tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post1720268617025920275..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Weingarten to Meet with Washington TU Exec Bd Tonighted notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-43639266292351378532008-12-06T17:37:00.000-05:002008-12-06T17:37:00.000-05:00Today's climate is just a horrible atmosphere for ...Today's climate is just a horrible atmosphere for teachers and students to live in. How is anyone able to keep their sanity through all this mess. I think the next move should be to reach out to our assemblymen, senators, congressmen and the legislative body to try and get their attention. I met with my Assemblyman friend the other week and he said that because he was on the education committee and knows people on it, that he could get the proposal our committee recommended through. I told him that the union did not seem to agree that there was any interest in this proposal. To wit he said.."I am getting too old too fast to fail to deliver for my constituents". He is going to get this done. As citizens of this great city we have every right to approach our politicians and elected officials to present our ideas and our agenda as the rank and file who have to work in this mess. I think the idea of petitions and rallies is a good one. There is strength in numbers and when we organize we can move this thing forward. People are frightened, but we must continue to ORGANIZE our members to break this horrible stranglehold that exists in the system that strictures the freedom and creativity of our teachers.<BR/>By the way could someone please tell Norman that I am not a member of the UNITY caucus. I am not a member of any caucus. I am just a member of the UFT. Thank you!<BR/>I still love ya Norm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-67024096972707533872008-12-04T22:38:00.000-05:002008-12-04T22:38:00.000-05:00Randi Weingarten and her $600,000 in yearly compen...Randi Weingarten and her $600,000 in yearly compensation lives in a different universe from the people she purports to speak for. She has gained entre into the arena where they experiment with the lives of working teachers and their students for fun and profit.<BR/><BR/>Nothing good will come from a meeting with this labor aristocrat.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729973018160659213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-18789104330694894222008-12-04T15:45:00.000-05:002008-12-04T15:45:00.000-05:00The agreement is not a victory at all. The majori...The agreement is not a victory at all. The majority of the ATR teachers whose salaries come from central will not get jobs. There is no incentive for the principals to hire them. RW knew that before she signed that paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-37682323200246930682008-12-04T12:40:00.000-05:002008-12-04T12:40:00.000-05:00I hope the members of the WTU are cognizant of the...I hope the members of the WTU are cognizant of the fact that Randi has recently failed to contain a rebellion against her by a significant element in the rank and file, who overcame her devious efforts to prevent a militant rally and strong stand calling for hiring the ATRs, a rally strong on sentiment defending tenure rights.<BR/><BR/>She may flaunt the side agreement as a victory, but it remains to be seen whether the agreement will diffuse or only fuel discontent with her leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com