tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post3403651780318066011..comments2024-02-23T18:28:14.530-05:00Comments on The Doenuts Blog: ISO In the House! (My email to Brian Jones)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-85096747034629957632013-06-16T16:58:32.003-04:002013-06-16T16:58:32.003-04:00My grandparents didn’t see me achieve my dreams. T...My grandparents didn’t see me achieve my dreams. Today I’m a teacher, a union delegate, and an organizer myself. The proudest days of my life were being hired to be a teacher and being named vice-presidential candidate of MORE for UFT. I know they were watching from heaven and proud of me. I know they love that I’m part of group that is so diverse where we stand for union rights and human rights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-16520741141346860452013-06-16T16:53:03.737-04:002013-06-16T16:53:03.737-04:00Grandpa thought everyday, every place was a chance...Grandpa thought everyday, every place was a chance to organize, he would go to a store and ask the clerk “why don’t you form a union I’ll help you”. I was always excited at how grandpa would speak to anybody with such authority. I always knew I wanted to be like him. Some of the Jewish men would not speak to the “gentiles” on Mulberry Street, they were Italian and Catholic, very strange to this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-19845066513890417352013-06-16T16:50:51.211-04:002013-06-16T16:50:51.211-04:00My grandpa and grandma lived in a large Jewish com...My grandpa and grandma lived in a large Jewish community in the Lower East Side of New York City. Grandpa was a union organizer, I’m not sure what type of factory he worked at, He never identified himself by his job title, he always called him self a union-man. I think he had a position like shop steward, or delegate, but in his words he a “union organizer”. I know he led many protests, strikes, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-56129150594016035602013-06-16T09:20:32.959-04:002013-06-16T09:20:32.959-04:00Actually in some ways I find myself to the left of...Actually in some ways I find myself to the left of ISO on some issues. And it is funny to see the ultra leftists - I shouldn't even use this label -- call ISO "Socialist light." So actually we shouldn't even get into left/right labels -- some of us are "right" on some issues, "left" on others. <br />In fact I tell everyone that the ISO crew in MORE are ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-55045146928487692452013-06-15T19:42:46.220-04:002013-06-15T19:42:46.220-04:00MORE is made up of people with a wide range of vie...MORE is made up of people with a wide range of viewpoints, many if not most of them far to the right of ISO.<br /><br />Let's not forget that Unity has politics - that of mayoral control, catastrophic failure on RttT and state education law, and failed political endorsements - and that the weakness of its trade unionism led to the emergence of MORE in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-82467736811125870152013-06-14T23:12:23.942-04:002013-06-14T23:12:23.942-04:00I cannot believe that a caucus that claimed to be ...I cannot believe that a caucus that claimed to be all about social justice...has turned into this. Hopefully, one day soon--->>level headed people with a real interest in teacher's rights form a "transparent caucus" where topics such as the story above are discussed, evaluated, and then voted upon. SO....SO....SAD! LadyJusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874355080060483359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-57672027378502774992013-06-14T20:34:19.812-04:002013-06-14T20:34:19.812-04:00I knew it was just a matter of time before people ...I knew it was just a matter of time before people will realize what "social justice" truly meant. <br /><br />My parents were Socialists (a real deep pink) and "social justice" was the theme in the household. The Socialist and Communist newspapers that were all over my apartment made me keenly aware that MORE was compromised by this "leftist" philosophy.<br /><br /Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-73552996517880319562013-06-14T18:31:48.421-04:002013-06-14T18:31:48.421-04:00MORE has become a vehicle for self-avowed leftists...MORE has become a vehicle for self-avowed leftists to brandish their credentials. As time has gone on, it has become clear that the caucus has been taken over by people who have little interest in trade unionism and/or public education. <br /><br />Waving around one's political inclinations is not a recipe for success or growth. But it is evident that the "ISO" contingent has littleAssailed Teacherhttp://theassailedteacher.com/noreply@blogger.com