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Sunday, February 18, 2018

Albert Shanker, Image and Reality - Kit Wainer and Marian Swedlow

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Kit and Marian, who were founders of Teachers for a Just Contract (TJC) in 1992, a caucus that merged with ICE and others to form MORE in 20...
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Farina Goes to Rockaway to Sell Replacment School; Most Parents Boycott Visit

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Farina outside PS 42 - where did everybody go? "Fariña’s 12-minute speech was followed by a QandA session during which the chanc...
Friday, February 16, 2018

PS 42: “We Will Prevail! -The WAVE Front Page

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Great story by WAVE Assistant Editor, Ralph Mancini. I'll be posting video footage as I process it. A few previous Ed Notes posts on P...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

PS 42 Hearing - UFT Puts Skin in the Game

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https://vimeo.com/255732748 Leroy Barr at PS 42 hearing What a remarkable hearing last night at PS 42. I have some amazing video. Depu...

Virtue Signalling

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The NY Times refereed to this term in the Feb. 12  F section where they listed the Alt-right vocabulary. The alt-right uses the term virtue-...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2018 More information contact: Eileen Graham  nys.allies@gmail.com Lisa Rudley nys.allies@gmai...
Monday, February 12, 2018

Another Dist 4 Supt Estrella Disaster Project: Help Us Save Our School! (Vito Marcantonio P.S. 50)

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What irony -- A school named after Vito Marcantonio being closed. Read more in the most radical politician in the 20th century, Rebel in ...
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Paul Singer (The Vulture), Eva Moskowitz Success Academy Slimebag Supporter - Paid for Original Steele File

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Greg Pallast: Before Hillary paid for a copy, the file was already written for a news front sponsored by Republican billionaire Paul Sing...
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Mike Schirtzer on BLM Reso: A Plea for More Unity in Our Union

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I also call on both groups to work together to achieve a common goal: Because Black Lives Do Matter to all of us. Now is not the time for...
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School Scope: PS/MS 42 Closing Drama – NAACP Jumps into the Fray

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I wrote both of these pieces for the Feb. 9 edition of The Wave. I went on the bus with the PS 42 people going to the NAACP press conference...

[BATs in NYC] Bronx principal probed after creating hostile environment for black teachers, students

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I walked past the office on my school and noticed a young black man nervously sitting outside the principal's office. I stopped to chat ...
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Saturday, February 10, 2018

Justice in the factory: how Black Lives Matter breathed new life into unions

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Justice in the factory: how Black Lives Matter breathed new life into unions https://www.theguardian.com/ us-news/ 2018/feb/10 /black- live...
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Friday, February 9, 2018

Another View in the UFT - Feb. 2018 - Family Leave, Class Size, Contract, Attacks on Schools, Black Lives Matter Reso Commentary

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The latest edition of our Delegate Assembly newsletter from Mike, James, Arthur and myself. We are Another View in the UFT, in MORE and ofte...
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Unity Caucus McCarthy/Trumplike Attack on "Loyal" Opposition

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Recent actions by some members of this "not so loyal" opposition are especially disturbing. --- Unity Caucus Leaflet titled "...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Is Black Lives Matter Divisive, as Leroy Barr Claims?

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There is a lot of controversy swirling around the MORE resolution at the January DA and the blow back the union is receiving and their respo...

UFT's Stirling Roberson: Valentine Day Wear Red For Love the Union -

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But many will wear red for the blood they've shed to abusive principals, drive-by observations, oversized classes, and union officials w...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Parent leaders and NAACP demand NYC Mayor and Chancellor withdraw the proposal to close PS/MS 42Q

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For immediate release Contact: Kevin Morgan 347-410-3061 or Queen Makkada 347-456-6518 Parent leaders and NAACP demand NYC Mayor an...
Tuesday, February 6, 2018

E4E Stealth Infiltrates UFT Delegate Assembly - with Leadership Cooperation?

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Stack of Resos on UFT table Unlabeled - UPDATE: The resolution described below never came up at the meeting as there was a 6PM adjou...
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It's Who Ya Know - A Brooklyn school on the chopping block will get one more chance to improve

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The entire school closing show is a scandal. We are working with the MORE CASCADE group on closing schools to expose the crap. I'll repo...