
A Farewell to Collective Bargaining?
Talk Out of School Podcast: A Conversation with Dr. Bettina Love; Also with the Parents of PIST NYC
School Governance in NYC: Mayoral Control and Alternatives
City and State Education Summit: Musings on the Upcoming School Year in NYC/NYS
Suggestions from the field: Whispering in the Ears of the Blue Ribbon Commission
Take Action: A Thank You To CMs Co-sponsoring Intro 1099
Judge ‘Permanently’ Bans Medicare Advantage Switch for City Retirees
Retirees Win! – For-Profit Mulgrewcare Plan Quashed Again
“The City Said No:” or How UFT Leadership ‘Negotiates’
Liars, Damned Liars, and UFT Leadership
Dissecting UFT/UNITY's Dirty War Against Therapists and Their Chapter Leader
There’s Trouble in Board of Regents-land
Call To Action: Give to the James Eterno Recovery Fund
Mulgrew Overturns OT/PT ‘No’ Vote – Revote Scheduled This Month
"Correcting" Tier 6: How to Change Teacher Pension Laws
UFT Unity Will Do Everything But Their Jobs
The Teacher Shortage: Can Chatbots Be Unionized?
No means no. Except to United Federation of Teachers president Mulgrew.
School Therapists Want a Better Contract Deal. The UFT Wants Them to Give Up -
No to Promised Healthcare is Not Enough – Retired Teachers Deserve Real UFT Leadership
The 2024 UFT Leadership Election is Underway
The Co-location Transfer School lawsuit/ Why OT/PTs Voted Down their Proposed UFT Contract
If UFT Unity Gets a Do-over, I Want One Too
Mulgrew to OT/PTs: "Everyone loooooves democracy until I don't get my way?"
Mulgrew MIA as Unity Tries to Disorganize OT/PT Bargaining Unit into Revoting ‘Yes’
OT/PTs Continue to Fight for a Fair UFT Contract
A rant about Medicare Advantage and pre-authorization.
2022-2027 UFT Contract Approved: An Analysis
Talk Out of School: Focus on student privacy and breaches
Looking Backward, Looking Forward, Education in New York City
Judge Sides With City Retirees, Temporarily Blocking Medicare Advantage Switch
Talk Out of School: Reactions to New City Budget & Proposed UFT Contract
Good News on UFT Retiree Healthcare: Judge Frank Grants TRO for Switch to MAP
Don’t Throw Out Your Regents Review Books, Yet …
Michael Mulgrew on the new teacher contract, online learning, class size and more
Contract Negotiations, Budgets and Politics: Getting “Things” Done in the Big Apple
Will Our UFT Ratification Votes for the Tentative Contract be Received or Counted?
Union Bosses Vs. Union Members
Risk v Rewards: The Perils of Contract Negotiations
Op-Ed: How the Proposed Contract Attacks Our Pension and Healthcare Benefits
UFT Contract Town Hall - Wed, 6/21 at 7:30 PM: Why Voting 'No' Gets Us a Better Contract
Reasons to VOTE NO on the UFT Contract: MORE UFT Caucus
Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
Getting to Yes: How Do Parties Resolve Contract Negotiations?
Op-Ed: Thoughts On The 2023 UFT Contract
NYC Department of Education Fails to Plan for Mandatory Class Size Reduction
Examining the 2023 UFT contract draft - a 'tentative' analysis
How Should You Vote on the Proposed UFT Contract?
The New Class Size Law - Will the NYC DOE Comply?/The School Calendar Controversy
Will there be a contract this year? UFT’s latest communication suggests not.
UFT Unity: Give Up on Money. Give Up on Health Care. FIGHT for 150 Minutes of Weekly Teacher Torture
The Mayor's education budget cuts & defunding of community-based early education centers
Just Give Us A Raise and Fair Contract, Already? Nah. Make it Real, Valued and Valuable
UFT Leadership is Playing ‘Chicken’ – and We’re all the Losers
Emergency Contract Action Meeting Chat Thread- Sunday, June 4 at 7 PM
The Art of Negotiations: A Lesson from President Biden
UFT Contract 101: What makes a giveback a giveback?
Endgame: State Legislature, the City Budget and the UFT Contract
UFT Members: There’s a 0% Chance We Vote Yes to 3%!
Breaking News: Opposition team wins 2 seats in Unity-dominated UFT Paraprofessional Chapter election
The Role(s) of the State: Graduation Measures and/or Phonics-based Instruction?
UFT Members: Why are we being misled on contract negotiations?
UFT: Let’s Fight for the Contract We Deserve
THE BIG 5 CONTRACT DEMANDS: Rank & File UFTers and Caucuses Call For a REAL Fair Contract
A Conversation about the New York Health Act
UFT Contract Update: Countdown for ‘Chump Change?’
Teachers, Teacher Unions and Parents As the Defenders of Public Education
A Tale of Two Teachers Union -- Norm Scott writes in Indypendent
Opinion: Teachers’ Health Plan Debate Speaks to Larger Problems with UFT Leadership
Expansion of AP courses & exams: a boon to equity or undermining quality education?
Magic Bullets: The Secret Sauce to Raise Reading Scores
UFT: our tenure system is broken.
UFT: what makes a union powerful?
One Down, One to Go: The Budget Wars
Can Hochul Become an Uber-Powerful Governor?
SAVE E.A.R. Westside High School - The City's First (Alternative) Transfer School
Advocacy Matters: Are You a Citizen Lobbyist?
UFT Endorsements are Imminent – Let’s Make Informed Votes
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 4/17/23
The debate over NY State high-stakes graduation exams
My Union Dues Pay Lawyers to Threaten Me
DC 37, PBA, Is the UFT Contract Next?
