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Demand a Better Contract Negotiation Strategy
The UFT's current contract campaign undermines the leverage we need to secure a good contract
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When Labor Opposes the Right to Strike
Public sector workers in New York don’t have the right to strike, and certain labor leaders are okay with that. This March, the UFT Delegate Assembly…
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Dr. King, the UFT, and the Role of Labor
The best way to honor Dr. King’s legacy is to embrace his radicalism, his emphasis on solidarity, and his tactics of civil disobedience and mass action
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Teachers from the Dominican Republic were Exploited by DOE Principals
The recent treatment of exchange teachers is an extension of the abusive power principals unleash throughout the school system
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The UFT's Health Care Strategy is a Race to the Bottom
The union's new push to privatize Medicare for public sector retirees hurts everyone but insurance companies
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This Time, a Real Raise
The next UFT-DOE contract should grant long overdue raises well above inflation
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City Schools Need Smaller Class Sizes, Too
Governor Hochul is stalling on signing a bill that would lower class size but upset NYC Mayor Adams
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Ronnie Almonte
NYC Schools Deserve Budget Boosts, Not Cuts
NYC Schools are under attack from the Mayor and City Hall. At least $215 million, but probably closer to $1.7 billion, has been slashed from next year’s…
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Ronnie Almonte
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I write about education, labor unions, and occasionally birds, science, and whatever else interests me.
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