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Per session
Throughout the school year, teachers apply for “per-session” activities that are done either before or after school, on the weekend or holidays, or during the summer. If you apply for and are accepted for such an activity, you are paid at the per...
Exhibit D — Cell Phones
January 28, 2004 Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations Federation of Nurses/UFT 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 RE: 2004-2006 LPN Collective Bargaining Agreement between Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care and the Federation of Nurses/UFT...
Exhibit C — 1991 Letter Agreement: Inability to Fill Positions
January 31, 1991 Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations United Federation of Teachers 260 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10010 RE: 1991 -1993 Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNS Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms...
Exhibit H — 1999 Letter of Agreement: Guard-Designated Areas
January 31, 1999 Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations United Federation of Teachers 260 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10010 RE: 1999-2000 Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNS Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms...
Exhibit I — Cope Deduction Authorization
EMPLOYER COPY Print Clearly or Type AUTHORIZATION FOR VOLUNTARY DEDUCTION UFT COPE COMMITTEE, P.O. BOX 1005, New York, NY 10274-1005 $2.00 AMOUNT PER MONTH _________________________ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER _____________________________________________...
Exhibit J — 2001 Letter Agreement Escort Designations
January 31, 2001 Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations United Federation of Teachers 260 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10010 RE: 2001-2002 Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNSNY Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms...
Exhibit B —2002 Letter Agreement: Subpoenas
BY HAND Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations United Federation of Teachers 260 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010 Re: LPN Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNSNY Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms. Swaim: This letter is...
Article Twenty-One — Agreement and Amendment
21.1 Definitions As used in this Agreement and except as otherwise clearly required by its context: 21.1.1 Agreement. “Agreement” means this Agreement and each appendix, schedule, amendment or supplement thereto; 21.1.2 Employee. . “Employee” or “LPN...
Article Twenty-Two — Effective Date and Duration
This Agreement, except as otherwise stated, will be effective from the date of execution and will remain effective through January 31, 2017, and from year to year thereafter unless terminated as provided in Article Twenty-Three.
Article Twenty — Management Rights
The Employer has both the legal responsibility and the sole right to manage VNSNY Home Care and, except as specifically limited in this Agreement to: (a) hire, assign, transfer, promote, demote, schedule, lay off, recall, discipline, discharge its...
Article Nineteen — Business or Employment Interruption
During the term of this Agreement, neither the Union nor the Employees covered by this Agreement will, directly or indirectly, cause, sanction or engage or participate in any strike, walkout, picketing, work stoppage, work interruption, work...
Article Eighteen — Non-Discrimination
The Employer and the Union will comply with applicable local, state and federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political belief...
Article Sixteen — Discharge And Discipline
Employees shall be given a copy of all written disciplinary warning notices issued to them. 16.2 Union Representation at Disciplinary Interviews. The Employer recognizes the reasonably exercised right of an Employee, upon request, to have a local...
Per diem service
Per diem service refers to pedagogic personnel serving on a day-to-day basis in a school and/or any of its programs.
DOE and city contracts (printable versions)
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Longevity salary increases
Learn about longevity salary increases for teachers in New York City public schools.
Salary steps
A salary step is an increase in salary based on previous experience. Learn about steps, longevities, and access the DOE’s online salary step application.
Environmental health workshops
The UFT Health & Safety committee offers environmental health workshops to our members on staff development days, extended days, union meetings, etc. If you would like to have one of these workshops offered at your school, please contact us.
Salary differentials
Learn how to qualify and apply for salary differentials, which are granted for credits you earn beyond your bachelor’s degree.
Article Fifteen — Layoff and Recall
15.1 Layoff. 15.1.1 Within a Region/Program Before any layoff within a Region/Program of any Regular Full-Time or Regular Part-Time Employees, Per Diem Employees in the Region/Program shall be released first, provided the remaining Employees have the...
Article Fourteen — On-Call Groups
14.1 Posting. A posting shall be made for voluntary application for the Adult Care On-Call Group by Regular and Per Diem Adult Care LPNs only and for the Hospice On-Call Group by Regular and Per Diem Hospice, Adult Care and Long Term Care LPNs only...
Article Twelve — Professional Concerns
12.1 Job Descriptions. Specific job descriptions for all Licensed Practical Nurse job classifications shall be maintained and shall be made conveniently available to all Licensed Practical Nurses in each Region/Program office in which Employees are...
Article Thirteen — Vacancies
13.1 Posting. When a job vacancy in the bargaining unit exists, VNSNY Home Care shall post a notice of such opening in each Region/Program office for at least five (5) workdays and an Employee who desires to bid on the position shall do so in writing...
Article Eleven — Education Programs
11.1 Staff Development Policy. Subject to budgetary restraints, and recognizing the necessity for flexibility and adaptation to changed circumstances, purposes and philosophies, the Employer shall continue its policy regarding the following: 11.1.1...
Article Ten — Unpaid Leave
10.1 Basis and Amount. On application as required by Section 10.2 of this Article, a Regular Full-Time or Regular Part-Time Employee who has completed six (6) months or more of continuous employment with the Employer will be eligible for leave of...
Article Nine — Paid Leaves
9.1 Sick Leave. 9.1.1 Entitlement and Amount. After one (1) month of employment, a Regular Full-Time Employee working five-day (5) or three-day (3) workweek schedule shall be entitled to paid sick leave earned at the rate of 3.346 hours (3.415 hours...
Article Eight — Holidays, Vacations and Personal Days
8.1 Holidays. 8.1.1 Designation Regular Full-Time Employees will be entitled annually to the following holidays: New Year's Day (January 1) Independence Day (July 4) Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Labor Day President's Day Thanksgiving Day...
Article Seven — Health, Pension and Safety
7.1 Benefit Fund. The Employees covered by this Agreement, as provided herein, are participants in and covered by the Health Care Chapter United Federation of Teachers Benefit Fund (“Fund”). Effective January 1, 2014 and thereafter, any changes...
SAVE Legislation
Familiarize yourself with this important legislation that governs safety in New York's public schools.
Article Six — Salaries and Other Compensation
6.1 Staff LPN Rates. 6.1.1 Regular Full-Time Employees. The minimum annualized Base Compensation Rate for Regular Full-Time Employees is Effective Date Amount Per Annum July 1, 2014 $46,478.37 December 31, 2015 $46,943.15 October 1, 2016 $47,647.30 6...
Article Five — Hours of Work
5.1 Normal Workday For the purposes of determining application of an Employee’s regular compensation rate, the Employee’s normal workday will be seven and one-quarter (7.25) work hours for Employees working a five-day workweek, nine and one quarter...
Article Four — Seniority
4.1 Definition In the computation and determination of eligibility for all economic benefits where length of service is a factor pursuant to this Agreement, "Seniority" shall be defined as the length of time an Employee has been continuously employed...
Article Three — Union Status
3.1 Recognition The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of every Licensed Practical Nurse covered by this Agreement. 3.2 New Employee At the time a new Employee subject to this Agreement is employed...