mike mulgrew
UFT's 'pissgate' probe fails to ID culprit who targeted prez's female rival in vile urinal message
When someone at a United Federation of Teachers meeting put laminated photos of a female union rep who opposed UFT President Mike Mulgrew in men's urinals with the words "PISS...
NYC teachers' union boss ousts rivals, critics from UFT payroll in 'purge'
City teachers union President Mike Mulgrew has launched a “purge’’ at UFT headquarters — firing open rivals and also staffers even suspected of being critical of him, sources said.
'Outspoken' female NYC teacher-union rep targeted by 'disgusting' cards in urinals
A United Federation of Teachers union representative who lost a hard fought race for president has been subjected to a harassment campaign, with her face appearing on a laminated card...
Flyer urging teachers to divest pension funds from Israel is illegally distributed in NYC schools
"These are blood libels. They don't belong in the education space."
NY’s largest health care workers union topples longtime prez
President George Gresham was dogged by accusations of using union-fund accounts as his personal "piggy bank" to benefit himself, family and allies, according to a recent Politico investigation. He denied...
UFT president supports Hochul’s smartphone ban in schools but wants districts to have a say, too
The head of the powerful United Federation of Teachers union supports Gov. Kathy Hochul's push to ban smartphones in New York schools -- but says individual districts should have the...
Retired NYC teachers toss out union prez's crew in furor over Medicare coverage
Retired city educators furious over proposed changes to their health care have toppled a union slate allied with powerful United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.
Teachers union goes AWOL in fight to keep migrant shelters out of schools
Mayor Eric Adams has now let public-school gyms and libraries warehouse newly arrived migrants.
Parents of NYC: Stand up against the UFT's stealth bid to control your Community Education Council
The DOE may be extending the deadline to apply to be a Community Education Council candidate, allowing a chance for concerned parents who aren't in thrall to the United Federation...
Hochul sides with hospital lobby over insurers, labor in pay dispute
Gov. Kathy Hochul is following the lead of her predecessor Andrew Cuomo -- by siding with the powerful hospital industry in a fight over medical billing payments.
Teacher unions' outrageous, cynical drive to dodge the blame for keeping schools closed
Getting New York City's schools fully reopened is a huge challenge, United Federation of Teachers boss MIke Mulgrew suggests in the Daily News, because "as many as one-third of parents"...
Yang was right the first time: UFT preventing schools from reopening
What a way not to show independence: Mayoral wannabe Andrew Yang just withdrew his spot-on criticism of the United Federation of Teachers because ... UFT boss Mike Mulgrew told him...
When did NY elect its teachers union boss supreme leader?
Excuse me, but who died and made United Federation of Teachers honcho Mike Mulgrew both supreme leader and chief scientist of New York? Last week, the Centers for Disease Control...
Outrageous demands, illegal threats from teachers-union chief Mike Mulgrew
Bare weeks before city schools reopen, United Federation of Teachers boss Michael Mulgrew dropped an 11th-hour bomb — demanding testing of the system’s 1.3 million students and staff before doors...
NYC's DOE has given up on education during coronavirus lockdown
How many of the city’s 1.1 million K-12 students are actually receiving live instruction amid the lockdown? The city Department of Education can’t say. And don’t even think of asking...
Teachers' union boss launches campaign against Cuomo Medicaid plan
Powerful teachers' union boss Mike Mulgrew summoned lawmakers to a closed-door strategy session Friday to fight Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget plan, which would shift more of the growing costs of...
Heastie proves he's in the teachers union's pocket
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie couldn’t make it more plain that he’s thoroughly in the pocket of the teachers unions: On Tuesday, he will join United Federation of Teachers chief Michael...
Money for nothing: the ugly truth about NYC's schools
The feds report that New York’s public schools are awash in cash, a conclusion impossible to dispute. Now the question becomes this: When it comes to education spending, how much...
Teachers union spent millions on baseball, retreats and food
It takes more than just a shiny apple to satisfy the city’s teachers union, which is spending member dues at a furious pace. The United Federation of Teachers has blown...
Teachers union boss says DOE's investigative unit must be probed
In a rare shot leveled at the de Blasio administration, teachers-union boss Mike Mulgrew on Friday blasted the performance of the Department of Education’s in-house investigative unit. It’s the same...