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The AFT/NEA Leadership Collusion With Privatizers & The Attack On Public Ed "Naked Class

by United Public Workers For Action
The issue of privatization of education and the role of the AFT/NEA officials was the focus of this presentation by retired OEA teacher Jack Gerson made on October 18, 2014 at the United Public Workers For Action conference at CCSF.
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Jack Gerson, a retired member of Oakland Education Association discusses the role of the AFT/NEA leadership in colluding with privatizers such as the Gates Foundation, Broad and Walton Foundation controlled by the owners of Walmart.
He looks at how charters and "high stakes testing" was introduced into public education with the close collaboration of top union officials of both the AFT and NEA.
This presentation was a segment of an educational conference on Privatization And The Attack on Public Education and Social Services at the City College Of San Francisco. It was sponsored by United Public Workers For Action UPWA.
http://www.upwa.info
Additional video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBw4H6C7IOQ&feature=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD8SM3v63ic&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux4mRloWBEA&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY1j3JnMYhE&feature=youtu.be
http://youtu.be/duL4ONXM7qo
http://youtu.be/DHr54Wi_sH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_EqBRUESMk&feature=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ0TlFRtagQ&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNbuzVS-4yw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrVHeIrq2T8
http://youtu.be/8vqzltBGGcA
Production of Labor Video Project http://www.laborvideo.org
§Class Cuts At CCSF
by United Public Workers For Action
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There is an attack on working class students at the City College of San Francisco for further privatization
§AFT President Weingarten And Bill Gates
by United Public Workers For Action
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Randi Weingarten invited privatizer and union buster Bill Gates to a national convention of the AFT.
by United Public Workers For Action
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Video From UPWA October 18, 2014 SF Conference-Privatization And The Attack On Public Education & Public Services

Privatization And The Attack on City College Of San Francisco and AFT 2121
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBw4H6C7IOQ&feature=
Privatization and the attack on City College of San Francisco and the role of AFT 2121 which represents the faculty was the focus of a panel on October 18th as part of a conference on "The Attack on Public Education and Public Services" Speaks on this panel were Rick Baum lecturer at CCSF and a member of AFT 2121 and Bob Price CCSF Professor and AFT 2121 member and delegate to the San Francisco Labor Council. They discussed the role of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, the administration and the politicians in the attack on the college.
The conference was sponsored by the United Public Workers For Action UPWA and was held at City College of San Francisco.
For more information http://www.upwa.info
Production of Labor Video Project http://www.laborvideo.org
The conference was sponsored by the United Public Workers For Action UPWA and was held at City College of San Francisco.
For more video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD8SM3v63ic&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux4mRloWBEA&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY1j3JnMYhE&feature=youtu.be
http://youtu.be/duL4ONXM7qo
http://youtu.be/DHr54Wi_sH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_EqBRUESMk&feature=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ0TlFRtagQ&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNbuzVS-4yw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrVHeIrq2T8
http://youtu.be/8vqzltBGGcA
For more information http://www.upwa.info
Production of Labor Video Project http://www.laborvideo.org

LA Crenshaw High Privatization And "Crenshaw"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0PXZoXHM50&feature=
Kathy Garcia, a former LA Crenshaw high school teacher and UTLA activist as well as Lena Jackson, the film maker of "Crenshaw" spoke about the reconstitution of the high school by superintendent John Deasy and how that helped attack public education. They spoke at a forum by the United Public Workers For Action UPWA on October 18, 2014 at CCSF. The conference was titled Privatization and the Attack On Public Education and Public Services.
For more information on the film "Crenshaw" go to
http://www.crenshawfilm.com
United Public Workers For Action http://www.upwa.info
Production of Labor Video Project http://www.laborvideo.org


Education, Technology, MOOC, and Privatization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisAfnadAV4&feature=
The issue of online education or MOOC technology and privatization is the focus of this presentation by CSUSJ Associate Professor Anand Vaidya on October 18, 2014 at City College of San Francisco. The CSUSJ Philosophy department wrote public letter about the effect of these MOOC programs.
This conference was sponsored by the United Public Workers For Action http://www.upwa.info
Production of Labor Video Project http://www.laborvideo.org

Privatization, The Attack On Public Workers And Our Unions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDn08wVr5ak&feature=
Public workers spoke at a conference on Privatization And The Attack On Public Education and Public Workers spoke on October 18, 2014 at City College Of San Francisco.
The speakers included
Brenda Barros, SEIU 1021 SF General Hospital Chapter President and SFLC Delegate
Sean Gillis, IFPTE Local 21 Unit M Political Chair and Oakland Fire Department EMT Trainer
Charles Smith, CA Department of Public Health Industrial Hygienist, UPWA Steering Committee
Dorian Maxwell, Former TWU 250A MTA SF Transit Driver
The conference was sponsored by the United Public Workers For Action.
For more information
http://www.upwa.info
Production of Labor Video Project http://www.laborvideo.org
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