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Check out our substack: uftunity.substack.com
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To the Brink: How a year of resistance, organizing, and political pressure has brought the Para Respect Check Bill One Person Away from Law
Nothing about the Para Respect Bill has come easily.
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/to-the-brink-how-a-year-of-resistance?r=2hcnk4&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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The Push to Pause Class Size Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere — It is the Latest Move in a Long Anti-Union Playbook
The organizations urging a "pause" seek to preserve a status quo where private interests influence public policy, unions are weakened, and public schools rely on corporate-funded intermediaries.
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/the-push-to-pause-class-size-didnt?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
6 months ago
Trump is trying to erase the horrors of slavery from the Smithsonian. It makes me think about how we teach history, when teaching honest history is under assault. Let me tell you about Ryan. He's a social studies teacher in New Hampshire. I write about him in
www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
8 months ago
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just broke the record for the longest floor speech!!! Making history on ensuring the American people understand why this Republican mega bill is a huge ugly betrayal to the American people. Thank you
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
8 months ago
Planned Parenthood provides life-saving cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, contraceptives, and reproductive care for millions of Americans. SCOTUS already overturned Roe and continues to allow the Trump administration to attack our healthcare.
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States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says
The Supreme Court says states can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-planned-parenthood-abortion-medicaid-e056395b9e5646d13539e76605027a1f
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
8 months ago
Unions are how we accomplish together what is impossible alone. They help us make sure every worker has safe working conditions, fair compensation, and a voice on the job. I’m glad federal judges blocked Trump’s attempts to strip rights from millions of federal workers.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
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Federal judge halts Trump’s order to end collective bargaining rights for many federal workers | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to terminate the collective bargaining rights for more than a million federal employees.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/judge-halts-trump-order-collective-bargaining-federal-workers
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8 months ago
We need a mass movement committed to nonviolence, dignity and the defense of our democratic values. Read
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’s latest NY Times column:
www.aft.org/column/takin...
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Taking action against authoritarianism
Protesters showed what democracy looks like—peaceful, passionate and people-powered.Last Saturday, in small towns, suburbs and cities across America, more than 5 million people turned out against grow...
https://www.aft.org/column/taking-action-against-authoritarianism
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
9 months ago
Erasing history. What a pathetic move by Hegseth.
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Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.
https://apnews.com/article/harvey-milk-navy-ship-renamed-pride-month-d6cda5df15ee5bc066092d54c591c6f2
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
9 months ago
There is a war on knowledge—and teachers are on the frontlines. I wrote Why Fascists Fear Teachers to answer the question many educators & parents are asking right now: Why the relentless attacks on public schools and on educators? It’s my first book!! You can pre-order it here:
www.aft.org/book
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Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy
Coming out on September 16, 2025 — AFT President Randi Weingarten has written a book. It’s called WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS: Public Education and the Future of Democracy. In this moment in history ...
https://www.aft.org/book
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Deenaturalaunt
9 months ago
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I have always voted for Unity and will continue. (40+years as a dues-paying Union Member. Now, retired and still voting Unity!) Both my parents are retired UFT. They both vote Unity as well! 💙💙💙💙💙💙
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10 months ago
Great points from
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Representative Assembly today. We must build community and trust to protect education, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more.
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How I came to be a Unity member
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How I came to be a Unity member
Sally-Ann tells her union story and how the members of Unity caucus empowered her to empower others.
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/how-i-came-to-be-a-unity-member?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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One More Fact: UFT Members Win!
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One More Fact: UFT Members Win!
"Amy Arundell tried to sabotage the upcoming UFT election by filing a baseless lawsuit against the UFT, her own union. The goal of Amy Arundell’s lawsuit was to..."
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/one-more-fact-uft-members-win?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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Why the UFT Opposition Is Missing in Action in the Fight to Defend Social Security and Medicare – And What It Could Mean For the Future of the UFT from
@leoecasey.bsky.social
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Why the UFT Opposition Is Missing in Action in the Fight to Defend Social Security and Medicare – And What It Could Mean For the Future of the UFT
On Monday, I examined in some detail the scare campaign that the opposition ABC slate, following the lead of the entrepreneur Marianne Pizzitola, had waged around our UFT pensions, and its failure to ...
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/why-the-uft-opposition-is-missing?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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ABC’s Frivolous Lawsuit
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ABC’s Frivolous Lawsuit
Amy Arundell's caucus issued a press release today filled with lies.
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/abcs-frivolous-lawsuit?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
11 months ago
✊
@aftunion.bsky.social
is suing the Trump admin for the harm it is causing Americans-jeopardizing privacy, cutting essential education programs, stopping us from teaching history. Here are some updates.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
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https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5220388-trump-education-legal-challenges-student-deportations/
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“More Money for Paraprofessionals” – It's A Matter of Justice - David Doorga
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“More Money for Paraprofessionals” – It's A Matter of Justice
UFT members are on the move and building power for Paraprofessional Respect
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/more-money-for-paraprofessionals?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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Why I made the move from Solidarity Caucus to Unity "I realized the real change was starting to grow within Unity...they saw my potential and never asked me to be a yes dear type."
