Teacher exodus must be stopped
As we negotiate a new contract with the Department of Education, the question is not whether the city can afford to give raises, but whether it can afford not to. And the answer is simple — it can’t.
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World needs well-trained teachers
At least 250 million of the world’s 650 million primary school–age children can’t read, write or do basic mathematics, according to a report released by the United Nations on Jan. 29.
Frosted Flakes not so grrreat
Kellogg’s is the maker of Frosted Flakes with its well-known advertising slogan, “They’re grrrreat!” The company has long been considered a fair employer where blue-collar workers could earn a middle-class living.
Political interference in union drive
Around 1,600 Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted Feb. 14 against joining the United Auto Workers, delivering the union a stinging defeat in what was arguably its most important organizing drive in years.
Portland teachers strike averted
Narrowly avoiding a teachers strike in Oregon’s largest school district, Portland school officials and the Portland Association of Teachers on Feb. 18 signed a tentative contract agreement that will see the district hire 150 new teachers in an effort...
De Blasio vetoes 9 of 49 pending co-locations
In a long-awaited decision, the de Blasio administration on Feb. 27 nixed nine of the 49 co-locations hurriedly approved in the waning days of the Bloomberg era.
Reporting TRS distributions on your local income tax
If you received one or more of the distributions listed below during 2013, you are required to report the total gross amount of the distribution on line 16a and the taxable amount of the distribution on line 16b on your 2013 federal income tax form...
Contract talks have begun with DOE
The UFT has begun meeting with the DOE regarding the UFT contract, UFT President Michael Mulgrew announced during his report to the Delegate Assembly on Feb. 5. “I’m putting our negotiating committee on notice: There is talking going on,” he said.
Fellows training program falls short
UFT President Michael Mulgrew called for the Department of Education to review The New Teacher Project’s contract to conduct the training of New York City Teaching Fellows after a union survey found that nearly half of the graduates gave low marks to...
Irish American Committee Celebration 2014
Continuing an annual tradition to recognize an organization that promotes a deeper appreciation of Irish heritage and culture, the UFT Irish American Committee honored the Lower East Side Tenement Museum at its celebration on March 6.