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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

NYC Educator: UFT's Fake Opposition Hates Being Called Fake Opposition

NYC Educator: UFT's Fake Opposition Hates Being Called Fake Opposition:


UFT's Fake Opposition Hates Being Called Fake Opposition

Someone just sent me an email received from the New Action Caucus. Most of it is not of any interest, but I was struck by this:

MORE has shifted its campaign - from attacking Unity to attacking Unity/New Action. We weren't really expecting this, but it's not a great surprise either. (Even though they assured us a few months ago that they would not do this).  Looks like they panicked when they saw how widely our literature had gotten out.

We haven't responded, at least not yet. We don't think too many people will be fooled.  It's pretty obvious that New Action is independent of Unity, supports them when they are right, opposes them when they are wrong, and tries to point them in the right direction when they are in between. 


There are several issues here. One is the plain, unvarnished fact that Unity-New Action is a partnership. Unity cross-endorses ten New Action members, and in return, New Action endorses Michael Mulgrew and pretends to be an opposition. The notion that Unity