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Federation of Nurses/UFT organizers scored an impressive victory on May 25 when registered nurses at GuildNet, a managed long-term home care operation run by the Jewish Guild for the Blind, voted solidly to join the UFT nurses group.
In the private sector, it’s no simple feat to win an organizing battle. The latest proof came on May 25 when registered nurses at GuildNet, managed long-term home care run by the Jewish Guild for the Blind, voted overwhelmingly to join the Federation of Nurses/UFT in the face of an employer that stooped to every dirty trick in the union-avoidance playbook.
After a 10-week organizing effort, teachers at the Opportunity Charter School in West Harlem announced on May 10 that they have chosen the UFT as their exclusive collective-bargaining agent. UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcomed the educators into the UFT and praised their dedication to their students.
Educators at the Kingsbridge Innovative Design Charter School on Feb. 4 publicly announced that they have organized a union with the UFT, citing their desire for greater stability, collective-bargaining rights and a union contract that “will allow us to recruit and retain excellent teachers.”
Educators at the Kingsbridge Innovative Design Charter School on Feb. 4 publicly announced that they have organized a union with the UFT, citing their desire for greater stability, collective-bargaining rights and a union contract that “will allow us to recruit and retain excellent teachers.”
The first charter school established in New York City is going union. Twenty-seven out of 28 pedagogues at Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem signed union authorization cards with the UFT and, on Oct. 21, gave letters to the school’s principal and board of trustees explaining their decision.
The UFT and Merrick Academy Charter School on Sept. 2 reached an agreement in the case of 11 staff members dismissed this summer by the school. The teachers who wished to return to Merrick will be reinstated at their old salaries. UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, “Teachers have a right to organize and bargain collectively, and we are happy to have confirmed that right for Merrick’s staff.”
More than 70 teachers and related service providers and staff at a privately operated special education school in Brooklyn voted overwhelmingly on May 28 to join the UFT as a new collective-bargaining unit. Employees at the Birch Family Services site, a preschool and Head Start program housed at the Nazareth Early Childhood Center in Canarsie, cast 58 ballots in favor of unionizing and six against.
“We’re making history for our school. We’re paving the way for people who come after us to commit fully to both the institution and the students who attend it.” That is how Lissette Velazquez, a first-year English teacher and member of the teachers organizing committee at the New York Charter HS for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries in the Bronx, described her colleagues’ recent victory in their fight for union recognition.
After a month-long organizing drive, teachers and staff at the Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School in the South Bronx publicly announced on March 12 their intention to join the UFT as a new collective-bargaining unit. All 22 teaching and professional staff members at the school have signed union authorization cards.
Teachers and staff at the Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School in the South Bronx announced on March 12 their intention to join the UFT. The entire teaching staff, along with other staff members at the school, have signed union authorization cards. “These teachers want the best for their students. They are dedicated to their school and creating the best learning environment that they possibly can. We are proud to welcome them into our union,” said UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Seventeen teachers and pedagogical staffers at the New York City Charter HS for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries in the South Bronx signed union authorization cards in January requesting representation by the UFT.
Teachers and staff at the NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx announced on Jan. 13 their intention to join the UFT as a new collective-bargaining unit. “This is an opportunity for teachers and school faculty to have a solid voice. This will create a more successful learning environment for everyone,” said AECI teacher Lissette Velazquez. UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, “We are proud to welcome them into our union.”
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