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Article One — Recognition
The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of occasional per diem substitute teachers who have received the reasonable assurance of continuing employment referred to in Civil Service Law §201.7(d). Employees in the unit...
Article Two — Fair Practices
The Union agrees to maintain its eligibility to represent all employees by continuing to admit persons to membership without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, handicapping...
Article One — Recognition
The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of full-time and regular part-time sign language interpreters, as certified in Public Employment Relations Board Case No. C-4252. Sign language interpreters covered by this...
Article Three — Salaries
A. Rates of Pay Part-Time Hourly Rates October 13, 2007 May 19, 2008 Level Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum I $24.17 $31.28 $25.46 $32.95 II $28.17 $35.75 $29.67 $37.66 III $32.23 $40.26 $33.95 $42.41 IV $36.29 $44.72 $38.23 $47.11 V $40.33 $49.22 $42...
Article Four — Pensions
A. Pension Legislation The parties have agreed to jointly support pension legislation as set forth in the letter attached as Appendix B. B. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan The parties agree to enroll newly-hired Employees who do not enroll in a retirement...
Article Five — Health and Welfare Fund Benefits
A. Choice of Health Plans The Board will continue to provide for each Employee who is regularly scheduled to work seventy (70) hours per month, and for each full-time Employee, covered by this Agreement a choice of health and hospital insurance...
Article Six — Damage or destruction of property
Employees shall not be held responsible for loss within a school or other Board facility of Board property when such loss is not the fault of the Employee. This does not exonerate the Employee from responsibility for Board property in his/her charge...
Article Seven — Hours
A. Work Year Full-time 12-month Interpreters shall have a 12-month work year (September 1 - August 31) in accordance with the Central Headquarters Calendar, including all Board of Education holidays and all other days on which their work site is...
Article Nine — Paid Leaves
A. Annual Leave Part-time Interpreters accrue one hour of annual leave for every eleven hours of service with pay after 5 years of Board and City service. Other part-time Interpreters accrue one hour of annual leave for every fifteen hours of service...
Article Eleven — Safety
A. Assistance in Assault Cases The principal or head of the facility shall report as soon as possible but within 24 hours to the Office of Legal Services, to the Chief Executive of School Safety and Planning and to the Victim Support Program that an...
Article Twelve — Excessing, Layoff, Recall and Transfers
A. Excessing: Full-Time Interpreters If it becomes necessary to excess a full-time Interpreter from a school or organizational unit the junior full-time Interpreter, in the school or organizational unit will be excessed. Unless a principal or head of...
Article Thirteen — Education Reform
A. School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM/SDM) The Union and the Board agree that SBM/SDM is a process in which all members of the school community collaborate in identifying issues, defining goals, formulating policy and implementing...
Article Fourteen — Due Process and Review Procedures
A. Employee Files No material derogatory to an Employee's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the employee's file unless the employee has had an opportunity to read the material. The Employee shall acknowledge that he/she...
Article Fifteen — Complaint and Grievance Procedures
A. Policy It is the policy of the Board to encourage discussion on an informal basis between a supervisor and an Employee of any Employee complaint. Such discussion should be held with a view to reaching an understanding which will dispose of the...
Article Eighteen — Matters Not Covered
With respect to matters not covered by this Agreement which are proper subjects for collective bargaining, the Board agrees that it will make no changes without appropriate prior consultation and negotiation with the Union.
Article Nineteen — Check-Off
A. Exclusive Check-Off The Board will honor, in accordance with their terms, only such written authorizations as are properly executed by Employees in the unit covered by this Agreement for the deduction of their dues in behalf of the Union. The...
Article Twenty Three — Notice – Legislation Action
The following Article is required by the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act, as amended by Section 204a, approved March 10, 1969. It is agreed by and between the parties that any provision of this Agreement requiring legislative action to permit...
