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As UFT members, you have rights on the job — rights to professional and fair treatment and to working conditions that help make a tough job more doable. These rights have been negotiated in a give-and-take process with management. It’s important to...

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...

The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees in the titles head nurse, staff nurse, registered nurse (BOE), head nurse (BOE), occupational therapist, senior occupational therapist, physical therapist, senior...

WHEREAS, Amber Charter School offers a unique educational experience worthy of support; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to maintain a collaborative relationship beyond their collective bargaining relationship so as to provide the best opportunity for...

The School recognizes the UFT as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of teachers, guidance counselors, teacher assistants, school aides, librarians and substitute teachers who had received a reasonable assurance of continuing...

A. Due Process Employees are entitled to be accompanied by a Union representative at any meeting with management that may result in discipline. Discipline includes termination, discharge, suspension with or without pay, and formal written reprimand...

This Agreement reflects the commitment of the parties to provide competitive salaries for Bargaining Unit Members. A. Salary Schedules The salary schedules annexed hereto as Exhibit A shall apply to Bargaining Unit Members employed at the School on...

A. Work During the School Year Normal work hours for Bargaining Unit Members will be from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Monday through Friday, inclusive of a one-hour lunch period, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Head of School. Bargaining...

During the term of this Agreement the School shall provide and maintain a choice of group health insurance benefits substantially the same as those in effect on the date of ratification of this Agreement. The Union will be advised of any proposed...

In the event of reduction in force during the school year, the order of layoff(s) shall be determined according to Employees’ relative qualifications, which would be measured exclusively in terms of the following criteria: (i) certification status;...

This Agreement, except as otherwise stated, shall be effective from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2012.

Salaries of Certified Teachers, Counselors and Librarians Effective September 1, 2010 Years of Experience BA MA MA+15 MA+30 1 $51,207 $57,833 $60,634 $64,461 2 $54,443 $61,069 $63,870 $67,697 3 $54,892 $61,519 $64,320 $68,146 4 $55,689 $62,316 $65...

This Agreement may be terminated effective 12:00 midnight January 31, 2017 by written notice from either party, delivered to the other not later than November 1, 2016 of intent to modify or terminate it and may be terminated effective 12:00 midnight...

FEDERATION OF NURSES, UFT Local 2 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO 260 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010 777-7500 Pursuant to applicable law, I assign to the Federation of Nurses, UFT from my compensation as an employee of VNSNY...

January 31, 2006 Lucille Swaim Federation of Nurses/UFT 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Re: LPN Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNSNY Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms. Swaim: This letter will confirm in connection with the...

A. Assistance in Assault Cases The principal shall report as soon as possible but within 24 hours to the Office of Legal Services, to the Chief Executive of School Safety and Planning and to the Victim Support Program that an assault upon a school...

A. Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leaves Regular school secretaries reinstated after retirement will be credited with the cumulative reserves remaining to their credit upon retirement and such reserves as they accumulated as regular substitutes...

A. Excessing Rules - Appointed Secretaries Before applying the Rules for involuntary excessing, the senior school secretary within license who volunteers will be excessed from the school to a vacancy within the same district or in the case of high...

A. General Transfers Principals will advertise all vacancies. Interviews will be conducted by school-based human resources committees (made up of pedagogues and administration) with the final decision to be made by the principal. Vacancies are...

A. Restriction on Union Activities No school secretary shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to his/her regular duties, except that members of the Chapter’s negotiating committee and its special consultants shall, upon...

A. School Secretary Files Official school secretary files in a school shall be maintained under the following circumstances: No material derogatory to a school secretary's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the files unless...

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...

A. Rates of Pay and Frequency of Payment During the term of this Agreement the pay rates per day applicable to day-to-day secretaries shall be: Effective Date Rate May 19, 2008 $115.61 May 1, 2013 $116.77 May 1, 2014 $117.94 May 1, 2015 $121.50 May 1...

A. Conversion Charter Schools Pursuant to Article 56 of the New York State Education Law (the “Charter Schools Law”) an existing public school may be converted to a charter school. As modified below, secretaries of a Conversion Charter School shall...

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...

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...

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...

The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of full-time and regular part-time sign language interpreters, as certified in Public Employment Relations Board Case No. C-4252. Sign language interpreters covered by this...

A. Rates of Pay Part-Time Hourly Rates October 13, 2007 May 19, 2008 Level Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum I $24.17 $31.28 $25.46 $32.95 II $28.17 $35.75 $29.67 $37.66 III $32.23 $40.26 $33.95 $42.41 IV $36.29 $44.72 $38.23 $47.11 V $40.33 $49.22 $42...

A. Pension Legislation The parties have agreed to jointly support pension legislation as set forth in the letter attached as Appendix B. B. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan The parties agree to enroll newly-hired Employees who do not enroll in a retirement...

A. Choice of Health Plans The Board will continue to provide for each Employee who is regularly scheduled to work seventy (70) hours per month, and for each full-time Employee, covered by this Agreement a choice of health and hospital insurance...

Employees shall not be held responsible for loss within a school or other Board facility of Board property when such loss is not the fault of the Employee. This does not exonerate the Employee from responsibility for Board property in his/her charge...

A. Work Year Full-time 12-month Interpreters shall have a 12-month work year (September 1 - August 31) in accordance with the Central Headquarters Calendar, including all Board of Education holidays and all other days on which their work site is...

A. Annual Leave Part-time Interpreters accrue one hour of annual leave for every eleven hours of service with pay after 5 years of Board and City service. Other part-time Interpreters accrue one hour of annual leave for every fifteen hours of service...