Vaccine Tracking is WORSE Than Forced Vaccination by Michael Kane 3-29-21 As New York becomes the first state to roll out a vaccine and COVID-testing passport called “Excelsior Pass,” the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) says no NYC teacher has to ‘tell their principal’ their vaccine status. However every day we go into work, theContinue reading “Vaccine Passports are the New “Show Me Your Papers””
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Governor Cuomo Orders NY Teachers Must Report When They Receive a COVID Vaccine
*Sign our petition against vaccine mandates for educators HERE 2-23-21 Never in history have New York teachers been required to submit medical records to their employer, until now. Is this legal? Under Cuomo’s Emergency Powers, he can do virtually whatever he wants (unless it breaks federal law). Here is what EO 202.95 says regarding teachersContinue reading “Governor Cuomo Orders NY Teachers Must Report When They Receive a COVID Vaccine”
Did Randi Weingarten Just Back Off Her Forced Vaccination Rhetoric?
by Michael Kane 2-14-21 Crystal Lewis of THE CHIEF continues to produce critical reporting on COVID vaccination and American educators. On February 11th she wrote the following: Backs Off ‘Mandatory’ Although many Teachers see the vaccine as key to restoring full-time in-person learning, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, backed off previousContinue reading “Did Randi Weingarten Just Back Off Her Forced Vaccination Rhetoric?”
UFT President Mulgrew States COVID Vaccination is a Teacher CHOICE
by Michael Kane 2-5-21 I was very happy to hear UFT President Michael Mulgrew reiterate that getting the COVID vaccine is a choice for every teacher to make individually. On February 4th, during a telephonic town hall meeting that New York Senator Chuck Schumer spoke at, over 20,000 UFT members heard Mulgrew strongly encourage everyoneContinue reading “UFT President Mulgrew States COVID Vaccination is a Teacher CHOICE”
The COVID Vaccine on Trial: Free For All to Watch Right Now!
You can now watch the webinar from February 10, 2021, for free at the following link: The Covid Vaccine On Trial: If You Only Knew… Michael Kane spoke on behalf of NY Teachers For Choice discussing why we are calling New York Teachers to stop paying union dues and divert that money into a healthContinue reading “The COVID Vaccine on Trial: Free For All to Watch Right Now!”
Introducing New York Healthcare Professionals for Choice
1-25-21 I was very excited when Liz Glass informed me that nurses and healthcare professionals have been organizing a similar group to TEACHERS FOR CHOICE, which has come to be known as New York Healthcare Professionals for Choice (NYHPC). (I like calling it NEW YORK NURSES FOR CHOICE, but they prefer and are using aContinue reading “Introducing New York Healthcare Professionals for Choice”
TEACHERS FOR CHOICE Demands of New York Teacher Unions
1-20-21 NY Teachers For Choice is releasing a list of 7 demands for the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), as well as their state-wide umbrella organizations and affiliates (ie AFT, NYSUT, NEA, et. al.). If these demands are met, we will delay the call in our first Resolution for a state-wide diversion of teacher unionContinue reading “TEACHERS FOR CHOICE Demands of New York Teacher Unions”
UFT President Mulgrew Responds to Our COVID Vaccine Concerns
…well, not really, but kind of by Michael Kane 1-13-21 In the January 8th edition of THE CHIEF the featured article is on the UFT’s rollout of the COVID vaccine. There is an entire section that quotes my January 6th Open Letter to UFT President Mr. Michael Mulgrew, and gets a response to it fromContinue reading “UFT President Mulgrew Responds to Our COVID Vaccine Concerns”
Avoiding an Existential Teacher Union Crisis
Open Letter to UFT President Michael Mulgrew 1-6-21 To the Honorable Mr. Michael Mulgrew: My name is Michael Kane. I am a special education teacher, UFT member, and steering committee member for an emergency union caucus known as “TEACHERS FOR CHOICE.” I am writing to kindly request that we meet to discuss a coming existentialContinue reading “Avoiding an Existential Teacher Union Crisis”
OPEN LETTER to UFT President Michael Mulgrew
What is your position on the COVID Vaccine and Teachers? Sent on November 25, 2020, 7am mmulgrew@uft.org To UFT President Mike Mulgrew: I write to you as a UFT member and steering committee member for NY Teachers For Choice who represents the opinion of thousands of UFT members. As you know, we are a grassroots group ofContinue reading “OPEN LETTER to UFT President Michael Mulgrew”
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