NYC rank-and-file educators will challenge police presence in public schools

New York, NY – On Wednesday, May 6, the Movement of Rank and File Educators gathered for general assembly in Midtown Manhattan. More than 40 classroom teachers from across the city met to discuss the presence of NYPD in schools and the police’s role in oppressing the student body of New York and intimidating teachers and staff in schools. The group was joined by the Dignity in Schools organization, which is against scanners and police in schools.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyc-rank-and-file-educators-will-challenge-police-presence-in-public-schools

NYC teachers, community members pressure Dept. of Education’s Panel for Educational Policy

New York City, NY – On April 29, UFT teachers from the Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE) and community members who engages with the NYC public school system flooded the New York City Department of Education’s “Panel for Educational Policy.”

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyc-teachers-community-members-pressure-dept-of-educations-panel-for

NYC MORE Caucus holds annual ‘State of Our Union’ event

NYC, NY – On April 26, a dedicated group of rank-and-file organizers from the MORE Caucus, the opposition caucus within the United Federation of Teachers, held their annual “State of Our Union” event, in the City University of New York Grad Center, where they sum up the year of union organizing and prepare for what’s to come.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyc-more-caucus-holds-annual-state-of-our-union-event

... general strike to stop Trump's ICE attacks. Many are aware that trade unions in Minneapolis refused to back a general strike, using “no strike ...

Educators and parents voiced their opposition to Mamdani’s decision—and to the leadership of the UFT, which had put up no opposition to it—online as well as in a petition that collected over 170,000 signatures.#ZohranMamdani #DonaldTrump #KathyHochul #MichaelMulgrewNYC #UFT
Mamdani’s decision to reopen New York City schools after blizzard angers teachers and parents

United Federation of Teachers rank and file hold speakout outside of union headquarters, pressuring leadership

New York City, NY – On Wednesday February 11, in the frigid cold of Manhattan’s financial district, rank-and-file unionists held a speakout in front of United Federation of Teachers headquarters, while the union’s monthly delegate assembly was being held. The action sought to put pressure on union leadership to do more to support immigrant students, families and staff from ICE attacks.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/united-federation-of-teachers-rank-and-file-hold-speakout-outside-of-union

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NYC: MORE Caucus continues monthly General Assemblies with discussion of curriculum autonomy

New York, NY – The MORE Caucus (Movement of Rank and File Educators), the opposition caucus within the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), held their third General Assembly of the school year, December 3.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyc-more-caucus-continues-monthly-general-assemblies-with-discussion-of

New Yok City: MORE Caucus organizes to build union power

NYC, NY – On November 5t, in Midtown Manhattan, the Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE Cacus), the opposition caucus within the United Federation of Teachers, held their second General Assembly of the year. The event was called “Hands Off Our Schools: Building Union Power Under Authoritarianism” and heard from at least 40 teachers from across all 5 NYC Boroughs.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-yok-city-more-caucus-organizes-to-build-union-power

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