In December 2003, it was understood that New York City Councilwoman Eve Moskowitz had "garnered the undisguised ire of Randi Weingarten, the powerful head of the U.F.T., and Brian McLaughlin" by "publicly airing the work rules that many education reformers have criticized for years."[REF]
In November, 2003, McLaughlin gave a speech at Queens College criticizing Moskowitz's hearings.