tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post6162855908360145753..comments2023-12-19T16:54:31.953-05:00Comments on SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Will Governor Cuomo Come in and Save the UFT Contract?Pete Zuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-30269870528018574572014-05-29T18:50:10.577-04:002014-05-29T18:50:10.577-04:00I am at a loss for words after reading this post. ...I am at a loss for words after reading this post. "Is it possible that if the contract does not get ratified that Governor Andy swoops in and saves the day with the money to pay the retro immediately (or at least a big chunk of it) and to give us that 8% raise now instead of five years from now?" <br /><br />That has to be a joke. The answer to that is no. We are talking about the Governor that signed the law to enact pension Tier VI program. The Governor who won't fund public schools properly. The Governor who stands side by side with Eva Moskowitz while allocating state funds to charter schools. The Governor who was playing games with the Universal Pre-K funding.<br /><br />Have we also forgotten that retro pay is NOT entitled to us. Bloomberg offered us straight 0's across the board. Many other teacher unions outside the state and on Long Island received 0's and minimal to no salary raise increases. If we are speaking about "reality" look around the country. This IS reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-83288209255310573572014-05-29T10:37:06.460-04:002014-05-29T10:37:06.460-04:00^^^ I'm not saying it will happen but IMHO it ...^^^ I'm not saying it will happen but IMHO it is a plausible prediction considering how easily Andy whores himself out. <br /><br />You're forgetting Andy had zero core beliefs and will no what is expedient for him. Coming in on his white horse and making 100,000 voters and their families happy so they can vote for him is right up his ally. Pete Zuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-34243569746720440502014-05-29T08:47:40.002-04:002014-05-29T08:47:40.002-04:00You have got to be kidding. Cuomo won't even ...You have got to be kidding. Cuomo won't even fund the schools, much less the teacher's retro pay. If you think that we will get a better deal if this contract does not get ratified you are delusional. Teachers will come across as entitled and self absorbed, and we aren't actually ENTITLED to retro pay at all, just because other unions got 4% twice while we were left out of contract does not guarantee us that raise or the money retroactively. When the negotiations began we had little hope of being offered any retro, now we complain that it is not large enough or coming soon enough? I for one will be happy to see my paycheck go up at all! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-52590250093184084872014-05-29T08:33:35.164-04:002014-05-29T08:33:35.164-04:00Cuomo has looked so presidential, saying the right...Cuomo has looked so presidential, saying the right things while letting others write the checks for his beneficence. The charter school mess is typical, with Eva Moskowitz getting the entire Mother Cabrini school building on the NYC taxpayers' dime while kids in District Six get no relief from more than 30 years of overcrowding. It does seem like Cuomo never misses a cameo or shuts his mouth, but the checkbook stays tucked away in his pocket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-21847233171407622742014-05-29T05:43:53.485-04:002014-05-29T05:43:53.485-04:00As much as I hate the tentative contract, I do not...As much as I hate the tentative contract, I do not not see Andy getting involved in paying a red cent to the teachers of NYC. It is not his battle to fund. (What would the rest of New York State say? He would be using State money for this and it would not look good in the big picture. If this does happen, I would be excited but I am not getting my hopes up for Andy flying in and saving the day. The city can afford to pay us what it owes us on it's own and that is how it should proceed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com