In sum and substance, an administrative law judge can hold a small trial to see if you were retaliated against for engaging in union activities. If so, then the employer probably violated Section ยง 209-a of the Taylor Law. Read More
There are many common themes and tools used when an educator is targeted. This post specifically looks to help derail and stop the subjective observation freight train. Read More
Dress them up or cover them in post-its? What’s the bulletin board policy in your school? Read More
In case you haven’t heard by now, my federal lawsuit did not end the way we wanted it to. By “we” I do not mean just me, my lawyers and family, but rather “we” as also a countless group of educators, across the country, who needed a win against corruption and harassment in our public schools. Read More
Vocal? Veteran teacher? This can happen to you. Stay strong! Read More
The DOE has a $27 billion dollar budget. There is a lot of room for that money to go missing here and there. I certainly wrote enough about how it’s done on this blog. Part of that $27 billion goes to UFT members in the form of salaries. They in turn pay union dues and some of it goes for political action (COPE). But then what? Read More
Last fall,?UFT Solidarity caucus members met with Association for?Union Democracy founder Herman Benson. We were asking him many?questions regarding the upcoming UFT elections and he invited us to his home in Queens to … Read More
The Executive Board by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its members present shall have the power to expel, or to suspend for a term not exceeding one year, Read More
Recently UFT Solidarity, began getting requests from chapter leaders to come speak at their school. Now I, and almost all the other UFT Solidarity candidates are actively working. This makes visiting schools during school time almost impossible. But it is 2015, so we have made arrangements with staff to have virtual visits like the one below. Read More
Workplace Bullying Awareness week ends tomorrow, but workplace bullying continues and escalates in the New York City Department of Education.
I know I don’t write on this blog as often as I used to. There … Read More
Last Friday I finished my “temporary” assignment at Myra S. Barnes Intermediate School 24 in Staten Island, NY. I have been there since January 20, 2015?as I?was originally … Read More
Turning the tables. That’s what progressive caucus?UFT Solidarity?began to do when members contact us that they?are?under warrantless attack. For almost a decade NYC DOE administrators had unfettered power to destroy careers. Problem with a teacher … Read More
EXTRA! EXTRA! Final report on Principal Linda Hill misconduct finally out 1,224 days after allegation made. Read More
NYC Educators,
There is a group of educators in NYC like no other.?It advocates for UFT members better than the UFT itself.??It educates members and arms them with tools as well as stands with those … Read More
“…remember the names of the lions at the main library: Patience and Fortitude. There is a terrible urge to lash out wildly in protest of injustice. Resist the urge. The battle must be won in the courts, but cases must be legally sound.” Read More
Principal orders classroom locks of whistleblower to be changed during state test. Read More
They say “Choose your battles wisely.“
I say “Leave no necessary?battle unfought!“
I’m re-posting the article I wrote pertaining to?the complaint I filed against the UFT for unfair representation. … Read More
With a budget of over $25 billion, an employee roster of over 136,000 and over 1,400 buildings to manage, there is plenty of room for theft and corruption at the New York City Department of Education. Read More
[UPDATE: The below post is the original from November 2014. The only difference is the letter from the UFT Grievance Department indicating they will not be representing this case in arbitration. It’s located at the … Read More
