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November 20, 2009  

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UFT gets bank blunder reversed quickly

53,000 members’ pension checks were returned quickly after a horrendous $189 million withdrawal, thanks to UFT and city demands. Read More...

Parents and educators join forces for kids

At the 12th annual UFT Parent Conference on Oct. 31, some 3,000 parents eagerly soaked up information and ideas about how to help their children in school — and signed up in record numbers to advocate in the political arena for adequate education funding. Read More...

Honoring a proud history

A sense of history, continuity and pride pervaded the UFT’s Teacher Union Day on Nov.1 at the Waldorf Astoria as more than 1,200 union activists gathered to honor their colleagues and leaders. The annual awards ceremony commemorates the union’s Nov. 7, 1960, strike for union recognition, something then common in the private sector but held by few municipal workers. It was a strike against the city that went against the odds and that few thought could be won. Read More...

Special ed complaints surge

When it comes to special education, it seems principals are making excuses again. As of Nov. 9, 705 complaints were logged on the UFT online special education complaint form. Read More...

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