Alliance of Concerned Teachers
"...no one can remain actionless even for a moment. Everyone is driven to action, helplessly indeed, by the Gunas of nature."
Lord Krishna to Arjuna, The Bhagavad Gita
What actions can you take to effect change? How can you get your voice heard on the issues that are important to you?
Action is at the heart of ACT! and in the ACT! Out section we will continually seek to provide you with ways that you can take positive action.
It is of utmost importance that the UFT leadership understands that the membership demands the right to vote for their district representatives now!
Send UFT President Randi Weingarten an email at rweingarten@uft.org and express your concerns and questions.
See the article on the new committee to study selection of district representatives in The Editor Speaks .
See the article on the shameful power grab of district representatives in The Editor Speaks .
Join ACT! Editor, Joe Mudgett, and the ICE/TJC slate and run for one of the 800 union offices!
Send Norm Scott of ICE an email at norscot@aol.com or call him at 917-992-3734 and tell him you want to join the slate!
Or send TJC an email at justcontract@nyc.rr.com or call them at 212-831-3408 and tell them you want to join the slate!
See the article urging members to join the ICE/TJC slate in The Editor Speaks .
It is of utmost importance that the UFT leadership understands that the membership is ill-pleased with our loss of job security and seniority rights!
Send UFT President Randi Weingarten an email at rweingarten@uft.org and express your concerns and questions.
See the article on the loss of job security and seniority rights in The Editor Speaks .
The Independent Community of Educators, ICE, explains how UFT President Randi Weingarten and her Unity caucus failed the rank and file members by pushing the recent contract that has given us our longest school year ever. Download this leaflet and distribute it to your colleagues!
Teachers for a Just Contract, TJC, reports on Unity's failure to adopt a No Givebacks negotiating stance for the next contract talks. Download this leaflet and pass it around!
It is of utmost importance that the UFT leadership understands that the membership is unhappy with the unsuccessful attempts to secure our 55/25 pension rights!
Send UFT President Randi Weingarten an email at rweingarten@uft.org and express your concerns and questions.
Send Governor George Pataki an email and tell him why 55/25 is the only fair and just way to treat teachers and other non-uniformed public employees.
See Diane's questions about 55/25 in Class ACT! .
See the comments on Pataki's 55/25 veto in The Editor Speaks .