In episode 8 we begin a multi-part deep dive into the history of the United Federation of Teachers, or UFT. Meet some of the characters involved in uniting the workforce of the country’s largest school district and learn about some of the uglier moments in the union’s history.

For further listening and reading on the subject matter of this week’s show:

>>https://gothamist.com/news/temporary-restraining-order-issued-against-nyc-vaccine-or-test-requirement-city-employees

>>https://pix11.com/news/coronavirus/education-community-protests-vaccine-mandates-in-manhattan-demonstration/

>>https://news.yahoo.com/teachers-march-york-city-protest-163800886.html

>>https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ocean-hill-brownsville/

>>https://www.uft.org/files/attachments/uft-50-years-book.pdf

>>https://jacobinmag.com/2018/09/ocean-hill-brownsville-strike-united-federation-teachers-new-york-community-control

>>https://kappanonline.org/russo-new-york-city-1968-wasnt-a-teachers-strike-it-was-an-insurrection/

>>https://pix11.com/news/local-news/covid-cases-close-nearly-60-nyc-classrooms-in-first-2-days-doe-data/

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