🚨 URGENT CALL TO ACTION 🚨 - RALLY FOR OUR HEALTHCARE - TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 12 PM AT CITY HALL
Activism Is Circulating the Petition
+5K Union Proud Signees: The UFT Healthcare Referendum Petition Continues to Steamroll
Conversations with Mike Shulman and Estherll Dorancy
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 4/03/23
Collective Bargaining: How Might the UFT and the City Reach a Contract Settlement?
Michael Mulgrew Is the Fearmonger-in-Chief
UNITY ATTEMPTING TO SUPPRESS OUR LAWFUL PETITION CALLING FOR A MEMBER VOTE ON CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 3/29/23
Teacher Unions Right to Strike: A Discussion
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 3/27/23
Mulgrew spooks members with a 6:00 AM non-update about taking our GHI
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sun. 3/26/23
Bloomberg Buys a Governor: a Romance or a One-Night Stand?
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 3/24/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thurs. 3/23/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues. 3/21/23
Teachers Buck Mulgrew, Petition for Referendum Vote On Medicare Advantage
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 3/20/23
*UFT Members: Call to Action* -- Sign The Petition for a Union-Wide Healthcare Referendum Vote
Why doesn’t UFT leadership want us to have the right to strike?
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 3/17/23
Governor Hochul and Charter Schools Why Has She Thrown Down the Gauntlet?
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thurs. 3/16/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 3/15/23
Q: Can Retirees Vote on Their Health Care? Mulgrew: No
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues. 3/14/23
Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari of the New 3Rs; and Voices of the People's Budget Rally
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 3/13/23
Think outside the rubric. Teach outside the box.
Latest Talk Out of School: Influx of refugee students in NYC schools & the Chicago mayoral race
Union Elections Have Consequences
City Union Leaders Approve Controversial Medicare Advantage Retiree Health Care
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 3/10/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thur. 3/09/23
How will “Ability to Pay” and “Pattern Bargaining Impact UFT Contract Negotiations?
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 3/08/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues. 3/07/23
Urgent Call to Action: People's Budget Campaign Rally, Tomorrow, 3/7 at 11 AM, City Hall
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 3/06/23
Saving CUNY: Fighting the Good Fight – We Need You to Join the Fight
Mike Mulgrew Writes a Letter to Retirees
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sun. 3/05/23
UFT/MLC to Greenlight MAP Nuclear Option
Max Politics Podcast: UFT President Mike Mulgrew on Contract Negotiations, Charter Schools, & More
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 3/03/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thur. 3/02/23
UFT Contract Update and Analysis – Get Ready for a Pay Cut
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed 3/01/23
Conversations with Reporter Matt Barnum & Zara Nasir, Director of The People's Plan NYC
Important Contract Update: Another City union has a Deal!
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues 2/28/23
The Reading Wars: Balanced Literacy v Phonics, Rekindled
Retiree Health Care--The Nuclear Option
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 2/27/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sat. 2/25/23
UFT/DC37 Contract Watch – It Gets Worse
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 2/24/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thur. 2/23/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 2/22/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues 2/21/23
UFT Leadership Chooses Sacred Cows Over Member Health
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon 2/20/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sat 2/18/23
DC37 Sets Pattern Below Mostly Non-Unionized U.S. Average
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 2/17/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thur. 2/16/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 2/15/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues. 2/14/23 ❤️
Latest Talk Out of School: The nationwide assault on public schools through privatization
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 2/13/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sat. 2/11/23
What a Community Education Council Does and How to Join One
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 2/10/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thur. 2/09/23
What the Heck Is in the Contract?
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 2/08/23
The Complexities, Uncertainties and Skirmishes of Contract Negotiations: the UFT v Adams
UFT High School Executive Board Update - Mid Year Report (2022-23)
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues. 2/07/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 2/06/23
A Conversation about the Early Childhood Education Crisis in NYC Public Schools
UFT vs. Charters: Could new NYC charter schools mean layoffs down the road?
EONYC PUBLIC SCHOOL AND UNION PROUD & STRONG Photo Contest - Win a Visa Gift Card.
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sat. 2/04/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 2/03/23
Lessons from the UFT Teach-Ins
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thur. 2/02/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 2/01/23
City Workers Losing Patience With Slow Crawl to Union Contracts
Need to Reform School Disciplinary Policies
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Tues. 1/31/23
Watch EONYC's Online Inter-Caucus Forum about our UFT Contract
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Mon. 1/30/23
UFT: Let’s do those contract teach-ins right today
UFT CONTRACT TEACH-INS: CAN WE AT LEAST ALL HAVE THE SAME SET OF FACTS TO WORK FROM?
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sat. 1/28/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Fri. 1/27/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Thur. 1/26/23
The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Wed. 1/25/23
Educate, Agitate, Organize: Two Can't-Miss Upcoming Union Organizing Events
Latest Talk Out of School Podcast: Conversations with Jose Vilson and Marianne Pizzitola
Tonight: A Very Special Talk Out of School Broadcast with Jose Vilson and Marianne Pizzitola
UFT Leadership Wants to Preserve Choice (for Those Who Can Afford It)
Proposed charter school co-locations
Tell the City Council to Vote NO and RETAIN the City's Minimum Contribution to Our Health Care
Why are NY city unions hurting their own retirees?
Pledge to Share Your Testimony to City Council To Tell Them: DO NOT AMEND 12-126
Pledge to Share Your Testimony to City Council To Tell Them: DO NOT AMEND 12-126
UFT INCONSISTENCY ON PRIVATIZING SCHOOLS VS. HEALTHCARE COULD COME BACK TO BITE US
Best and worst of 2022, and hopes for 2023 with Diane Ravitch and others