Special Edition - The Campaign Against School Vouchers
Season 1, Episode 2 -
On this special edition of UFT On Air... we're talking about the problems with school vouchers, and how the union and its partners are fighting to stop President Trump’s voucher plan from becoming a reality here in New York. UFT Communications Director Trisha Arnold takes us inside the UFT’s news conference with a broad coalition of community and labor organizations, and we’ll hear from union President Michael Mulgrew and others on why Governor Kathy Hochul needs to #OptOutNow.
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The coalition members to stop school vouchers include:
- Michael Mulgrew / President of the United Federation of Teachers
- Randi Weingarten / President of the American Federation of Teachers
- Melinda Person / President of NYSUT
- L. Joy Williams / President of the NAACP New York State Conference
- Emma Allotta / President, NYC Community Education Council 10
- Lissa Zukov / Merrick CSD parent & New York State PTA
- Anthony Reid / President of the Metro NYC Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute
- Mario Cilento / President of the New York State AFL-CIO
- Brendan Grffith / President of the New York City Central Labor Council
- Grace Lee/ New York State Assembly Member, Lower Manhattan
- Steven Raga / New York State Assembly Member, Queens
- Michael Benedetto / New York State Assembly Member, Bronx
- National Action Network
- CSEA
- HTC - Local 6 / Hotel & Gaming Trades Council
- Teamsters Local 237
- NYSNA Regional Director & Dutchess County CLC
- Subway-Surface Supervisors Association
- New York State School Boards Association
- Conference of Big 5 School Districts
- Moms Rising
- Parents Supporting Parents
- Robert Jackson/ New York State Senator
- Larinda Hooks / New York State Assembly Member, Corona, East Elmhurst
- Alliance for Quality Education (AQE)
- New York Communities for Change
- Citizen Action
- Invest in Our New York
- Education Law Center
- New York Civil Liberties Union
- NYC Metro Center
- Association of School Business Officials
- Council of School Superintendents
- School Administrators Association of New York State
- Organizing Malikah
- League of Women Voters
- City College Alumni Association
- ALIGN NYC
- IncludeNYC
- The International Network
- David Bloomfield / Professional Emeritus Brooklyn College & public education commentator
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