tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post6241307649235683505..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: Why Doesn't The UFT Leadership Actively Take Up The Case Of the Reassigned Teachers & Go After The Evil Administrators That Put Them There?Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-17689416786501018342010-02-19T16:13:24.835-05:002010-02-19T16:13:24.835-05:00UA;
That are the statistics. 10% get terminated,...UA;<br /><br />That are the statistics. 10% get terminated, hence to the outside world they are "guilty". Whether they really are? I do not know.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-50296190832911396662010-02-19T14:10:05.361-05:002010-02-19T14:10:05.361-05:00As a CL who was harassed, lied about,and completel...As a CL who was harassed, lied about,and completely tortured last year I know first hand that had I not wrote directly to Randi my butt would have been sitting in the RR! My DR knew what was going on , and so did the borough rep. Hind sight is 20/20. I now believe they not only knew what was happening to me , but actively participated . "They" egged on a person who was running against me as CL. They spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on campaign posters for" their" boy after they accused me of cheating, and sent in the UFT to redo the election. I will always be thankful to Randi because if she hadn't "stepped in" I would have been a goner. I was also a "U" rated advocate who fought tooth and nail ON MY OWN TIME to help U rated teachers. The UFT no longer asks me to do advocate work even though I was damn good at drilling principals and even winning in some cases. I hope you are correct about Mulgrew , however I have seen the "solidarity" and it doesn't include the rank and file!proofoflifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223433380297875666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-40815555138188090442010-02-19T12:46:25.336-05:002010-02-19T12:46:25.336-05:00Chaz - obviously being accused is not the same as ...Chaz - obviously being accused is not the same as being guilty. I was just commenting on your calling some people in the RR guilty. <br />If they are already <i>proven</i> guilty, there are places for them to be, but not the rubber room — returned to classroom (with a slap on the wrist or fined), fired or suspended outright, or in jail.Under Assaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222267229529062957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-35703364885115802292010-02-19T12:29:13.194-05:002010-02-19T12:29:13.194-05:00UA;
First, most of the 10% I mentioned are accu...UA; <br /><br />First, most of the 10% I mentioned are accused of criminal issues and the 3020-a charges usually follow the criminal case. As for the incompetence cases, I agree with you that lesser misconduct and incompetence should not even be sent out of the school.<br /><br /><br />Anon: 8:52<br /><br />I agree with you on CL rights and wrote about this previously.<br /><br />http://chaz11.blogspot.com/2008/11/chapter-leaders-who-are-targeted-by.html<br /><br /><br />Anon: 9:02<br /><br />I have previously stated that an independent investigator should be involved in determining teacher removal.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-32737562212272843532010-02-19T12:02:13.730-05:002010-02-19T12:02:13.730-05:00The it's high time teachers pursue an independ...The it's high time teachers pursue an independant law firm which will pursue law suits whenever possible against fraudulent supervisors. <br /><br />since the UFT won't do it, I'd GLADLY contribute another $50 a month to a law firm with VERY sharp teeth which could become a factor in the mind of a fraudulent AP or Principal who considers fraudulent persecution of a teacher's career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-51153783455791023342010-02-19T11:52:15.631-05:002010-02-19T11:52:15.631-05:00UnderAssault is correct that many of the members a...UnderAssault is correct that many of the members are in the RR not for true 3020a charges but for less serious offenses. <br /><br />My principal tried to place me in the RR because of my proactivism in the union. So she tried to place 6 LIF in one day! That's right in one day! She gave two letters to the AP to give to me and later that day she came and gave me 4 letters. Fortunately, my DR came in and fought for me and only 4 LIF were placed. Of course, the letters were so ridiculous and mostly trumped up charges. If I were not the CL, these letters would not have been given to me. The principal did this so she can u-rate me at the end of the year.<br /><br />Here's the sad part. I was represented at the hearing by a retired union rep who didn't remember any of the contract agreements and DoE bylaws. I had to represent myself and the u-rating was sustained even with those flimsy, trumped up charges.<br /><br />The point here is that the principal was trying to place me in the RR so that she can roughshod through the members' rights which I did not allow her to do.<br /><br />I would like to see more protection in the contract for chapter leaders. I wonder about the following. If a DR gets agressive with a supt or a union officers protest in front of a school, they're not thrown in the RR for upholding the contract or for defying those in authority. So why should CL's be the pawn and martyrs so the union can look bold in their action. Let's fight to get a provision in the contract to protect CLs who fight for the members' rights because the whistleblowing protection bill is NOT working. There are too many of the members in the RR that deserve to have their hearing asap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-6369540461779685112010-02-18T22:04:55.047-05:002010-02-18T22:04:55.047-05:00Chaz, am surprised at your comment: "Yes, som...Chaz, am surprised at your comment: "Yes, some of the teachers in the "rubber room" are guilty of what they are accused." <br /><br />If they are guilty, they should not be in the rubber room.<br />If they are guilty of a serious crime, they should be instead be serving time in jail.<br /><br />If on the other hand these educators are charged with something less than a jailable crime (e.g., incompetence), they have every right to retain their salary and their job until it is sorted out. There is way too much retaliation (for whisteblowing, union activism, etc.), personality conflicts, quirky but not incompetent behavior, and perhaps even ageism and racism for us to pass judgment on any individuals now spending their working day in rubber rooms.Under Assaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222267229529062957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-41058837296267861222010-02-18T09:37:15.490-05:002010-02-18T09:37:15.490-05:00Chaz
It is a mistake to take Mulgrew's tone se...Chaz<br />It is a mistake to take Mulgrew's tone seriously- there is an election going on. Randi sounded the same way when she took over. <br /><br />Your story proves that there is no difference in UFT policy. I was writing almost your words exactly 13 years ago in Ed Notes. I even put up a reso calling for the UFT to urge the end of tenure for principals since they were our enemies as a bargaining chip with them to get them to lay off these attacks. Unity turned it down overwhelmingly though Sandy Feldman told me afterward she loved it but they can't go after a fellow union. Nothing has changed.<br /> <br />And mark my words - nothing will. I'm looking forward to your attitude towards Mulgrew in 6 months.<br /><br />Remember: New Boss Same as Old Boss. Don't Get Fooled Again.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-77731451005051589252010-02-18T07:35:19.685-05:002010-02-18T07:35:19.685-05:00It is not just the reassigned teachers. it is ever...It is not just the reassigned teachers. it is everywhere and every place. Be it ATR, be it LTF, be it grievance, be it harrassment. UFT's policy is to give up some individual members to protect their core interests. It is the strategy of trading the space for the time. <br /><br />UFT leadership actually have a good time, why not to make the good time roll? The ones who suffer are in the classrooms, not any of UFT people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com