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Naomi's avatar

Yes, it was a real blow and gut punching when the UFT endorsed Mandani. It was during the summer and our voices were silenced

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Chad Hamilton's avatar

Hello,

I see that "Mr. Garvey" is one of several anonymous Unity blog accounts. Its author is misinformed or operating in dishonesty/bad faith.

ABC endorses open-forum, member-driven decision-making. ABC has never endorsed a political candidate.

The photo linked above was taken at a mayoral forum, not at a private meeting. Seven mayoral candidates attended.

https://thechiefleader.com/stories/city-retirees-health-takes-center-stage-at-mayoral-forum,54233

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Marianne Pizzitola's avatar

Shows you how stupid some of these people are. Retirees held a debate in which multiple candidates came

I had nothing to do with Mr. Walden asking for an Abc T-shirt and posing with Abc members. Teachers and retired teachers, both have issues that they raised with the candidates. Maybe if you were among those smart teachers, you could’ve had some input in those conversations. Rather than spreading more misinformation and talking about something you don’t know anything about just trying to attack someone when you don’t have the facts.

New York City retirees are famous for debunking bullshit. This is now been debunked.

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Marianne Pizzitola's avatar

I understand- respect is foreign to you. And another correction he did have labor groups behind him

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Sari Slater's avatar

If your positions include hatred of Jewish people and the encouragement of communism in New York City, then you are not only ignorant, but rife with hatred which is literally killing people. I graduated high school in Brooklyn in 1968 when America and New York City still had values and intelligence. I very much hope that your people possess some of that too. Too many real teachers in this city have died because humans lost their way. I was once proud and humbled to be a teacher. That was years ago.

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Chad Hamilton's avatar

Hi Sari, there is no place for hate in A Better Contract. We're a movement of proud UFT members working together to create better working conditions in our schools, better pay and benefits for all workers, and a UFT that is transparent, inclusive and representative of all UFT members. UFT members from all walks of life and from every viewpoint and perspective are invited to join and participate. Here is the link for our platform and core commitments:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-154214884

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