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Alison Gendar

@AlisonGendar

Flak for the United Federation of Teachers in NYC. Before that, reported on crime and politics for the New York Daily News

Joined August 2012
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Surprise guest @SenGillibrand @ #UFTspring! Says it is high time that @UFT members, especially women, make the jump and run for public office. #UnionProud
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Pounding the phones at @uft for great NY Dem candidates up and down the ballot. (And yes that's @TomDiNapoli making calls himself!) #5DaysToGo – at Manhattan, NY
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Maureen A Salter@mosalty23 Oct 2018
Way to go Alex! Congrats ! Remember we knew you when ⁦@UFT⁩ ⁦@CityAndStateNY⁩
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And it's a wrap! @60Minutes @jon_wertheim @PBS @288Eagles @NYCSchools @UFT @PBSLrnMedia @PBSDS #NYCSchoolsTech More details coming in Fall 2018!
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Too often, education decisions are not made by teachers and people in schools who know what their students need. That needs to change said NYCSpeakerCoJo #UFTspring conference. @NYCCouncil @CoreyinNYC @Dromm25 @MarkTreyger718 #UnionProud
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.@UFT prez Michael Mulgrew and @NYCSpeakerCoJo talk education, politics and how NYC fights the worst DC throws our way during Town Hall section of #UFTspring conference. @NYCCouncil @CoreyinNYC @Dromm25 @MarkTreyger718 #UnionProud
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Tom Cleary
@tomwcleary17 Apr 2018
Tammie Jo Shults, pictured left, was the pilot of Southwest Flight 1380 when an engine failed mid-air. She is being hailed as a hero for safely landing the plane. Shults previously was a Navy fighter pilot who was one of the first women to fly F-18s: bit.ly/2Hbfw6N
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The sign says it all. @UFT here today to stand with our students and demand an end to gun violence. #MarchForOurLives @aftunion @AMarch4OurLives @Everytown @MomsDemand @GiffordsCourage
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Students, teachers, residents of Lower Manhattan sick from 9/11 toxins need to know their health rights. Medical care & possible compensation avail to those who qualify. @WTCHealthPrgm Getting the message out: @UFT Prez Michael Mulgrew, @StuyHealth @911ea @BaraschMcGarry
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@nytimes2 Nov 2017
DNAinfo and Gothamist are being shut down by their billionaire owner, a week after employees voted to unionize nyti.ms/2ztbfLK
DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shut Down After Vote to Unionize (Published 2017)

DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shut Down After Vote to Unionize (Published 2017)

Reporters and editors at the local news sites joined a union last week. On Thursday, their billionaire owner closed the sites.

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@CNN23 Oct 2017
“Some people might try to tell you that it’s a banana.” #FactsFirst
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SEE IT: Arizona delegate, born before women could vote, pledges state for Hillary Clinton nydn.us/2atxR3k
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Beautiful start to @UFT #ShowcaseCLS. Students at PS 1 share their ballet skills, thanks to @ABTBallet
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Chris Geovanis@heavyseas23 Mar 2015
#Chicago: Garcia's People's Campaign Versus Emanuel's Big Money #dumprahm #chuy2015 huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/… via @HuffPostPol @garcia4chicago
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RT @rafaelshimunov: NYC Public Advocate @TishJames with @garcia4chicago w @WorkingFamilies #Chuy2015
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Mark Ruffalo
@MarkRuffalo12 Mar 2015
Tell @NYGovCuomo that our public schools are not for sale! d.shpg.org/107350189t
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Assemblyman Joe Lenthol re cuomo's strong arm tactics at the UFT forum: We will be with you in this fight! @GovCuomo
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Adam Ross@adamstuartross22 Sep 2014
Help find a cure for pancreatic cancer. Click: bit.ly/1v9uH3Q. They do great work; all the money goes to research.
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Ross Barkan@RossBarkan20 Jul 2013
Big applause as @BillThompsonNYC says "we need a change in leadership" at NYCHA – at Manhattan, NY
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