Contract grade-in

An illustration shows teachers sitting at a coffee shop with piles of papers and books in front of them.

Our March citywide action was a grade-in on Thursday, March 30! Read more

A grade-in is a public demonstration, like a sit-in, where educators bring their grading, paperwork and planning work to a public area such as a coffee shop, a park or a library to illustrate the total amount of work they have to do outside the instructional day.

Bringing our work at a grade-in into the public sphere draws attention to our contract campaign and grounds us in our communications with communities about our fight for a fair contract.

See the grade-ins in action

Two women talk to each other while doing paperwork

Karen Marino (left) and Patty Perino, both teachers at PS 11, settle in to do some paperwork during the grade-in at the Staten Island Mall food court.

Jonathan Fickies

A group of teachers hold up signs at a park

Teachers at PS 112 in Dutch Kills, Queens, hold up signs during their grade-in at a community playground to explain the demonstration to families.

Rachel Nobel

A group of teachers gather in a park for a day of action demonstration

Students at PS 183 on the Upper East Side crafted "Teachers at Work" signs for educators to display.

Anna Haynes

A group of members pose for a photo while holding signs

Educators rally at Washington Square Park in Manhattan

A group of teachers sit on the Times Square steps and raise their fists.

Teachers at Beacon HS and West End Secondary School take over Times Square.

A group of members pose at a table holding their signs for the day of action

Educators at PS 36 in Morningside Heights grade at a local Starbucks.

A group of teachers hold their signs in front of their school building.

Educators at PS 304 in the Bronx demonstrate everything they do outside of school hours.

A large group of UFT members hold their day of action at the Barclays Center

A large grade-in at Barclays Center in the heart of Brooklyn.

A group of UFT members hold their grade in at Dunkin

Educators at PS 50 in Jamaica, Queens, take to a Dunkin' for their grade-in.

District 30 members march down a street in Astoria, Queens.