Author: Jonathan Hinesley
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Updates from the December Delegate Assembly and Retiree Rally
Several Solidarity members listened to the December Delegate Assembly remotely and told us that Mulgrew was “sprouting b.s. as usual” regarding the changes to healthcare and contract talk. If you didn’t listen in, James Eterno’s minutes are found here. Norm Scott gives a great editorial of the context of the healthcare debacle here. Council member…
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Call to Action: Stop the Change to Administration Code 12-126
Hello Union Members, Community Members, and Friends! We are calling upon you to take a stand to prevent changes to Administrative Code 12-126. Some of our own union leadership (UFT I’m looking at you!) are standing by and opening the door for members’ healthcare to be privatized. There are some things we can do: 1.…
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What is the Executive Board? Why should I care?
What is the Executive Board? Why Should I Care? By Daniel Alicea, Educators of NYC, and Lydia Howrilka, UFT Solidarity The Executive Board meets twice each month, September through June. It is the intermediate policy setting body, in theory, and in practice. In theory and constitutionally, it takes direction from the Delegate Assembly, and…
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UFT Solidarity Debuts on the Professional Development podcast!
It is job hunting season! This might be your best chance to land in a new teaching position. How do you navigate the NYC DOE job market? Look no further than this episode of the Professional Development podcast featuring Solidarity’s Lydia Howrilka! In this episode you will learn about: 1. The changes to the hiring…
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Tomorrow is your last day to request a ballot!
Still need a ballot? Send out an email to UlerioS@adr.org. Your email can be simple: “My name is …. I need a ballot for the UFT election….My file number is ….. and my address is …. Thank you!
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Why is Solidarity running with United for Change?
For the past 2 UFT election cycles, UFT Solidarity has run independently when our requests to collaborate and work together with other groups have not worked out. The pandemic has led to a resurgence in union activism and has shown us all that the opposition, that is non-Unity groups, have more in common than they…
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I got my gold envelope! Now what?
🚨Starting tomorrow many of you will be seeing this envelope in your mailboxes 🚨 ✅ Don’t throw it out ✅ Vote for UNITED FOR CHANGE by marking an “X” in the box for United for Change. ✅ Tear off the first page and place it in the secret ballot envelope and seal it ✅ Place…
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Support UFT Solidarity in the UFT Elections!
On Wednesday, we are hosting a Happy Hour in Forest Hills, Queens from 3:45 to 6pm. The bar’s address is 101-17 Metropolitan Ave. On Friday, we are hosting a Happy Hour in Inwood, Manhattan from 3:30 to 6:30pm. Tryon Public House is located at 4740 Broadway, New York, NY 10040. On Saturday afternoon, we are hosting a Happy Hour at…