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Article Five — Health Insurance, Welfare Fund and Benefits

A. Health Insurance The above shall apply to UFT-represented employees in TRS and BERS hired after the legislation is enacted. The Board will provide employees covered by this Agreement who regularly work 20 hours or more a week with health insurance...

Article Four — Hours

A. Work Year The work year for employees in the bargaining unit will begin on the Tuesday following Labor Day and will end at the conclusion of the regular school year in June. Employees assigned to programs which start at the beginning of the school...

Your benefits as new members

As a UFT member, you have one of the best health-benefits packages anywhere.

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 Three — Rates of Pay

A. Salaries Employees in the bargaining unit who work the entire workyear (regular school year) as set forth in Article Four A (Workyear) and who are assigned to programs comprised of the regular hours of work as set forth in Article Four B (Hours of...

Article One — Union Recognition

The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of all employees employed in the titles of Teacher Aide, Educational Assistant, Educational Associate, Auxiliary Trainer and Bilingual Professional Assistant. These persons and...

Joint Intentions and Committments

Enhanced student achievement based upon high standards and expectations must be the driving force behind every activity of New York City public schools. To accomplish this, we must reinvent schools so that decision making is shared by those closest...

Certification for new teachers

Over the past decade, state certification requirements have changed several times and will continue to change as new state regulations are put in place. To help members find their way, the union has a team of UFT consultants and educational liaisons.

About the Federation Of Nurses/UFT

Representing approximately 5,000 nurses, the Federation of Nurses/UFT is among New York City’s leading unions of healthcare professionals.