To recap: There is no agreement yet between the Union and the Board of Education. What we have is a framework that all of our members must first review and assess, because it is our members who are being asked to return to school buildings in the midst of a global pandemic.

We are a democratic union. "Hyper-democratic" as some have said. But that's our way. That's the union way...building to building, member to member, community to community organization. Organizing works, but it doesn't work without democracy.

Our rank-and-file members are reviewing the framework, and their leadership will determine how we proceed. Nothing is perfect, but this moment, and our work for nearly a year. has once again proved that there is no sensible path to collective good without collective action.