Join MORE at the Labor Day Parade Saturday, September 8th, 10 AM

OK. So it's not really Labor Day, but so what? Let's show some muscle. MORE tee-shirts have arrived and we will have some for sale for $20 as fund raisers for MORE. I'm bringing a bunch.

Join MORE and the Chicago Solidarity Contingent at the Labor Day parade + information about teacher evaluations and activist training! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Movement of Rank & File Educators Weekly Newsletter #23 - September 5, 2012

Welcome back to a school year that promises to be full of struggles for educational justice.   Please take a second to forward this to a friend or coworker, and consider joining our discussion list or our chapter leader meetup list. Of course, if you haven't done so already, please officially join MORE. Join MORE at the Labor Day Parade Saturday, September 8th, 10 AM Be part of the Chicago Solidarity Contingent to demonstrate your support for our brothers and sisters in Chicago who may be going out on strike on September 10th. Meet-up at the NE corner of 6th Ave & 45th Street We will join the UFT Contingent at  10:45 am Our Brand New Red MORE T-Shirts will be for sale. Buy one while supplies last! ($20) And please wear RED to the parade in solidarity with Chicago Teachers Say no to test-based evaluations! Download and distribute this petition at your school to call for a vote on the new evaluation scheme.  In February, the UFT agreed to a new framework that will base 25-40% of our future evaluations on standardized test scores. The union will be negotiating the final details with the city over the fall and winter, but the membership deserves a discussion and a vote on the agreement. MORE and Labor Notes present: Secrets of a Successful Organizer A training for new chapter leaders, new delegates, and all teachers who want to organize in their schools. MORE is joining forces with Labor Notes, a publication and organizing project focused on “putting the movement back in the labor movement” for a  workshop on how to engage members and build rank-and-file power in your school.  Wednesday September 19th 5pm Murphy Institute 25 w. 43rd St., 18th floor click here for flyer Upcoming Events 9/22 MORE General Meeting 12-3pm, CUNY Grad Center 365 5th Ave. rm. 3414 childcare available - reply to this email before 9/15 9/19  MORE & Labor Notes Chapter Leader Training 5pm, Murphy Institute 25 w. 43rd St., 18th floor 9/12 Planning Committee Meeting 6pm, Killarney Rose Pub 127 Pearl St. 9/14 Election Committee Meeting 4:30pm, CUNY Grad Center 365 5th Ave. rm. 3414

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