Comments on: We’re Not Running http://www.edwize.org/were-not-running Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: shouldhavegonetomeds http://www.edwize.org/were-not-running/comment-page-1#comment-4255 shouldhavegonetomeds Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:36:24 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=248#comment-4255 yes but the only reason bloomberg is in office is because city workers and their families did not vote for Freddy em masse. I know for a fact many white teachers could not bear to vote for Freddy.Many teachers and New Yorkers who despise Bush love Bloomberg who is essentially just Bush in a package tweaked for New Yorkers yes but the only reason bloomberg is in office is because city workers and their families did not vote for Freddy em masse. I know for a fact many white teachers could not bear to vote for Freddy.Many teachers and New Yorkers who despise Bush love Bloomberg who is essentially just Bush in a package tweaked for New Yorkers

]]> By: paulrubin http://www.edwize.org/were-not-running/comment-page-1#comment-4148 paulrubin Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:20:57 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=248#comment-4148 I guess we know our next offer from Bloomberg which basically means (as I've said in this venue before) there will be no further contracts between Michael Bloomberg and the UFT. (1) a sixth teaching period (2) inferior medical benefits with more costs to us (3) an attempt to get the state to institute a Tier 5 pension (4) more misc. givebacks such as more days, fewer holidays, more power to principals at our expense Yet another modest raise in the 3% a year range which basically is something we should only remotely consider with zero givebacks. The goals therefore, with bloomberg, is to simply hold the line and invest our resources in making sure he doesn't do an end run against us and force the politicians to stab us in the back where he contract negotiations fail. That means the next Governor is a very important variable in the equation. I guess we know our next offer from Bloomberg which basically means (as I’ve said in this venue before) there will be no further contracts between Michael Bloomberg and the UFT.

(1) a sixth teaching period
(2) inferior medical benefits with more costs to us
(3) an attempt to get the state to institute a Tier 5 pension
(4) more misc. givebacks such as more days, fewer holidays, more power to principals at our expense

Yet another modest raise in the 3% a year range which basically is something we should only remotely consider with zero givebacks.

The goals therefore, with bloomberg, is to simply hold the line and invest our resources in making sure he doesn’t do an end run against us and force the politicians to stab us in the back where he contract negotiations fail. That means the next Governor is a very important variable in the equation.

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