Candidate Statement: Leia Petty, MORE nominee for Assistant Secretary of the UFT
I have been a guidance counselor for ten years. I have always believed in the power and promise of public education, a promise gone unfulfilled for so many. Every student has a right to education but...
View ArticleCandidate Interview: Cayden Betzig, running for at-large seat in the UFT 2019...
Why are you running in the 2019 UFT elections? I am running because UFT members deserve a union led by ourselves, a union responsive to the needs of membership, especially young untenured teachers....
View ArticleCandidate Statement: David Price, MORE candidate for at-large seat in the...
Our union needs to build power and exercise it. We are one of the largest union locals in the country and should be capable of fighting back against the powers that be, those who would squeeze us in...
View ArticleShare Culturally Relevant Curriculum!
On Saturday, November 2, join MORE, NYCORE, Teachers Unite and the Black Lives Matter in Schools, along with educational institutions, and parent and student groups at City-as-School (16 Clarkson St.)...
View ArticleProtecting our rights in a contractual never-never land
By Kit Wainer Retiree, former Chapter Leader, Leon M. Goldstein H.S. What rights do UFT members have when there is no school to which to report and traditional program rules don’t seem to apply?...
View ArticleOrganizing against school budget cuts: Experiences from 2011-2013
Organizing against school budget cuts: Experiences from my school, 2011-2013 By Kit Wainer Retiree, former UFT chapter leader, Leon M. Goldstein High School I was the UFT chapter leader at Leon M....
View ArticleLet’s Be Honest: The Digital Divide for NYC Students Remains Wide and Deep....
On April 15th, NYCDOE Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza spoke alongside high level administrators and heavy weights from the education technology (edtech) industry about the move to Remote Learning...
View ArticleMORE Imagines Fully Funded, Culturally Responsive Schools that Serve Kids,...
Earlier this week, Governor Cuomo announced he is partnering with billionaire charter school backer and failed education reformer Bill Gates to “reimagine” schools in New York State. Meanwhile, Cuomo...
View ArticleWe Need Transparency, Democracy and Accountability (TDA) Protections in the UFT
More Questions than Answers: We need Transparency, Democracy and Accountability (TDA) protections in the UFT UFT rank and filers are now faced with an impasse with leadership about their...
View ArticleNYC Teachers, Parents, and Students To March for Police-Free Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2020 Press Contact: media@morecaucusnyc.org, Sally Lee (sally@teachersunite.org, 1-646-206-4160) NYC Teachers, Parents, and Students To March for Police-Free Schools New...
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