Does Boston have a similar law to the Taylor Law? I noticed comparisons to CTU as well, and Chicago does not have any such strike restriction in play. Strokes sound great in theory. It in reality can bankrupt people. Ask anyone caught in the SAG ACTRA strike and they will tell you the reality of a strike… not the romantic sound of one. Until Taylor Law (which Mulgrew has already stated at the DA that he wants to se changed) is addressed, strikes would devastate our lowest paid members of our work force. What are ABC’s actionable plans to address that reality? I respect you Katie but I still see no actual plan.
If you admittedly lack financial literacy and yet still attempt to write authoritative blog articles about contracts you don’t understand or how pension terms are defined then ...
I think it’s best you educate yourself on these matters before engaging in MISINFORMATION, Linda.
Unless you’re just looking to score brownie points within the Unity network during election season?
Spreading misinformation willfully or not taking the time to write responsibly with facts hurts our union democracy and pits members against each other based on mistruths.
Show us the Unity step by step plan to achieve raises that outpace inflation. Not infographics. Not whataboutisms or ‘gothchas’.
Finally, you won’t find anyone romanticizing strikes in these pages or blogs. It’s very dishonest to suggest that. Only your and Unity’s weaponizing of strikes to fear-monger. It’s very anti-union, to be honest.
If you continue to write about strikes and say how you find the increased pay and respect so empowering… how is that NOT romanticizing strikes? Shall I start quoting Amy’s publications? Katie’s? I credit my readers with being able to read. But on the topic of misinformation, one of your members did give me a great breakdown of some errors I made. When I offered to credit her for the update, she deleted the comment. And hid my question asking her why she did so. Seems odd to me… almost like she was ordered to take it down. She wanted to educate. That’s what we all are supposed to be good at. Apparently someone didn’t want her to do so. Strange right?
I don’t need to score brownie points with anyone. I am impressive in my own right and quite happy with the life I have. I seek no laurels nor positions. Everyone one who has ever met me will tell you I fight for what’s right. Right now I am fighting to get $ 10,000 into the wallets of every para I ever worked with. They deserve it. I don’t want them wait any longer than they need to. Even ARISE supports this. And yet from ABC no plan again.
I await your plan. You are touting yourselves as a “better contract” Let’s dish out some of that better to review, shall we? Send that link at anytime you wish…
2. There’s nothing here to indicate that ABC is calling for a strike. They have spoken about being action-ready and building union power. This is a strawman fallacy and the type fear-mongering we’ve come to expect from Unity.
3. I find no real concrete plan from your Unity caucus to ensure we get raises that outpace the cost of living. They’ve failed to achieve this for several years now.
4. In reality, Mulgrew and Unity have falsely claimed that amending the Taylor Law is dangerous. When in fact the Triborough amendment is living proof that the Taylor law can be amended successfully in a pro-union way… perhaps to ensure public sector workers won’t have the current sanctions with another amendment.
5. I read your blog piece on CTU vs UFT contracts and you made various non-sequitur arguments including how you inexplicably moved to pensions whose terms are defined legislatively.
Your attempt to conflate CTU achieving raises linked to the cost of living for ACTIVE WORKERS in this contract with COLAS for retirees in both cities (again legislative) shows sophistry or ignorance.
What’s sad is one of your members actually did post a helpful comment on Facebook that corrected me. When I asked her for permission to quote her well thought out response she deleted it. It’s sad she felt the need to hide her knowledge for me and other readers. One might think she was told to do so.
I explain in every blog I write I lack full understanding of financial matters. You speak of straw men and yet I still see NO plan of action. Once could say ABC is equally guilty of such. Finally you wrote of strikes, and speak of organizing but you are against a strike? Perhaps your messaging is muddled then. Two articles in a row about how cities are striking certainly lend credence to the concern that you are pushing for strikes without saying the words aloud. Please feel free to clarify this message if I am mistaken. Once again you bash unity but give no further plan of action. Unity has published their plans and even made infographics for quick reference. You know my work so I suspect you know this already. That too comes across as disingenuous.
So ABC write about strikes and organizing and is comparing states where strikes are legal to NY where they are not. Will you be publishing any articles referencing how ABC proposes to organize without strikes in a way that differs from Unity? Because I am struggling to understand why we keep reading about strikes on your own pages when you are now saying you don’t propose them. I think many readers are curious.
I stand corrected you wrote Mass can’t strike. I misread the long post. But I still would love to hear actual ideas and plans . Would you like a link to unity’s information?
Does Boston have a similar law to the Taylor Law? I noticed comparisons to CTU as well, and Chicago does not have any such strike restriction in play. Strokes sound great in theory. It in reality can bankrupt people. Ask anyone caught in the SAG ACTRA strike and they will tell you the reality of a strike… not the romantic sound of one. Until Taylor Law (which Mulgrew has already stated at the DA that he wants to se changed) is addressed, strikes would devastate our lowest paid members of our work force. What are ABC’s actionable plans to address that reality? I respect you Katie but I still see no actual plan.
