Julie Cavanagh, of MORE was on All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC last night. You can click here to watch. Cavanagh, a renowned education activist and an elementary special education teacher in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is also a candidate for an At-Large position on NYSUT’s board of directors in this April’s NYSUT election. She …
Last night in Melville there was a “Meet the Candidates” forum featuring the individuals running for the NYSUT officer positions in April’s election. There was a strong turnout of teachers and union leaders from around Long Island and some from New York City as well. The candidates each gave opening and closing statements. In between …
As we creep towards the unprecedented NYSUT election on April 5th much has been made of locals who are committing all of their delegate votes to specific groups of candidates in the election. We would like to make it clear that this is not how the PJSTA operates. Our NYSUT/AFT delegates are elected by our …
We have learned this afternoon that Arthur Goldstein, who has been referred to by none other than Diane Ravitch as “NYC’s best teacher-blogger” is throwing his hat into the NYSUT election ring with the intention of running against incumbent Executive Vice President Andrew Pallotta. Pallotta, who curiously thought all NYSUT officers but himself needed to …
This is not the faux grassroots, top down, Mulgrew led unionism. 120 local presidents are now publicly showing their support for Dick Iannuzzi, Maria Neira, Kathleen Donahue, and Lee Cutler. Via the Stronger Together website… Ben Alexander, Co-President, Jordan Elbridge Teachers Association Jim Baldwin, President, Homer Teachers Association Thomas Barry, President, East Islip Teachers Association …
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