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Departmentalization in Elementary Schools
Many elementary school chapter leaders have reached out to union representatives with questions and concerns about the procedures for departmentalization in their schools. In response, the UFT filed a union-initiated grievance to ensure that all...
Harassment, Intimidation, Retaliation and Discrimination by Supervisors
Under the newly negotiated contract language which applies to all UFT-represented employees, the Department of Education is required to maintain an environment that is “free of harassment, intimidation, retaliation and discrimination.” The new...
Parent Engagement
In single session schools, parent engagement time was established with the 2014 contract which created a 40-minute block of time after school on Tuesdays for teachers and paraprofessionals. The 2023 contract increased parent engagement time to 55...
Other Professional Work
In single session schools, in accordance with the 2023 contract , Other Professional Work (OPW) is now a 40-minute weekly block of time for teachers and a 35-minute block for paraprofessionals scheduled after school on Tuesday, unless modified...
Remote work
The 2023 DOE-UFT contract provides opportunities for remote work under certain circumstances. Parent engagement time The parent engagement time can be performed remotely. It doesn’t have to be one consecutive block. Teachers and paras set the...
Reasonable Accommodations
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the New York State & New York City Human Rights Laws entitle people with disabilities to reasonable accommodations in order to help them perform the essential functions of their job. The United Federation...
Attendance Procedures
Teachers were once required to punch in and out with a time clock, but the UFT was able to eliminate of that hold-over of factory-model teaching in the 1990s. Today, the principal must consult with the UFT chapter committee and establish alternate...
Bereavement
An absence due to a death in your immediate family is classified as a "non-attendance day," -- you receive full pay and it is not deducted from your Cumulative Absence Record (CAR). If your parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, spouse or...
Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR)
This is the formal name for your bank of “sick days.” You are credited with one CAR day on the 16 th of each month of the school year, for a total of 10 days for the full school year. If you are regularly appointed, you can accumulate up to 200 CAR...
Excessive Absences/Lateness
There is no specific number of absences that is automatically considered excessive. According to an arbitration award, facts and circumstances that must be considered include, but are not limited to, the employee’s attendance and work history...