Hi again, Linda A.
If you admittedly lack financial literacy and yet still attempt to write authoritative blog articles about contracts you don’t understand or how pension terms are defined then ...
I think it’s best you educate yourself on these matters before engaging in MISINFORMATION, Linda.
Unless you’re just looking to score brownie points within the Unity network during election season?
Spreading misinformation willfully or not taking the time to write responsibly with facts hurts our union democracy and pits members against each other based on mistruths.
Show us the Unity step by step plan to achieve raises that outpace inflation. Not infographics. Not whataboutisms or ‘gothchas’.
Finally, you won’t find anyone romanticizing strikes in these pages or blogs. It’s very dishonest to suggest that. Only your and Unity’s weaponizing of strikes to fear-monger. It’s very anti-union, to be honest.
If you continue to write about strikes and say how you find the increased pay and respect so empowering… how is that NOT romanticizing strikes? Shall I start quoting Amy’s publications? Katie’s? I credit my readers with being able to read. But on the topic of misinformation, one of your members did give me a great breakdown of some errors I made. When I offered to credit her for the update, she deleted the comment. And hid my question asking her why she did so. Seems odd to me… almost like she was ordered to take it down. She wanted to educate. That’s what we all are supposed to be good at. Apparently someone didn’t want her to do so. Strange right?
I don’t need to score brownie points with anyone. I am impressive in my own right and quite happy with the life I have. I seek no laurels nor positions. Everyone one who has ever met me will tell you I fight for what’s right. Right now I am fighting to get $ 10,000 into the wallets of every para I ever worked with. They deserve it. I don’t want them wait any longer than they need to. Even ARISE supports this. And yet from ABC no plan again.
I await your plan. You are touting yourselves as a “better contract” Let’s dish out some of that better to review, shall we? Send that link at anytime you wish…
Hi Linda A.
Boston teachers like other Massachusetts teachers can’t strike legally.
https://massteacher.org/-/media/massteacher/files/legal/faqs/legal_faq.pdf?la=en&hash=4527071F56544331693F2C13D83612CBFAB9FFAB#:~:text=2.,to%20engage%20in%20a%20strike.
2. There’s nothing here to indicate that ABC is calling for a strike. They have spoken about being action-ready and building union power. This is a strawman fallacy and the type fear-mongering we’ve come to expect from Unity.
3. I find no real concrete plan from your Unity caucus to ensure we get raises that outpace the cost of living. They’ve failed to achieve this for several years now.
4. In reality, Mulgrew and Unity have falsely claimed that amending the Taylor Law is dangerous. When in fact the Triborough amendment is living proof that the Taylor law can be amended successfully in a pro-union way… perhaps to ensure public sector workers won’t have the current sanctions with another amendment.
5. I read your blog piece on CTU vs UFT contracts and you made various non-sequitur arguments including how you inexplicably moved to pensions whose terms are defined legislatively.
Your attempt to conflate CTU achieving raises linked to the cost of living for ACTIVE WORKERS in this contract with COLAS for retirees in both cities (again legislative) shows sophistry or ignorance.
I’ll write more about this later.
Playing the Triborough Amendment, well played sir, well played!!
What’s sad is one of your members actually did post a helpful comment on Facebook that corrected me. When I asked her for permission to quote her well thought out response she deleted it. It’s sad she felt the need to hide her knowledge for me and other readers. One might think she was told to do so.
I explain in every blog I write I lack full understanding of financial matters. You speak of straw men and yet I still see NO plan of action. Once could say ABC is equally guilty of such. Finally you wrote of strikes, and speak of organizing but you are against a strike? Perhaps your messaging is muddled then. Two articles in a row about how cities are striking certainly lend credence to the concern that you are pushing for strikes without saying the words aloud. Please feel free to clarify this message if I am mistaken. Once again you bash unity but give no further plan of action. Unity has published their plans and even made infographics for quick reference. You know my work so I suspect you know this already. That too comes across as disingenuous.
So ABC write about strikes and organizing and is comparing states where strikes are legal to NY where they are not. Will you be publishing any articles referencing how ABC proposes to organize without strikes in a way that differs from Unity? Because I am struggling to understand why we keep reading about strikes on your own pages when you are now saying you don’t propose them. I think many readers are curious.
https://bit.ly/UnityPlanIG
I stand corrected you wrote Mass can’t strike. I misread the long post. But I still would love to hear actual ideas and plans . Would you like a link to unity’s information?
This is personal, When we Fight we Win
Great piece Katie!