tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post5412646188394394348..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: Is The Union Sniffing Around By Surveying Members For "Givebacks" ? I Hope This Is Not True?Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-34585956034984691482010-01-06T16:44:11.703-05:002010-01-06T16:44:11.703-05:00I received that "rumor" from a credible ...I received that "rumor" from a credible source - a chapter leader who did not say outright it was the UFT doing the survey but made a guess. If could also be coming from Bloomberg to check for soft spots. But as Chaz points out, the record of the union has not been good and many of the "guesses" we've made have turned out to be true. ATRs are getting chopped all over the nation and who leads the AFT which should be leading the fight? Also - there is no guessing whether Mulgrew is just another union hack. Who hand picked him? It is not the person but Unity Caucus that is the constant, as undemocratic an institution as there is and one that makes Puttin droole with jealousy.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-31987661425896081572010-01-05T17:16:25.625-05:002010-01-05T17:16:25.625-05:00I didn't fall for it the last time, and I'...I didn't fall for it the last time, and I'm not going to fall for it again. Givebacks? I'll give back my middle finger to the union and the Dept. of Ed.Ready2RetireIn5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-23602632391919753032010-01-05T17:14:02.988-05:002010-01-05T17:14:02.988-05:00I can't wait for the next group of union charl...I can't wait for the next group of union charlatens to come in and try to con us into accepting the new contract as "the best we are going to get with this mayorReady2RetirerIn5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-65203974735098812342010-01-03T09:12:20.976-05:002010-01-03T09:12:20.976-05:00You will live to look on the failure called the 20...You will live to look on the failure called the 2005 contract with fond memories.<br />There has been an eight year campaign against teachers in the press.<br />The Race to the bottom lottery will force the dysfunctional legislature to erase all gains such as tenure and data based assessment.<br />You can bank on further privatization and the elimination of all traditional high schools.<br />You can be certain that ATR's and Rubber Roomers will be gotten rid of.<br />They are already blackballed, so it will not be hard to give them the boot.<br />The treacherous cretins who comprise the voting teachers will vote in any lousy incremental, less than the rate of inflation "raise".<br /><br />They themselves will become ATR's and inmates of the Teacher Relocation Centers.<br /><br />The union gets itself an automatic raise while harvesting our dues for whatever sellout deal they ink.<br /><br />The ugly details of the contract will be concealed and it will be presented by these thieving salesmen as the best possible deal during an economic downturn.<br /><br />Where was the benefit offered us when the economic situation was good?<br /><br />Expect the worst, and expect your fellow teachers to work longer hours and more days for fewer dollars as they have in the past.<br /><br />One more thing, Teachers are now a minority in their own union. What do administrative Judges and home care attendants give a shit about our contract?<br /><br /> STRIKE Now!<br />Cheers and Happy New Year!<br />Angry NogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-58364739467701287192010-01-02T06:25:27.817-05:002010-01-02T06:25:27.817-05:00Past practice indicates this union abandons those ...Past practice indicates this union abandons those who need them the most: the falsely accused (Rubber Room inmates),the displaced (ATRs), and the outspoken (both). How about a focused efort during contract negotiations to make up for past practice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-15964109332129679242010-01-01T16:42:09.196-05:002010-01-01T16:42:09.196-05:00Anon:
I must remind you that our current leadersh...Anon:<br /><br />I must remind you that our current leadership has not inspired any confidence. Just look at the 2005 contract that was hailed as a win by Randi, Mike , and of course spinmister Leo. Furthermore, our union leadership has looked the other way as the school environment has deteriorated. Not to mention the ATR crises, the overcrowded rubber rooms, and the reduction of our due process rights.<br /><br />You could be correct and this is only a malicious rumor. However, I only see the same old failed union leadership in place and must give credence to this. <br /><br />I hope you are right and I am wrong...for all our sakes.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-11134991892075188602010-01-01T14:59:35.902-05:002010-01-01T14:59:35.902-05:00I do not ridicule your skepticism but I feel it is...I do not ridicule your skepticism but I feel it is being recklessly thrown around and your gullibility is being exploited. You give no evidence to back up your so far groundless suspicions. You lose credibility by accepting rumor from doubtful sources and then arguing your point as though the rumors had been somehow validated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com