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Article Twenty-Six — Copy of Agreement

The parties will have available copies of this Agreement upon request

Article Twenty-Nine — Copy of Agreement

The parties will have available copies of this Agreement upon request.

Article Twenty-Nine — Incorporation of Determination and Award

The parties will have available copies of this Agreement upon request.

Article Thirty-Two — 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.

Article Thirty — Incorporation of Determination and Award

The determination and award of the arbitration panel in Case No. 1A-1-85 is incorporated into this Agreement and made a part hereof.

Article Twenty-Seven — Incorporation of Determination and Award

The determination and award of the arbitration panel in Case No. IA-1-85 is incorporated in this Agreement and made a part hereof.

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.

A collective advantage

Just like a union, a professional organization represents the interests of its members. Banding together, members may be able to provide products and services to those who join — perhaps magazine subscriptions or professional development or insurance...

UFT gets the part

Performers and instructors at the New York City location for Second City, the renowned comedy theater group that has launched the careers of many famous comedians and actors, have chosen the UFT as their bargaining agent, the union announced in May.

Good Riddance to NYC’s Absent Teacher Reserve Pool. It Was a Bad Idea from the Start.

The Absent Teacher Reserve pool — an initiative that wasted both teacher talent and taxpayer funds — is coming to an end. Its demise is long overdue.

Federation of Nurses/UFT Nurse Recognition Day Celebration

Federation of Nurses/UFT members celebrated in person on May 17 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, honoring their work and their profession as they recognized 20 nurses for their advocacy, leadership and service.

Article Five — Hours And Program

A. Hours Teachers serving in the schools shall have a six-hour and 20-minute day and such additional time as provided for below. The pay rates of employees covered by this agreement will be increased in accordance with the rates set forth herein. The...

Resolution supporting the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) and advancing pay equity, racial justice, and fair collective bargaining in women’s sports

The United Federation of Teachers, stands in full solidarity with the WNBPA and its members in their collective bargaining negotiations, and calls on the WNBA to bargain in good faith before the current agreement’s expiration.

Appendix P — Unit Plan

Topic/Theme/Duration Essential Question(s) Standards Key Students Learning Objectives Sequence of Key Learning Activities Text(s) and Materials to be Used Assessment(s)

Taking stock in students’ skills

Steven Leaderman, a teacher at P370, a District 75 program in Coney Island, has created an innovative vocational program that has his students sort and deliver school supplies. The program helps the students develop key vocational and life skills...

Members answer call for Mamdani

Hundreds of UFT members knocked on doors across the city and worked the phones to campaign for Zohran Mamdani and the union’s other endorsed candidates in the weeks leading up to the mayoral election.

Article Fourteen — Duration

This Agreement shall become effective as of October 13, 2007 and shall continue in full force and effect through October 31, 2009.

ICT models

NYCDOE consultant Marilyn Friend identifies six team teaching models.

Solving Problems

Learn what to do if your child is not receiving appropriate special education services.

Teacher’s Choice stays steady

UFT-represented educators will receive roughly the same Teacher's Choice alloment as last year to reimburse them for some of their out-of-pocket expenses for supplemental instructional supplies and materials of their choice.

If I am going to be excessed, when will I be notified?

According to the UFT/DOE contract, you must be informed in writing by June 15 if you are at risk of being excessed for the next school year, but it is still possible to be excessed after that date due to changes in enrollment or the budget.

Does my school have a safety plan?

Every school must have a school safety plan and a crisis response plan that is updated annually and logged with the education, police and fire departments. Safety Plans are mandated by the SAVE Legislation, the UFT Contract, the Chancellor’s...

A Parent’s Guide to Special Education Services for School Age Children

You know your child best. Your ideas, opinions and input are very important in mapping out the best possible education for him or her. Every child with a disability has the right to what is called a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). This...

When does a School-based Option (SBO) expire?

SBOs sunset at the end of every school, with one exception. The only SBOs that do not sunset every year are changes between seven and eight periods in elementary schools. Any modification to the contract must be voted on every school year, except as...

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 Ten — Leaves

A. Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leave Employees on regular appointment reinstated after retirement will be credited with the cumulative reserves remaining to their credit upon retirement and such reserves as they accumulated as regular...

Can I grieve a letter that has been put into my personnel file?

Material in your file can be grieved under two specific circumstances: if the letter was written outside the contractual time frame (time limits are specified in the contract) if the underlying substance of the letter violates a specific contractual...

UFT state legislative priorities

Review the UFT's current state legislative priorities.

UFT efficiently tackles issues through consultation process

The UFT consultation committee, led by the school chapter leader, meets monthly with the principal to discuss and attempt to resolve issues at the school level. As of May 7, more than 14,000 issues were raised in consultation committee meetings this...

Lesson plans

The union has negotiated and advocated strongly for many years to maintain the integrity of lesson plans as a tool created by and for teachers. Here are the rights and responsibilities that teachers have vis-a-vis lesson plans.

Past communications

Read all emails and member communications we have sent to UFT members since the start of this negotiated acquisition process.

Peña elected UFT asst. secretary

Khiera Peña, a special representative in the UFT Grievance/Arbitration Department, was elected UFT assistant secretary, UFT President Michael Mulgrew announced at the Delegate Assembly on May 18.