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Before AI Becomes Another School Mistake, Let’s Hit Pause. Sign the petition, now.
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How one para bill, one endorsement controversy, one internal union email, and one paid ad exposes a larger struggle inside the UFT. And who declared war? UFT President Michael Mulgrew or the members?
The Good, Bad and Ugly - The NYC Para Bill
A deep dive into the UFT and City Council's $10k pay plan for paraprofessionals.
The Respect Check Passes: A Temporary Victory Built By Pressure - And the Unfinished Fight.
How rank-and-file pressure pushed paraprofessional pay from a union fight to a City Hall vote—and why the legislation remains temporary, non-pensionable and legally unsettled.
The Newly Revised UFT Para Bill: The Promise That Kept Shrinking
How the UFT sold a permanent para pay index that would seek to offset pattern bargaining—and ended up with a temporary one-year payment. And only if it passes or survives legal challenges at all.
Urgent: The Bill Passed, But Still Not Signed by Governor. The Fight for Union Democracy & Free Speech Continues.
The NYS Legislature passed the Union Communications bill. The debate and fight for it to be amended is far from over. We must take action, now!
URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Tell Albany to Protect Union Democracy
The NYS Legislature is moving quickly. Help ensure New York protects both labor organizations and the democratic rights of the workers they represent.
New York’s Union Communications Bill: Stopping Fraud or Criminalizing Dissent?
There's more than meets the eye with this "pro-union" legislation. Is it more about stopping the opt-out movement's practices or silencing dissent within the teachers union? Or both.
THEY TURNED OUR MENTAL HEALTH INTO A BUDGET LINE - GHI/EMBLEM'S GHOST NETWORK
How EmblemHealth/GHI Failed City Workers’ Mental Health — Twice — While NYC and the MLC Turned the Crisis Into “Savings”