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Why I made the move from Solidarity Caucus to Unity…
I realized the real change was starting to grow within Unity...they saw my potential and never asked me to be a yes dear type.
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/why-i-made-the-move-from-solidarity?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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11 months ago
Reminder: The UFT will have a contingent at the Hands Off rally in NYC on Saturday, April 5. Register here to join us as we push back:
cvent.me/m2M0La
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11 months ago
Have you seen our new television, digital, and streaming ad campaign calling on New York City Council members to pass legislation that provides paraprofessionals with an additional $10,000 annually? We need to fix this injustice. We need the legislation now.
youtu.be/ObiGkKz0tPs
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Crisis
YouTube video by United Federation of Teachers
https://youtu.be/ObiGkKz0tPs
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11 months ago
Paraprofessional TreVaughn Taylor: “We don’t make enough, and we pour out entirely too much. Sometimes we have to take our work home. So, we’re pouring out. We’re giving everything just to get barely half back.”
#pararespect2025
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‘We are giving everything’: Paraprofessionals rally for pay increase
NEW YORK (PIX 11) — New York City Department of Education paraprofessionals gathered outside City Hall Wednesday, joined by the United Federation of Teachers and elected officials, rallying for what t...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/giving-everything-paraprofessionals-rally-pay-023608551.html?guccounter=1
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Our Union Needs Democratic Political Debate, But the UFT Opposition Gives Us Sectarian Self-Righteousness
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Our Union Needs Democratic Political Debate, But the UFT Opposition Gives Us Sectarian Self-Righteousness
Recently, I wrote about my political history in the UFT on the Unity Substack. As a new teacher who had political differences with Al Shanker, I ran on the New Action slate in my first UFT election. B...
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/our-union-needs-democratic-political?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
11 months ago
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Melinda J. Person
11 months ago
One job should be enough. It’s time that paraprofessionals get the RESPECT they deserve!
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Why I stand with Unity Caucus
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Why I stand with Unity Caucus
From being elected Delegate my first year teaching, to being elected Chapter Leader six years later, my journey in activism has opened my eyes to the extraordinary efforts that Unity members put in
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/why-i-stand-with-unity-caucus?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
11 months ago
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Increasing Para Pay: Making A Slogan into A Reality By
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Increasing Para Pay: Making A Slogan into A Reality
Neither ABC or ARISE have offered any ideas on how to improve para pay, just platitudes...but can’t bring themselves to endorse the only plan that exists – because it has been put forward by Unity
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/increasing-para-pay-making-a-slogan?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
11 months ago
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Why I am Voting for Unity
"If you believe in avoiding division within the UFT, Unity’s stance might resonate with you." - Emile Fici, Special Educator, former Paraprofessional and current Chapter Leader
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/why-i-am-voting-for-unity-dde?r=376dh6
11 months ago
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Acyn
11 months ago
Weingarten: If you think this is unprecedented. You’re not crazy. It is. It is. We have never faced the kind of assault on people that has happened in the last 60 plus days.
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Pension Misinformation in the Blogosphere
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Pension Misinformation in the Blogosphere
"They want you to be afraid. They want you to be angry. That is their stock-in-trade."
https://www.unitycaucus.org/p/pension-misinformation-in-the-blogosphere?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
11 months ago
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The Illusion of Action: How Social Media Outrage Replaces Real Organizing
Why Yelling Online Feels Productive—But Isn't Changing Anything
https://open.substack.com/pub/billwoodruff/p/the-illusion-of-action-how-social?r=376dh6
11 months ago
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"There’s still work to be done, but my wife and I are proud to stand behind President Mulgrew and the Unity Caucus. They’re not just dreaming of change—they’re making it happen." John Herron District 21 Middle School Social Studies Teacher
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My Inter-Tier Marriage
"There’s still work to be done, but my wife and I are proud to stand behind President Mulgrew and the Unity Caucus. They’re not just dreaming of change—they’re making it happen."
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/my-inter-tier-marriage?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
11 months ago
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
12 months ago
No one likes bureaucracy + everyone’s in favor of more efficiency. Let’s find ways to accomplish that. But don’t use a ‘war on woke’ to dismantle the Ed Dept & attack kids living in poverty & kids with disabilities, to pay for vouchers and tax cuts for billionaires.
www.aft.org/press-releas...
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AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Order to Dismantle the Education Department
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to media reports revealing the draft of Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to eliminate the U.S. Department o...
https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-weingarten-trumps-order-dismantle-education-department
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
12 months ago
Educators, students & parents just rallied at 2,000+ Protect Our Kids events nationwide. Any attempt by the Trump admin or Congress to gut programs for kids living in poverty or kids w/ disabilities would be a grave mistake which we'll fight tooth & nail.
www.youtube.com/shorts/sEFjb...
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March 4 Day of Action to Protect Our Kids
YouTube video by AFT
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sEFjbEVuETQ
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Are you following our other social media accounts?
