UFT NEWS

UFT fights for fired Merrick teachers

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, joined by parents and dismissed staff of Merrick Academy, today announced the union would seek to have the state Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) overturn the mass-firing of 11 Merrick staff members in the middle of the employees’ negotiations for a contract. “No employees should be fired because they want to be treated fairly. No teachers should be fired for fighting for their students, their colleagues and their community," said Mulgrew.

Extra support coming for 19 schools that DOE sought to close

The coalition of groups, including the UFT and NAACP, that filed a lawsuit earlier this year to halt the DOE’s plans to close 19 schools reached an agreement with the DOE on July 14 to provide additional supports for students and educators in those schools. The agreement also allows the DOE to co-locate new schools and programs in eight of the 19 schools while temporarily place a new high school program at UFT headquarters. “The agreement will help improve the academic experience for children in all 19 that are part of the lawsuit, while permitting schools that can accommodate new students to share space with other schools and programs,” said UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

Unions join comptroller in seeking help for struggling homeowners

UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined New York City Comptroller John Liu and a coalition of union leaders on July 14 to call on the city’s largest banks to reform their loan modification procedures and help struggling New Yorkers facing foreclosures stay in their homes. Liu called for an end to the “unnecessary hoops and hurdles” and bureaucratic merry-go-round working families encounter in their efforts to save their homes at a press conference at his lower Manhattan office.

No stopping them now!

Appellate court upholds decision to keep schools open

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