The UFT leadership has agreed to merit pay in a number of schools that will grow each year. Click here to read and download our leaflet explaining why this new program is dangerous and destructive to the interests of UFT members.
Since Weingarten and her Unity Caucus were re-elected last April, they made concessions to the D.o.E. at an unprecedented rate. Click here to read and download TJC’s call for immediate action to stop our union’s free fall.
The Weingarten leadership of the UFT made a backroom deal with Bloomberg that betrays us and our students. Next, it called off the rally planned for May 9 and refused to even consider holding any action this school year. To find out more, download the latest TJC leaflet by clicking here.
The electoral coalition of ICE and TJC made gains among all active (that is, not retired) UFT members. In preliminary slate vote totals, ICE - TJC showed increases in both the absolute number of voters and in the percentage of voters, in every category of active (not retired) members. These are elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers and active functionals (paraprofessionals, counselors, secretaries and other titles). This was in comparison to our combined totals when TJC and ICE - PAC ran as two separate slates in 2004. For more analysis and statistics click here.
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Why have we had so many bad contracts? And, more troubling, why do the leaders responsible nevertheless keep control of the union? This leaflet will help answer those questions. This is crucial reading during this UFT election year. This leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
Teachers for a Just Contract 2007 Election Platform
We stand for a just contract, not just a contract.
Until a few years ago, Chapter Leaders had the power to elect the District Representative they worked with. Then, Randi Weingarten changed that and took the right to choose all the District Representatives herself. She has convened a “multipartisan commission” to review her power grab. To read TJC’s position paper, click here.
President Randi Weingarten and the UFT leadership have been trying to establish the legitimacy of this new proposed contract by presenting the negotiating process as “more democratic and inclusive than ever,” and the negotiating committee as “mostly rank-and-file members” with “representatives from all school levels, the functional chapters and every union caucus.” This paints a misleading picture. Read an account of what really went on within the committee.
A Chancellor’s decision in the case of Harriet Baizerman established the right of any UFT member to put literature from “a critical group within the UFT” into school mailboxes if supporters of the UFT leadership had that right. (See page 3, “Relevant Considerations,” #2.) This leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
Givebacks in the 2005 have made our hard jobs harder. TJC says in our next contract, we have to win back what we gave back. But to do that, the UFT has to launch an unprecedented struggle. Read about it in our latest leaflet. This leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
During last spring’s elections, some principals used intimidation, retaliation, electioneering and other illegal means to get the chapter leader they wanted. This leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
It takes more than a strike deadline to win a just contract. Thorough preparation and union democracy are also necessary. Read TJC’s latest leaflet to find out more. This leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
New Contract Worsens Working Conditions: Teachers for a Just Contract Urges Members to Take Steps to Protect our Chapters from the Onslaught. This leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
This leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
The ratification of this giveback contract means we must rebuild our union: this TJC leaflet proposes how to begin. The leaflet is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
Hundreds of UFT members protested the proposed contract at the October 11 Delegate Assembly. See photos of the fight against the givebacks inside and outside the meeting.
See photos and read about our June march.
For a Just Contract: Turn UP the Heat!
Are you frustrated by your working conditions? You’re not alone! Read this leaflet to find out what you can do. This petition is in PDF format. Opening it requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available here.
