UFT members employed by the Department of Education began receiving the contract’s $1,000 signing bonus during the final week of school.

The money is being issued to members who were on the DOE payroll as of June 3, the date that members ratified the contract. For all teachers and most other school-based UFT staff, this payment appeared in either their direct deposit account on June 25 or in a check delivery scheduled for June 26.

Other UFT staff with administrative titles such as nurses, therapists and education analysts should receive the signing bonus on July 3, and part-time F status staff should be receiving their prorated portion on July 10.