Can you believe it? One of the three candidates for president of the United Federation of Teachers is an actual classroom teacher! (and knows how to organize!) ARISE-UFT Edward Calamia New Action / UFT MORE-UFT UFT #UFT #UnitedFederationofTeachers #ARISE #ARISEUFT

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MY grad union president (chapter co-chair) Evan giving our solidarity from CUNY (Graduate Center PSC ) at the Student Workers of Columbia rally in response to the expulsion of their union president Grant Miner and roughly a dozen other students

The UFT Delegate Assembly this afternoon was a disgrace. Our educational system is in crisis but because of wasted time, we were not able to address this. Hear Olivia Swisher, AriseUFT presidential candidate, elaborate on this attached video, and how leadership by ARISE would

The United Federation of Teachers is the largest teacher union local in the US & a major player in NYC & state politics. It has been controlled by the same caucus for more than 60 years. An insurgent slate of rank-and-file educators is running to end that. indypendent.org/2025/03/interv…

Excited for this conversation about Lend and Rule: Fighting the Shadow Financialization of Public Universities with authors Jason Wozniak and Sofya Aptekar, MORE-UFT organizer Martina Meijer, and Mizue Aizeki of the Surveillance Resistance Lab! RSVP bit.ly/41zklBa

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested and detained a Bronx high school student from Venezuela as he left the courthouse after a routine hearing. It’s the first example of a current NYC public school student detained by ICE since Trump took office this year. 1/3

The student at ELLIS Prep had no criminal record and was legally in the country as his asylum case was being processed. His arrest was part of a nationwide immigration enforcement blitz. 2/3

In courthouses across the country, government lawyers asked judges to reopen cases of immigrants before them as “expedited removal” cases — allowing authorities to apprehend immigrants on the spot and quickly deport them. 3/3

Over 350 UFT Members have signed this petition. Please consider adding your name to illustrate to UFT Leadership why so many New Yorkers are saying Don't Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor … Don’t Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor of NYC sign.moveon.org/petitions/educ…

On April 11, UE Local 197-Teachers and Researchers United signed an agreement with Johns Hopkins University to guarantee sixth-year funding to the next two cohorts of graduate workers in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Read the full article written by Teachers & Researchers United (TRU-UE) member Rachel Williams: ueunion.org/ue-news/2025/l…

Dylan is a high school student in District 11, who was detained by ICE in immigration court last week. He is only enduring this because of how broken our immigration system is. Please consider donating or sharing to spread the word. Every bit helps. gofundme.com/f/release-dyla…

Fun fact. The first time NB.1.8.1 was detected in US wastewater was 2/26/25 from Sacramento, CA (reported 3/6/25). The first time it was found in a person was 3/18/25 from Alameda County, CA (reported 5/12/25). One of these techniques is faster (and cheaper) than the other.

This is what a real DA can look and sound like. After discussion and debate, 63% of UFT delegates have voted to endorse Zohran Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani 🎉🎉