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Unity Caucus | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
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12 months ago
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
12 months ago
House Republicans voted last night to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Billions cut in health care & food assistance so the wealthy can pay less. How does this help American strivers? How does this lower costs? Every Dem voted against these cuts.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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House approves ‘big, beautiful bill’ budget after wild whip effort
GOP leaders canceled then rescheduled a Tuesday evening vote as they tried to flip holdouts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/johnson-scraps-budget-vote-conservative-pushback-00206125?newsdfsdf
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about 1 year ago
Our schools are governed by the same protocols as before. ICE agents cannot enter our schools without a judicial warrant signed by a judge. Chancellor Aviles-Ramos told us that the DOE is sending a message to families letting them know that schools remain safe zones.
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Why I Left the UFT Opposition to Join Unity – And Why It Still Matters Today by Leo Casey
@leoecasey.bsky.social
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Why I Left the UFT Opposition to Join Unity – And Why It Still Matters Today
If UFTers recognize my name, it is as a longtime activist and leader in the union: fourteen years as a rank-and-file teacher, including a decade as the Clara Barton HS chapter leader; a dozen years as...
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/why-i-left-the-uft-opposition-to?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 1 year ago
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Breaking the Pattern: A $10K Pay Boost for Paraprofessionals is Just the Beginning
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Breaking the Pattern: A $10K Pay Boost for Paraprofessionals is Just the Beginning
This historic fight to close the pay gap challenges outdated bargaining limits—and paves the way for bigger wins for all UFT members. Sign the petition and be part of the change!
https://open.substack.com/pub/billwoodruff/p/breaking-the-pattern-a-10k-pay-boost?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
The UFT is at City Hall with City Council members to announce new proposed legislation that would pay our paraprofessional members around $10,000 more in compensation per year. It’s time to fix the paraprofessional pay gap.
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🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Michael Mulgrew and the UNITY Caucus are fighting for higher para pay right now!
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🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Paraprofessionals Need Higher Pay Now!
Michael Mulgrew and the UNITY Caucus are fighting for higher para pay now! happen right now! UFT
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/action-alert-paraprofessionals-need?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 1 year ago
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UFT Exec Board Meeting Notes 1/27/25
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UFT Exec Board Meeting Notes 1/27/25
NYSUT RA Resolutions Approved, Class Size Reduction Law Implementation, District and Committee Reports, NYHA...
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/uft-exec-board-meeting-notes-12725?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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The publishing corporations shareholder profits skyrocket while the child’s cognitive learning windows slowly but inexorably shut - Its well past time city educrats Let Teachers Teach!
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“Let Teachers Teach” – Our District 75 Mantra
The publishing corporations shareholder profits skyrocket while the child’s cognitive learning windows slowly but inexorably shut - Its well past time city educrats Let Teachers Teach!
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/let-teachers-teach-our-district-75?r=376dh6
about 1 year ago
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Why I'm UNITY - By Nina Tribble
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Inbox | Substack
https://open.substack.com/pub/ninatribble1/p/why-im-unity?r=376dh6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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UFT Exec Board Meeting Notes 1/6/25
Continued curriculum concerns, class size law implementation progress, impact of special education committees, library book contracts...
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/uft-exec-board-meeting-notes-1625?r=376dh6
about 1 year ago
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Why I'm proud of the UFT Welfare Fund
Read the latest from UFT Welfare Fund Executive Director Geof Sorkin
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/why-im-proud-of-the-uft-welfare-fund?r=376dh6
about 1 year ago
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Read Leo Casey’s latest.
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The UFT Opposition: Watch What They Do, Not What They Say
Watch what the UFT opposition does, and you will see that they don’t understand the responsibilities of union leadership, and they don’t know how to do the work of leading.
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/the-uft-opposition-watch-what-they?r=376dh6&utm_medium=ios
about 1 year ago
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Unity Takes Action: Making NYC Reads Work for Educators and Students
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Let Us Teach!
Unity Takes Action: Making NYC Reads Work for Educators and Students
https://open.substack.com/pub/uftunity/p/let-us-teach?r=376dh6
about 1 year ago
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Kim Kelly
about 1 year ago
The new generation of young, diverse, fired-up worker-organizers around the country are embracing one of the oldest tactics in the pro-union handbook: salting. My latest for
@teenvogue.bsky.social
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www.teenvogue.com/story/what-i...
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How Undercover Organizers Are Energizing the Labor Movement
Let’s talk about “salting.”
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-salting-organizing-tactic
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Starbucks Workers United
about 1 year ago
These unfair labor practice strikes are an initial show of strength, and we’re just getting started. We’re going to keep fighting until Starbucks gives us a serious economic offer. Starbucks should know: This is just the beginning.
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Starbucks Workers United
about 1 year ago
UPDATE: We have a correction on our St. Louis picket line address! The correct address is 8023 Dale Ave, Richmond Heights, MO
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Happy December 23rd! When students, families and educators come together we win!
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Happy December 23rd!
When students, families and educators come together we win!
https://uftunity.substack.com/p/happy-december-23rd
about 1 year ago
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