The leadership of the UFT, Michael Mulgrew, along with the Mayor, have subverted and usurped the rights of our union members. This will remove our union relationship with the rank and file of our union brothers and sisters in other unions, not only in NY, but around the country. Our leadership is out of touch with its members and our brethren around the country.
Today I shed tears for our union, and its soon-to-be isolation from others fighting for bargaining power and right to make a living from their labor. My tears will now be a path to putting my boots on the ground and my condemnation in the air, vocal cords wanting to yell out my adamant cry for change. The courage to speak out makes me free.
This blog is hosted on behalf of the ACR/ATR Chapter Committee, a group seeking ACR/ATR chapters in the UFT, advocating for ourselves and offering mutual support. We welcome testimonials of your concerns and troubles as a displaced teacher, librarian, secretary, guidance counselor, social worker, psychologist, or speech or hearing therapist in rotation for the NYC DOE. Email to atrnyc@gmail.com
ATRs, the unrepresented -- no elected representatives in the UFT
"The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected.
"To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another."
Thomas Paine, First Principles of Government
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Mulgrew and Unity are useless turds.
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