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I want to choose a professional activity that is not on the contractual menu. What do I do?
If you would like to do a professional activity that is not on the contractual list, you can propose it to your principal, whose approval is required before you undertake the activity. Also, the 2018 Contract made it possible for chapters to use the...
How is Teacher’s Choice funded? Is it a contractual right?
The New York City Council created Teacher’s Choice decades ago after intense lobbying by the UFT. Teacher’s Choice is not guaranteed from year to year; the UFT has to lobby for funding for the program in every year’s city budget. Teacher’s Choice is...
School Counselors Chapter Newsletter - June 2024
Information about excessing, wage increases and bonuses, individual progress reports and school counselor evaluations.
People power: The UFT and political action
Lately the media have been overrun by charges that the teachers union is the 800-pound gorilla in the room whenever education policy is discussed in the halls of power — and it’s not meant as a compliment!
Article Thirty-One— Duration
This Agreement and each of its provisions shall be effective as of November 1, 2009 and shall continue in full force and effect through November 30, 2018. Negotiations for a subsequent Agreement will commence no sooner than April 30, 2018 upon...
Article Thirty-One — Duration
This Agreement and each of its provisions shall be effective as of November 1, 2009 and shall continue in full force and effect through November 30, 2018. Negotiations for a subsequent Agreement will commence no sooner than April 30, 2018 upon...
Article Twenty-Eight — Duration
This Agreement and each of its provisions shall be effective as of November 1, 2009 and shall continue in full force and effect through November 30, 2018. Negotiations for a subsequent Agreement will commence no sooner than April 30, 2018 upon...
What is a school-based option?
A school-based option is a modification of the UFT/DOE contract that has been approved by the UFT staff, principal, UFT District Rep, Superintendent, UFT President, and the Chancellor in order to improve education in the school. It provides schools...
Article Thirty-Three — Duration
This Agreement and each of its provisions shall be effective as of November 1, 2009, and shall continue in full force and effect through November 30, 2018. Negotiations for a subsequent Agreement will commence no sooner than April 30, 2018 upon...
Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremony
More than 500 providers and guests gathered on May 10 to celebrate the role that family child care providers play in not only caring for and preparing children for school but also in stabilizing families and, by extension, the city’s economy.
Boost to short-term disability benefit
In-service members enrolled in the UFT Welfare Fund gained two benefit improvements in November: an increase in the weekly short-term disability benefit and more coverage of a special formula for newborns and others with nutrition-intake deficiencies...
Article Twenty-Four — 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 term...
Testimony on the mayor's November financial plan
UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Finance on the impact of the mayor's proposed budget cuts.
Article Twenty-Seven — 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 Thirty — Notice-Legislative Action
The following Article is required by the Public Employee’s 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-Two — Conformity to Law-Saving Clause
A. 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-Five — 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 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-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 Twenty-Five — No-Strike Pledge
A. 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-Eight — Copy of Agreement
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-Eight — No-Strike Pledge
The Union and the Board recognize that strikes and other forms of work stoppages by teachers are contrary to law and public policy. The Union and the Board subscribe to the principle that differences shall be resolved by peaceful and appropriate...
Article Thirteen — Legislative Action
The following Article is required by the Public Employee’s 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-Eight — Joint Committees
The Board and the Union shall establish a joint labor-management committee which shall meet on a regularly scheduled basis to discuss matters of mutual concern. Agenda items for such meetings shall be submitted in advance. The Board and the Union...
Article Twenty-One — No-Strike Pledge
The Union and the Board recognize that strikes and other forms of work stoppages by attendance teachers are contrary to law and public policy. The Union and the Board subscribe to the principle that differences shall be resolved by peaceful and...
Article Twenty-Three — No-Strike Pledge
The Union and the Board recognize that strikes and other forms of work stoppages by attendance teachers are contrary to law and public policy. The Union and the Board subscribe to the principle that differences shall be resolved by peaceful and...
Article Twenty-Six — No-Strike Pledge
The Union and the Board recognize that strikes and other forms of work stoppages by counselors are contrary to law and public policy. The Union and the Board subscribe to the principle that differences shall be resolved by peaceful and appropriate...
Teachers sue to halt Adams budget cuts to education
The United Federation of Teachers, joined by individual teachers, filed suit in Manhattan State Supreme Court to stop the Adams administration from cutting as much as $2 billion from city schools.
Resolution strengthening our commitment to lower class size and hold the NYC DOE accountable for enforcement of class size reduction
We have a City Council that is considering passing a once-in-a-generation bill that would make physical space per student into administrative code, to make it the city’s responsibility to give each child the physical space they deserve to remain safe...
How to vote in the June 23 primary election
To make sure New Yorkers stay safe during the upcoming June 23 primary while encouraging participation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently ordered changes to the voting process. To check the spread of the coronavirus, all registered voters may apply for an...
Article Twelve — Special Complaints
It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of special complaints not covered by the Grievance Procedure and to dispose of such complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for...
Middle Schools Conference
More than 70 educators gathered at union headquarters for the union’s Middle Schools Conference, gaining professional development and key insights on meeting the challenge of supporting students at a uniquely challenging age.
Does my school have to provide me with classroom/instructional supplies and materials?
Yes, it must. Under the DOE-UFT contract, it is your school’s obligation to provide you with “appropriate and sufficient basic instructional supplies and books,” including textbooks, paper, assessment materials, chalk, microscopes and math...
Appendix B — Grievance Form Step One Grievance
School: District: Name of Grievant: Title (teacher, school secretary, etc): File Number: Date Grievance Occurred: Set forth specifically the act or condition and the grounds on which the grievance is based: Specific contractual article and section...
Appendix A — Grievance Forms
STEP 1 GRIEVANCE School:_____________________________________________________________________ Name of Grievant_____________________________________________________________ Title: (teacher, attendance teachers, etc.:)__________________________________...
Article Nine — Procedures for Handling Special Behavior Problems
The Board agrees that the procedures and policies concerning the problem of disruptive children, embodied in the Special Circular which is reproduced in Appendix B following this Agreement, will not be changed during the term of this Agreement...