tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post6991075541689930872..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: How Unity Caucus Uses the District Reps to Control the Membership and Narrow the Growth of the Oppositioned notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-36441687378564726402015-07-26T08:05:18.424-04:002015-07-26T08:05:18.424-04:00a few points you made about the Manhattan DR that ...a few points you made about the Manhattan DR that needs editing. Tom Dromgoole was the last elected Manhattan DR; he ran as an independent and was opposed by Unity in that election. Subsequently, when the rules were changed to have DRs appointed rather than elected, Tom was appointed by Randi probably because she was worried about a backlash from Manhattan HS Chapter Leaders (many from the then large high schools), who were still very active and vocal at that time. Tom never joined Unity caucus. He did unfortunately support important Unity proposals, the most glaring of which was the 2005 contract.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-83322413888599632432015-07-25T08:05:05.941-04:002015-07-25T08:05:05.941-04:00Yup, you nailed it! These policies have all but ex...Yup, you nailed it! These policies have all but extinguished the average member's interest in any union activity in building level chapters. I have seen the frustration of a decent CL when one of Randi's slimey DR's comes in to the building and does business with the principals to the exclusion of the CL. Sadly, the UFT is watching loyal Unity people, denigrating them in front of their own members with paid "fronts" who set them up for criticism, if not outright failure, in their own building. They don't want anyone to actually try to uphold the contract, who makes work for them. I am aware of a loyal Unity CL dealing with a real disaster, a close personal friend of a UFT official who presents himself as the "authority" on all things contractual in the building. The "authority" has access to everything, plus a series of per session jobs yielding thousands, and institutional information that is none of his business. The elected CL can't even see the budget, and he gets thrown under the bus by the DR. A stressful environment? A union? What union? They should be charged with fraud for collecting our dues...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com