UFT Tells Teachers Bill Thompson Promises Retro Pay - But He Doesn't

More lies and misinformation from the United Federation of Teachers leadership over the Bill Thompson campaign:

The United Federation of Teachers is telling its members to come out in droves to vote for mayoral candidate Bill Thompson because he will give them back pay — even though he insists he didn’t promise fat raises to win union support.

The UFT, which endorsed Thompson in the hotly contested Democratic primary, sent tens of thousands of fliers to its members reading, “Bill Thompson Stands With Us,” followed by a checklist of issues he supposedly supports.

But sandwiched between promises he has actually made — to appoint an educator as chancellor and limit standardized testing of kids — is one he hasn’t: “Retro-active pay.”

The retroactive pay issue has become a flash point in the race because Mayor Bloomberg is set to leave office in January with every municipal labor contract long expired.

Officials have projected that providing back pay could clobber the city with nearly $8 billion in additional expenses.

Despite the mass mailing, Thompson spokesman John Collins reiterated that the candidate has not promised the UFT retroactive pay — either publicly or in private.

All of the leading Dems — seeking to win support of union workers — have hedged on providing retro pay.

The $69,705 mailer was funded by the UFT’s political action committee, United for the ­Future, which has spent nearly $3.3 million on the race so far.

A spokeswoman for the union declined to comment.

What's the description of a union leadership that tells its membership to vote for its endorsed candidate because he will provide retro pay when that union leadership knows the candidate has promised no such thing?

Liars.

What happens if Thompson wins and doesn't hand out the retro pay like the UFT promised members he would?

The UFT leadership will do what they always do - lie some more, jive some more, divert some more.

Anything to maintain their power and privilege and keep the membership in the dark, powerless and under their boot.

Do not be fooled by either the UFT leadership or the Thompson campaign on this retro pay issue or any other issue.

Bill Thompson=Randi Weinergarten=Michael Mulgrew=Merryl Tisch=Al D'amato.