I sent copies of the flyer to a bunch of colleagues, none of whom had even heard of this.
The union just decided to take our dues monies to squander on crap like this, and our collective good professional name to besmirch by associating it with thug actions like this. They are even paying for a bus to transport any idiot who want to participate in this, flyers to advertise it, etc.
Also, I am extremely angry that they are siding with THUGS against a fellow union, the police, whose help we may someday need.
Personally, I do NOT support any of the organizations participating in this garbage--National Action Network, ACORN, and the NAACP. I recently turned off my automatic $1 payroll contribution to supposedly political causes for the dear old UFT after I saw it supplying warehouse space that MY dues paid for to Occupy Wallstreet trash and using the money for a bunch of other actions which had nothing to do with the welfare of its members.
The UFT's purpose is supposedly to help their members, which they do VERY little of. Nowadays, they are just a de facto extension of the mayor's office, consenting to measures that screw the members over. And we have to pay dues for this! Most assuredly, their purpose is NOT to support street thugs like Sharpton, who makes his money by threatening to sic his thugs on businesses and government entities unless he's paid off under the table.