tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624481082062651225.post4056211368811157172..comments2023-10-23T13:07:41.584-07:00Comments on Urban Ed: "Vote Yes!" (Act II; 'Mulgrew's Minions')UrbanEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08044618498302353334noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624481082062651225.post-2166120465587075102014-05-26T07:04:36.447-07:002014-05-26T07:04:36.447-07:00Oh I , of course, wasn't thinking of you when ...Oh I , of course, wasn't thinking of you when I wrote that. I was thinking of MM himself -and of the countless others who have followed his lead and called the own union brother & sisters dishonest. UrbanEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044618498302353334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624481082062651225.post-64501758323325590462014-05-26T06:26:26.935-07:002014-05-26T06:26:26.935-07:00I don't attack my union brothers and sisters. ...I don't attack my union brothers and sisters. I attack those who have signed an oath to support what they're told even if it conflicts with the interests of my union brothers and sisters. But as a result, I've been attacked with the premise I'm attacking the UFT, which is ridiculous. I'm UFT. If leadership denies my members and me representation, I will let them and everyone know it. NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624481082062651225.post-15494304002378455252014-05-25T18:33:41.760-07:002014-05-25T18:33:41.760-07:00Ah, thanks! Fresh tired eyes. I blinked and the mo...Ah, thanks! Fresh tired eyes. I blinked and the month of May was gone!<br />After seeing their strengths and weaknesses this month, I honestly can't believe this is the group that has held on to power for so long.UrbanEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044618498302353334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624481082062651225.post-71883532304464184552014-05-25T18:31:10.712-07:002014-05-25T18:31:10.712-07:00Thanks so much for the compliment! I have to admit...Thanks so much for the compliment! I have to admit, I wasn't aware of the talking points for the new and almost anonymous Twitter users. As they engage in union politics of personal destruction, I have considered who the hecklers are and have concluded that they're actually not much. Let them shout from on high all they want. With 5 new followers, it seems clear to me no one's listening (although I don't like the UFT Twitter account finding them and RT'ing the slogans. That's a 'Black Hat' trick if ever there was one). <br /><br />Two more things: 1). They can't have it both ways. They can't pretend opposition doesn't exist, as they go out to find the opposition in social media and attack them. Every single 'active' chapter I've seen, and there are more and more of them every day, is an anti-Unity chapter. Unless they do something to change that, they're going to loose. 2) I remember a time when an 11th commandment might have been do not attack your union brother or sister in public. I must be old fashioned in that I still try to follow it. UrbanEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044618498302353334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624481082062651225.post-53910988082859278452014-05-25T14:27:59.896-07:002014-05-25T14:27:59.896-07:00Great piece. They did, however, synchronize their ...Great piece. They did, however, synchronize their talking points for those Twitter newbies and blog visitors. Everyone should just read the MOA, they'd say, though neither the Contract Committee nor the Exec. Board did, and it's unlikely most teachers would bother. They'd continue with exhortations to check with your district rep. or whatever Unity person available for further info. It was as if there were no other side. Mulgrew had declared us purveyors of myth and that was it. It was the Eleventh Commandment.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624481082062651225.post-41677809436042552822014-05-25T08:43:49.493-07:002014-05-25T08:43:49.493-07:00Another gem of analysis. It is so useful to have y...Another gem of analysis. It is so useful to have your perspective as someone who is seeing all of this unfold with fresh eyes but also as someone who has been involved as one of the most knowledgeable people on the contract.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.com