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N O I T A C I L B U P T : THE PROTES
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s r o t a c u d e our are on strike!! UNION DEMANDS:
MFT59 proper noun
/m-f-t ˈfif-tē ˈnīn/
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers
ESP noun
/’yün-yən/
Educational Support Professionals
A living wage for every ESP Improved working conditions and respect as professionals Culturally relevant and responsive professional supports School Social Worker at every site every day School Counselor at every site every day School Psychologist to student ratio drops from 1:1000 to 1:500 Include enforceable class size language in the Teacher/RSP Contract 90% of ESPs moved to 40 hours/week Paid time for ESP to attend staff meetings Paid time for ESP and licensed staff to collaborate Plan for equitable education for students who are in quarantine or isolating Agreed-upon threshold of Covid cases for any learning transitions Licensed staff salaries that are competitive with surrounding districts
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a person or group of people standing outside a place of work or other venue, protesting something or trying to persuade others not to enter during a strike. act as a picket outside (a workplace or other venue). Picketed; picketing; pickets
UNION noun
STRIKE DICT ON AR /ˈpikit/ Y
/’yün-yən/
an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one: such as the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units
ION N U R O B LA noun
an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members’ interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions.
ED GRAFF proper noun
The superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools
STUDENT STRIKER REFLECTS ON 10 DAYS OF STRIKING:
MINI THOUGH TS.
My teachers are really cool. Union wide march = a reunion!
ion. t Ms. Vujovich is a queen. n e v n i g n mazi a n a e r a ers m r a w e o t Hand and Picket line conversations. "I HOPE WE'LL EACH DO OUR PART IN PUSHING MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GIVE EDUCATORS THE CONTRACT THEY (AN D OUR YOUTH, F AMILIES, COMMUNIT IES) DES ERVE."
Educators deserve the world.
Stay vigilant. 7:30 strikes with a sunrise.
- Aisha Chughtai MPLS CITY COUNCIL WARD 10
T N A T R O P M I ! ! S E VOIC
"WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR IS TO SAVE THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS EST G N O R T S E H T E V A H D N A S." T N E D U T S R U O R O F S L SCHOO - Greta Callahan DON'T FORGE T UDEN UNION PRESIDENT
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T VO ICE S! work and
student voices matter! show the district that fear tactics don't that students AREN'T PAWNS! teacher's working conditions are OUR learning conditions. this is our fight too. stand up! show up! student solidarity!!
FAMILIES ON THE LINE! Teachers do everything for us and they deserve schools that are stable, that support them AND their families.
THE R O F G N I T H FIG TION A R E N E G T X NE S TOO! T N E D U T S F O
"OUR COMMU NITY WILL NEVER BE T SAME, WE A HE RE SO MUCH STRONGER T HAN WE WERE ON MARCH 7TH.
THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ABOUT THE MOVEMENT AND THE FUTURE." - Ali Vujovich SOUTHWEST STRIKE CAPTAIN
MFT STRIKE FUND g n i t a n o d r e consid
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support the educators (and their families) who are facing additional financial hardships due to the strike
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Who are we? MFT! Fifty-Nine! On the line
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what you hear on the picket line. res
call: ponse:
Ay Ay, Oh Oh, Ed Graff has got to go! Whose schools? Public schools are under Our schools! attack! What do we do? What kind of schools? Stand up, fight back! Public Schools! Who’s got the power? Get up! Get Down! Hey Graff We got the power! this is a union town! What kind of power? What do we want UNION power!
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7. S a f e S c h o o l s !
When do we want ‘em? Now!!
chanting, singing, & marching to music
creates connection! has ability to express messages / call to action efficiently!
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Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like! Teachers, families, must unite Education is a human right!
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PICKETING PLAYLIST!!
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FIND O N SPOTIF Y!
coffee donuts
IT'S A GOOD DAY (TO FIGHT THE SYSTEM) - SHUNGUDZO RESPECT - ARETHA FRANKLIN LEAN ON ME - BILL WITHERS SOLIDARITY FOREVER - PETE SEEGER UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN, DAVID BOWIE
boost morale and fuel the fight. THE STRIKE BAND !!
r a e w o t t a h w key: layers, layers, layers! oh and ALWAYS wear blue union hat!
"[MUSIC] IT’S A WAY FOR ME TO UNITE WITH MUSIC TEACHERS AND OTHER PLAYERS AROUND THE
union scarf! union shirt!
DISTRICT AND A WAY TO SPREAD JOY AND UPLIFT THE CROWDS."
- Reid Wixson
SOUTHWEST STRIKE BA ND LEADER
union pin!
when striking!
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