Winter 2004

VP’s Soapbox
No More Excuses:
The School Safety Battle Must Be Won.
No issue demonstrates the stunning failure of Mayor Bloomberg’s and Chancellor Klein’s stewardship of New York City public schools more than school safety. Our schools are in the midst of a serious safety crisis, and the responsibility for that crisis rests directly with the two men in charge of public education.
READ MORE

DOE’s M5 Blizzard:
A Morass of Mindless
Micro-Managing Mandates
As Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein began their public relations offensive against the so-called "work rules" in the UFT contract this fall, the Department of Education bureaucracy issued a blizzard of rules and regulations on how New York City public school teachers should perform every detail of our jobs.
READ MORE

 

 

UFT Secures Health Benefits
In late December, the UFT successfully resolved two issues which were threatening the health benefits of members - the scandalous DOE delay in getting new and returning members their health coverage, and the solvency of the PICA program which provides members with a number of specialized drugs.
READ MORE

Apples and Worms
READ MORE