NYC: MORE Caucus continues monthly General Assemblies with discussion of curriculum autonomy
New York, NY – The MORE Caucus (Movement of Rank and File Educators), the opposition caucus within the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), held their third General Assembly of the school year, December 3.
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New Yok City: MORE Caucus organizes to build union power
NYC, NY – On November 5t, in Midtown Manhattan, the Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE Cacus), the opposition caucus within the United Federation of Teachers, held their second General Assembly of the year. The event was called “Hands Off Our Schools: Building Union Power Under Authoritarianism” and heard from at least 40 teachers from across all 5 NYC Boroughs.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-yok-city-more-caucus-organizes-to-build-union-power
The #VictoriaBC Urban Food Table #UFT is a #volunteer #AdvisoryCommittee dedicated to providing informed support to Victoria City Council in matters related to #FoodSecurity policy & decision making. We meet the second Wednesday of each month. Our members are #FoodSystems & #sustainability professionals and include urban and rural farmers , local businesses, educators, community association and garden representatives, health workers, dietitians & environmental stewardship not-for-profit staff. We view local #FoodProduction as fundamental to a healthy & sustainable food system, and share the common goal of a #FoodSecure region.
Our strategic goals focus on urban farming, community and home gardening, food equity, soil restoration, land and biodiversity stewardship, waste-reduction and composting, pollinator support, First Nations Reconciliation, and celebrating local food.
The Urban Food Table meets in a hybrid/online format on the second Wednesday of every month from 4:30pm - 6pm. If you are interested in joining the UFT, or to learn more - email at victoriaurbanfoodtable@gmail.com or through the form below.
https://www.victoriaurbanfoodtable.com/contact-us
#YYJ #Nonprofits #CommunityFood #FoodSystemsPlanning #FoodWasteReduction #Environmental #FeedingCommunity #UrbanFoodTable #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #GetInvolved #SoilRemediation #biodiversity #composting #FoodEquity #WaterReduction #ClimateAction #Stewardship #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEducation
NYC: MORE Caucus General Assembly tackles immigrant rights
New York, NY – On October 8, in Midtown Manhattan the MORE Caucus (Movement for Rank and File Educators) of the United Federation of Teachers held its first general assembly of the school year at The People’s Forum. The assembly gathered with a focus on immigrant rights, specifically, protecting immigrant students from ICE raids in and around schools.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyc-more-caucus-general-assembly-tackles-immigrant-rights
Unions show up strong for 2025 NYC Labor Day Parade
New York, NY – On September 6, in Midtown Manhattan labor unions began assembling at 8:30 a.m. for the annual NYC Labor Day Parade sponsored by the NYC Labor Council, AFL-CIO. The event is the nation's oldest and largest Labor Day Parade, with over 200 unions and constituency groups participating.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/unions-show-up-strong-for-2025-nyc-labor-day-parade
#ICE took a #NYCPS student who showed up to a routine immigration appointment. They tricked him into giving up his rights and then arrested him for deportation. He has no criminal history.
Emergency action Thursday, May 29th at 5pm outside Tweed - 52 Chambers St. #NYC #HandsOffOurKids #UFT
Over eight hundred thousand paraprofessional educators, also known as teacher aides and education support professionals, work in US public schools alongside 3.2 million teachers.
https://jacobin.com/2025/05/nyc-paraprofessionals-uft-contract-strike
#educationworkers #NYC #organize #solidarity #Strikes #unions #UFT
#toronto #uft #universityoftoronto
Tower above entrance of King's College
Pedro (Arcanjo) Poney (da banda Violator) se posicionou num encontro com o presidente Lula, reafirmando o teor contracultural e subterrâneo do heavy metal, sobretudo engajado em enterrar a ameaça fascista e exorcizar mercadores da fé da classe trabalhadora.
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@transportationalternatives The #UFT is making a big mistake by opposing congestion pricing. Fuck them. Where are they on closing the streets in front of schools? Nowhere. Fuck them twice.
New analysis #Uft @UniLend_Finance ✍️
▪️ There has been a high volume of transactions recently. Trying to differentiate positively from the market.
▪️ Above 0.213 should be permanent.
▪️ Targets => 0.266-0.306-0.381-0.436
▪️ Supports => 0.213-0.196
▪️ Lending protocol
RSVP for a NYC Union Library Worker Picnic on August 13th in Central Park 🌳
#NYCUnionLibraryWorkers #UFT #PSC_CUNY #DC37 #Local1321 #Local1482 #Local1930 #LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers
🗣️ 📣 IT'S TIME FOR UNIONS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AND DECIDE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET INTO THEIR RANKS THE MILLIONS OF GIG WORKERS AND DIGITAL SHARECROPPERS
for example: #SAGAFTRA & #UFT should create a category of "digital educator"
this could cover anybody with an educational streaming channel or blog
or
for teachers & professors whose classes are being recorded and then re-sold by schools and universities as online classes without them seeing a cent from those enrollments.
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To mount a genuine struggle for better wages, living and working conditions, educators must take matters into their own hands and build rank-and-file committees independent of both the #DemocraticParty and its agents in the #UFT bureaucracy.
#NYCEducators
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/07/12/cont-j12.html
The shitty UFT contract has been ratified by the rank & file. A pay cut disguised as a pay raise & knowing full well our healthcare isn't protected. Adams wants billions in "savings" from city worker health coverage and the UFT Unity caucus sure as hell isn't going to fight for it. What's the point of having a union that won't fight for you? Or workers who are too scared to fight back? This is why there's a teacher shortage. We get screwed from all sides. #union #organizedlabor #teachers #teachersstrike #UFT #nycteacher #EricAdamsSucks
We have a tentative contract. Not enough but not nothing. The $3000 signing bonus and a year of retro will swing it. People need the money now. #UFT #NYC https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/mayor-adams-and-uft-reach-tentative-contract-agreement-for-nyc-educators/
@fu Exactly- Michael Mulgrew of the #UFT has ALWAYS sold out NYC teachers- we're terrified about the contract negotiations. #NYCTeacher #teachersunion
@Davidtoddmccarty I'm a NYC union public school art teacher. I enjoy my job, but I have little energy for my own work. I'm very glad for the benefits and retirement plan. I struggled as a freelance artist. But I'm ready to retire.... unfortunately Tier 6 city employees got royally fucked, they changed retirement from 55 to 63 with serious cuts. The #UFT ain't doing jack about it. I'll be out before then. #NYCTeacher #arteducation #NYCSchools #TeachersUnion
