AFT to vote on controversial proposals — including ending US military aid to Israel, protecting pro-Palestinian protesters

NY Post ^ | July 16, 2024 | Carl Campanile

[SJackson]

America’s second-largest teacher’s union has drafted a group of resolutions calling for the end of US military aid to Israel — and defending the anti-Israel protests that have rocked campuses across the country.

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) — which is affiliated with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) that represents most teachers in New York City public schools — will vote on the controversial proposals at its national convention starting in Houston next Monday.

One of the resolutions, which calls for a cease-fire between the Jewish State and the terror group Hamas, demands a halt to US military assistance that enables the “violent dispossession” of Palestinians.

“American military cannot be used in ways that facilitate the seizure of Palestinian land, the violent dispossession of Palestinian communities and the annexation of occupied Palestinian territory,” the resolution reads.

A related eyebrow-raising proposal even goes so far as suggesting the US is “enabling genocide” in Gaza.

[Reno89519]

Why don’t they do a vote to stop sticking their nose into things that don’t affect day-to-day education, which is supposedly their mission.

[Made In The USA]

Do they find time to evaluate how well students are progressing in their education and if teachers are performing at a high level?

Didn’t think so.

[rdcbn1]

These are the people raising our children.

[sjmjax]

“ You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.”

Pretty much describes both teachers unions.

[existentially_kuffer]

resolutions?!?! Geezer, next will be for a pay hike.

[SJackson]

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One of 81 resolutions from the second largest union, which probably won't pass. Most of the 81 only tangentially relate to educating our children, but then that's not what the union is about. Can't imagine what these teachers teach about Israel and the genocidal US.

Page 56 of the document, page 66 of the PDFFor an End to the War in Gaza

[Husker24]

Protecting the protesters from what? They’ve been given free reign.

[SJackson]

Click the link For an End to the War in Gaza in post 7. Look at the index of resolutions. Of the 81, few have much to do with education.

[CatOwner]

These are the people raising our children.

How about taking it one step further. These are the people we are letting raise our children.

[SJackson]

Do they find time to evaluate how well students are progressing in their education and if teachers are performing at a high level?

Performance of teachers and students? No. But there's a lot about the performance of health and retirement plans. And of course human rights and international relations. Nothing on UNWRA. Some nasty comments on Hamas though, which imo conflicts with their position on Israel, the victim they want to surrender. It's a far left organization after all.

[Williams]

This is what is teaching our kids.

[bigbob]

All in favor of them GFY say Aye

[SuperLuminal]

Communists will be communists...
NBD...

[PerConPat]

Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.

Thomas Sowell

[caww]

[M Kehoe]

Bibi, kill them all and let Allah sort them out.

Pardon my calloused attitude.

5.56mm

[faithhopecharity]

They’re run by communists.
Most of the members aren’t, they just get to pay the dues

[hanamizu]

This is what is teaching our kids.

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Not most of our kids. AFT is big in big cites tolerant of radical politics. NEA is the big teachers’ union and they are not universal either.

[Williams]

NEA is at least as bad.