NYC Is Not For Sale Blog

By MYLES MILLER, METRO CORRESPONDENT | June 24, 2011 9:03 PM EDT

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the United Federation of Teachers, which represents thousands of teachers in New York City, have struck a deal to avoid teacher layoffs, amounting to 4,100 in total, sources said.

The teachers union has agreed to concessions which would save the city money and save teachers from being cut.

Provisions in the bill would suspend teacher sabbaticals for a year and allow teachers who lack a permanent assignment ...

by Staten Island Bob (SIBob)

Both sides are gearing up for a showdown as the end of the fiscal year approaches next week. Union and civic leaders are vowing to keep up the protests, with more actions promised, like strikes. Bloomberg is refusing to compromise, while he passes the buck to the state, blaming them for all of our problems. “Richie Rich” will not raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers. The funny thing is that New York City has a ...

Bloomberg’s threat of teacher layoffs, firehouse closings, elimination of day care slots and attempts to extort hundreds of millions from a health care stabilization fund that was established, in lieu of wage increases, to protect the precarious middle class incomes of city workers from spikes in health insurance costs is WRONG!

It’s good to be a friend of Bloomberg!

On the flip side, there’s Goldman Sachs, a friend/customer of Bloomberg L.P., one of the masters of the universe on Wall Street, ...

Did you know that 4,600 teachers will be laid off this summer?

Mayor Bloomberg’s budget will cut lost of jobs from education and other social services. We need to let him and the City Council know that we are not ok with this.

You can do that by coming to #Bloombergville.

You can also call your city council member to let them know you do not want them to pass the Mayor’s budget.