He has worked on issues relating to professional treatment of new teachers, ending supervisory harassment, and rebuilding chapter participation and involvement. At the Delegate Assembly, he has advocated for greater union democracy and mobilization of the membership, as well as for a broader, social justice approach to unionism. For example, he has raised resolutions in support of the struggle of Puerto Rican teachers and for the Stella d'Oro strikers. He has taught all over the Bronx, at Taft HS and Columbus, where he helped mobilize the UFT chapter against overcrowding and closure. He writes on New York education and labor issues for Socialist Worker newspaper.