You Should Know - Teachers Assigned

Letter in the file: More and different tools
Since 2005, members have both retained important rights and gained new rights established in the 2005 contract and subsequent arbitrations with respect to letters in the file. Those rights, however, are only meaningful if they are understood and enforced.
What you should know about absences
Many UFT members are confused or have mistaken ideas about the regulations governing sick days. Some have found themselves disciplined — in a few publicized instances, quite severely — when they misused their sick days. To help members avoid such problems, here is a Q&A that tells you everything you should know about sick days and how you may use them in accordance with the contract: