We're about to livetweet the @UFT Town Hall with President Michael Mulgrew, and we have a LOT of questions after that backroom deal he negotiated w/ @NYCMayor and had the Delegate Assembly approve without seeing the resolution. Follow this thread or at #UFTTownHall for updates.

Questions for #UFTTownHall:
- why wasn’t membership polled on this deal?
- is there a chance we will still strike?
- which scientists/experts recommended monthly 10-20% random testing, considering that's a math. likelihood of each school member getting tested once a year?

Questions for #UFTTownHall: @UFT
- when is the school calendar coming out? Will UFT agree to a return w/o a calendar?
- what protections are there for school staff who go into school and see that it's unsafe?
-safety of covid killer spray since it’s come out it isn’t safe?

@UFT Prez Michael Mulgrew: largest #UFTTownHall they've ever done, thanks us for "getting on, finding out, dealing with the questions, especially as we're leading up to Tuesday" when we have to return to buildings

YES WE HAVE A MILLION QUESTIONS, ESP. SINCE YOUR DEAL YESTERDAY.

@UFT Mulgrew: singing the praises of having enough "electrostatic machines" and soap and cleaning supplies that we didn't have in March. Mandated testing program in the fall. Delegate Assembly, 2,800 heard & approved (even tho they hadn't heard the plan til hours b4) #UFTTownHall

@UFT Prez Mulgrew: talking about the months of lack of planning from @NYCSchools. Still dealing with Spring Break, admin's lack of understanding what remote learning is. Needed to start planning and talking in April: that never happened. #UFTTownHall

Getting a LOT of @UFT members who haven't been able to get in: send us a DM and we'll send you the number to call for the #UFTTownHall going on right now

@UFT Prez Mulgrew talking about how the trust between teachers and @NYCSchools had been irreparably broken and we haven't talked about it. We've went through a lot as NYC. #UFTTownHall

@UFT Prez Mulgrew: when word came out that we were having school-based meetings and talking with chapters of what a strike would look like, @NYCMayor finally asked to talk. "I think we should reopen the schools." "So do I, but only until they're safe." yeah, right #UFTTownHall