Attack of the Clones; or, say NO to New Action

A few years ago, it seemed that New Action was the only opposition caucus to Unity's stranglehold over the UFT. But fifteen years of attrition has resulted in New Action being assimilated into the gluttonous Unity caucus. Yet even today, New Action is still running their people for at-large positions, as well as Executive Board openings. But 8 of their candidates are also on the running on the Unity slate, with 5 guaranteed victory because they are running at-large, where all the Unity retirees get to vote. But it is the New Action high school Executive Board candidates running under Unity that are the ones to watch. Their sole purpose is to oust Kaufman and Eterno, and replace them with New Action suck-ups.

How can this be? How can you run on the slate of the very people that you oppose? Well, perhaps Randi reaches out to you and encourages you to run as an opposition, even though you are not. That would surely be better than the real forces of opposition: UTP/ICE/TJC. Maybe Unity helps you design your message and gives you encouragement in a variety of ways. Perhaps you get a job at UFT headquarters, right along side the people that you would fight against before, and that have nothing but loathing for you now, as then. Maybe Unity can even pay your retirees, along with Unity people, to go to schools to spread the Unity-New Action message.

They are trying to send a message of confusion to the members that may think that New Action is a legitimate opposition. But an opposition usually opposes. New Action, though, holds its caucus meetings at UFT headquarters. They are on the Unity payroll.

Perhaps, like Randi, they are not what they seem.