I came to school early to work in my classroom this morning. I wasn’t intending to post a blog until later on. But then I read Norm Scott’s bombshell over at Ed Notes that was posted late last night. To summarize, in very quick fashion NYSUT got legislation pushed through the New York State Assembly, the New …
It’s been a shade over four months since the new NYSUT officers took office. They were elected, largely due to the UFT Unity Caucus’ loyalty oath, after running a campaign in which they made big promises. They spoke of a “grassroots” slate of candidates, “member driven” unionism, and spoke of how our statewide union needed …
We have written at length on this blog about the failure by our parent unions to adequeately represent the rank and file membership. We will be addressing this issue in depth at our conference day this year and over the coming months, along with providing a potential solution. Nowhere, however, was the disconnect between our …
Earlier today we posted about NYSUT’s Karen Magee asking to hear from the membership about what we want from our union. It was a nice gesture. Below is the letter I submitted to her. I am sure most of my requests will be met. I encourage all NYSUT members to submit your own ideas to …
In this week’s NYSUT Leader Briefing Karen Magee asks, “What do you want from your union?” Here is the link for you to fill out an online form and tell Ms. Magee what you want from your union. I am going to get started on my list now. It will be quite lengthy and will …
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