Truly no words on how furious I am at my union @UFT. Educators are forced back into schools buildings 9/8, a few days after UFT said it was unsafe to go back, then after striking a backroom deal w/ @NYCMayor. @UFTUnity shame on you. People will die on your watch. #wewontdieforDOE
Still haven't gotten our school building inspection report even tho @UFT Prez Mulgrew promised we'd have it today. People are saying it might not come til Saturday. We're supposed to go in-person Tuesday. @UFTUnity what you agreed to is not okay. #OnlyWhenItsSafe #wewontdieforDOE
We STILL don't have a clear idea how a @NYCSchools plan that hasn't been figured out in the past 2 months (or 2 weeks for that matter) will be figured out in another two weeks. We have no money. We don't have the staff to do their convoluted plans. It's NOT SAFE. #wewontdieforDOE
No wonder this is such a mess: @NYCSchools has been negotiated by men. With exception of @DOEChancellor, @NYCMayor & presidents of @FollowCSA @DistCouncil37 & @UFT are all white men. When teachers are 80% women. Paras & other workers are BIPOC. Our input hasn't been heard at all.
Parents (@safeschoolsny), educators like me, teachers union caucuses (@MOREcaucusUFT), CECs (@council_14), elected officials, principals in districts, custodial workers, nurses, all saying this @NYCSchools reopening plan is unsafe. We won't stop: it's our duty to keep us safe.
Truly no words to tell how furious, ashamed, angry I am at @NYCMayor @DOEChancellor @NYCSchools @UFT @FollowCSA @DistCouncil37 for not protecting NYC. On the City Council @MarkTreyger718 hearing doctors said THERE WILL BE A 2ND WAVE IF YOU OPEN SCHOOLS. LISTEN!! #wewontdieforDOE
AND Follow NYC School Workers Solidarity Campaign on social media! Thanks for standing up for the safety of all New Yorkers. It means so much to us school workers.

Twitter: @NYCSWSC twitter.com/nycswsc?s=21

Facebook: facebook.com/NYCTeachersSol…

#FollowBack #Repost thx @ItsShidaB
@NYCSchools staff like me are terrified. The rage comes from knowing this schools reopening didn't have to be like this if @NYCMayor @DOEChancellor @UFT put our safety 1st all along. We had months to make a workable plan. There's no plan; now there's no trust. #wewontdieforDOE
It's Saturday and I STILL haven't seen our school building inspection report. It's a holiday weekend and there's ZERO BUSINESS DAYS TIL WE HAVE TO REPORT TO WORK. Shame on you @UFT @UFTUnity @NYCMayor for agreeing to this unsafe @NYCSchools plan: you WILL get people sick. Shame.

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