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Sunday, September 12, 2021

UFT Elections: Boycott?- Why Run at all if Unity stacks the deck? - The Sunday Special

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You know that bogus Einstein quote about the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different outcomes. O...
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Good luck to all On the first day of school, It's as much about testing as vaccines -

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Brace yourself, everyone. The city has decided, with almost everyone in attendance, that it only needs a fraction of the testing it did whe...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Unsafe Schools at any speed --call on UFT and DOE to issue 10 foot poles to vaxed school employees

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There's the old joke:  Guy1: What are those round marks on your forehead?  Guy1: From the ten foot poles.  The origin of the phrase not...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Everything you wanted to know about UFT Elections (Part 3): How Unity Stacks the Deck - What can be done to break the stanglehold? - Norms Magnus Opus

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Hi Norm - I'm a former chapter leader and recently elected UFT delegate. I want to be a part of a movement to defeat the Unity Caucus i...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Retiree Advocate/UFT Caucus joins call for United Slate for UFT elections in 2022 and joint cooperation on common issues

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Retiree Advocate/UFT posted this notice calling for a united opposition in the 2022 UFT elections.   August 30, 2021 Retiree Advocate, a cau...
Sunday, August 29, 2021

Calls for remote, sickouts in Chicago and maybe NYC: What does a safe, equitable & responsive NYC school reopening look like? WBAI Talk

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An excellent discussion of safe schools yesterday with Daniel hosting Kaliris and Tajh. If you missed it: https://talk-out-of-school. simple...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Missing InACTION: Is Michael Mulgrew in Witness Protection? - Last UPDATED Aug 28 3:30 PM

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UPDATE: Saturday August 28 - There are rumors Mulgrew surfaced in a video somewhere -- I think it is a hologram - or a robot. With all the s...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

UFT Leaders Support Insurance Scams -- Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices - NYT

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One way to look at the costs is to compare them with rates paid by Medicare, the government program that covers older people. In gen...
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Food Stamps (SNAP): Biden Expands Plan but for Republicans, Isn't it better for capitalism for people to be hungry?

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Laura Ingraham: "What if we just cut off the unemployment? Hunger is a pretty powerful thing."  Bar Rescue guy: "They only fe...