Article Twenty Five — Charter Schools
A. Conversion Charter Schools Pursuant to Article 56 of the New York State Education Law (the "Charter Schools Law") an existing public school may be converted to a charter school. As modified below, employees of a Conversion Charter School shall be...
Appendix A — False Accusations
Joel I Klein Chancellor Department of Education 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 December 17, 2007 Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10002 Dear Ms Weingarten, Notwithstanding any provision of the...
Article One — Union Recogition
The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of all those employed by the Board in the titles of School Psychologist, School Social Worker, School Psychologist-in-Training and School Social Worker-in-Training, including...
Article Two — Fair Practices
The Union agrees to maintain its eligibility to represent all employees by continuing to admit persons to membership without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, handicapping...
Article Fourteen — Matters Not Covered
With respect to matters not covered by this agreement which are proper subjects for collective bargaining, the Board agrees that it will make no changes without appropriate prior consultation and negotiation with the Chapter. The Board will continue...
Article Eighteen — Professional Concilation
A social worker or psychologist who wishes to conciliate a professional difference concerning a policy/procedure related to locally devised student testing procedures and appraisal methodology of a Committee on Special Education (CSE), a Clinical...
Article Twenty-One — Chapter 683 Program
UFT-represented employees who elect to be employed in the Board’s program which implements Chapter 683 of the Laws of 1986 (“Program”) shall serve under the following terms and conditions of employment during July and August: The gross annual salary...
Article Twenty-Four — Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools For Excellence
A. Mission To achieve success and outstanding results through a truly collaborative environment for all schools at all levels among the key stakeholders responsible for educating New York City’s schoolchildren – teachers and other school-based staff...
Article Twenty-Seven — Definitions
Wherever the term “Board” is used in the Agreement it shall mean the City Board, it being understood, nevertheless, that this contract is binding on all community school districts in accordance with Section 2590 of the Education Law. Wherever the...
Article Twenty-Eight — Notice-Legislative Action
The following article is required by the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act, as amended by Section 204a, approved March 10, 1969. It is agreed by and between the parties that any provision of this Agreement requiring legislative action to permit...
Article Thirty — Incorporation of Determination and Award
The determination and award of the arbitration panel in Case No. IA-1-85 is incorporated into this agreement and made a part hereof.
Appendix D — Procedures for Probable Cause Hearings
On October 2, 2005 the following understanding was reached regarding probable cause hearings: The UFT will conduct a meeting of lawyers who represent UFT members at §3020-a proceedings to inform them about the new procedures regarding offenses...
Appendix E — Pension Legislation
October 17, 2007 Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teacher 52 Broadway – 14th Floor New York, NY 10004 Dear Ms. Weingarten: This letter will confirm certain mutual understandings and agreements of the parties. The parties agree to...
Appendix F — District 79 Reorganization
Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 29th day of June 2007, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the “BOE”) and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL...
Exhibit G — Educational Schedule Review
January 31, 2011 Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations Federation of Nurses/ UFT 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Re: 20011-2013 LPN Collective Bargaining Agreement between Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care and the Federation of Nurses/...
Article Twenty-Five — Conformity To Law-Saving Clause
If any provision of this agreement is or shall at any time be contrary to law, then such provision shall not be applicable or performed or enforced, except to the extent permitted by law and any substitute action shall be subject to appropriate...
Article Twenty One — Agreement and Amendment
21.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement and except as otherwise clearly required by its context: 21.1.1 Agreement. "Agreement" means this Agreement and each appendix, schedule, amendment or supplement thereto; 21.1.2 Employee. "Employee" or...
Article Five — Licensure, Assignments and Appointment
Substitute Teacher Position back to top It is the policy of the Board to provide for the gradual elimination of the position of substitute teacher in the following manner: No examination for substitute teacher of common branches will be conducted at...
Article Three — Salaries and Benefits of Day School Teachers
Salaries and Differentials back to top The salaries and differentials of day school teachers and the eligibility requirements therefor are set forth in pertinent part in Appendix A which is attached to and made a part of this Agreement Staff...