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Union Resolutions
Our union’s elected governing body debates and passes resolutions defining the union’s position on many issues. This section archives the resolutions passed by the UFT Delegate Assembly.
May 22, 2013
Be it resolved, that the UFT supports our sisters and brothers at the Legal Services Staff Association, UAW Local 2320, who were forced to strike on May 15, and urges the management of Legal Services NYC to immediately negotiate a fair contract with its staff.
April 17, 2013
The UFT resolves to fully support and participate in the May Day 2013 Labor Rights, Immigrant Rights and Jobs for All rally and march.
April 17, 2013
The UFT resolves to support the campaign by New York City’s fast-food workers for decent wages and the right to unionize and to encourage its members to participate in any rallies, petition drives or other actions pursued by the campaign's organizers.
April 17, 2013
The UFT resolves to call upon the AFT, the NEA and the AFL-CIO to tell President Obama to fight to protect the social safety net, to not allow any cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security, and to now allow any change in these programs to measuring inflation by a standard that grows more slowly.
April 17, 2013
The UFT resolves that the union will endorse a candidate in the mayoral primary and that the union will unite behind that candidate in an all out campaign to get that candidate elected.
March 5, 2013
The UFT resolves to join with NYSUT and the AFT in support of meaningful assessment aligned with curriculum instead of meaningless standardized testing, and in supporting the teachers at Garfield High School in Seattle in their stand against the excessive and inappropriate use of standardized exams.
February 6, 2013
The UFT resolves to endorse Local 1181’s Union Unity March & Rally on Sunday, Feb. 10.
January 17, 2013
UFT resolves to officially recognize the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for its groundbreaking and historic impact in support of Civil Rights and the American labor movement.
January 17, 2013
The UFT resolves to support the issuing of Green Apple Bonds to rid all New York City public schools of PCB-laden light fixtures by 2015 and encourage all parties involved to expedite the issuance of these bonds.
January 17, 2013
The UFT resolves to call upon the AFT and NEA to condemn the Taliban attack on Malala Yousafzai, to join in organizational efforts to support education for girls in Pakistan and to urge the government of Pakistan to guarantee high quality education for women and girls, and resolves to encourage the elected officials of New York to nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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