Thursday, 25 April 2013

UFT Election Results, Late edition: Total Votes and Retiree Breakdown

MORE increased the vote over the ICE/TJC totals of 2010 in every single division and outpolled New Action in every division except retirees.

I had to miss an hour and a half of victory partying while waiting for the retiree vote to come in. Oh, what fun. Here are some interesting figures. I am putting it all in a spreadsheet with info from other years - -once I figure out the percentages.

Let's start with ballots sent out and returned (slate plus non-slate)

Total: 173,407  / 43,138

HS: 19,040       / 3808
MS: 10,807      / 1879
Elem: 34, 163   / 7331
Funct: 51,040    / 7704
Retirees: 58,357  / 22,462

Lots of info packed into these numbers. Look at the low rate of return in every area - except retirees who I believe will always vote for the safe party in power because they want to protect what they have and feel no pressure from deteriorating conditions. But even this total return dropped by almost 2500 votes. So here is the breakdown in retiree votes.

Read previous  reports from earlier in the day:


MORE: 1490 (good jump from the 746 ICE/TJC  had in 2010) -- actually, a doubling and the highest total by far amongst retirees. Why? I think the latest retirees under Bloomklein were pissed and some at the union. While MORE will never out poll Unity with retirees watch the gap close as time goes by. Ellen pointed out today MORE should have raised the issue over the reduction of the interest rate for us from 8.25 to 7% while others still get the higher rate, all in exchange for 2 August days.

New Action:  1880 -- the only division where NA outpolled MORE but a significant closing of the gap -- many anti-Unity retirees who always voted New Action may not be aware of their sellout. This was a drop from over 2200 that NA got in 2010.

Unity: 18,155 - believe it or not but his is s drop for Unity of almost 3000 votes from 2010. 

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