New York TeacherJune 15, 2023
UFT members showed up strong at five simultaneous contract rallies — one in each borough — on May 24 to increase the pressure on the city and the Department of Education to agree to a fair contract.
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5 contract rallies, 1 message to city:
UFT members showed up at five simultaneous contract rallies — one in each borough — on May 24 to turn up the pressure on the city and the Department of Education to agree to a fair contract that meets their demands by the end of the school year.
“It’s important that the city sees all of us and sees that we are united in our message that we need and deserve a fair contract now,” said Christina Rizzo, a pre-K teacher at PS 200 in Manhattan. “I would like the mayor to see that we care about our students, and we would like for the city to care about us.”
UFT members have been working under an expired contract since Sept. 13, 2022. The union has been negotiating with the city since October. The after-school rallies — the latest action in a year-long contract campaign — sought to give the talks the push they need to arrive at a settlement so changes can be implemented when the…
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