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Principal makes pay dock threat against staff working outside
Educators at the HS for Economics and Finance in Lower Manhattan are facing threats to their pay for refusing to enter a building they say is not safe against COVID-19 infection and, instead, doing their jobs outside via mobile phones and laptops.
Meeting the challenges together
This new school year is shaping up to be unlike any other. We face serious challenges on multiple fronts at the same time: We must protect our safety and health. We must teach and support our students in the best way we know. And we must fend off the...
COVID creates challenges — and opportunities
UFT Vice President for Special Education MaryJo Ginese writes about how special education teachers and related service providers are figuring out how best to serve their students with disabilities amid the challenges presented by the pandemic.
Q&A section from Social Workers and Psychologists Chapter meeting
We held a Social Workers and Psychologists Chapter meeting on Sept. 9, 2020. Here is a video of the question-and-answer portion of that meeting.
Kudos to Patrick Coughlin, IS 27, Staten Island
Chapter Leader Patrick Coughlin has allayed the fears and met the escalating needs of his members at IS 27 on Staten Island by providing solid, up-to-date information to them on a regular basis during the COVID-19 crisis.
UFT says city falls short on staffing needs, safety pact
New York City public schools do not yet have enough staff or the safety protocols in place to reopen school buildings on Sept. 21 as planned, UFT President Michael Mulgrew warned on Sept. 14 at a virtual press conference.
Librarians provide path to digital resources
What’s a library without a room full of books? It may sound like a riddle, but it became the reality for school librarians when New York City public school buildings closed in the spring of 2020.
Strike averted as mayor blinks
After days of nonstop negotiations and with the threat of a UFT strike looming, the mayor on Sept. 1 agreed to the demands of the union to postpone the start of in-person classes to ensure school buildings pass the UFT’s safety checklist.
DOE guidance for itinerant workers: Vision Education Services and Hearing Education Services
The following email was sent on Sunday, Sept. 13, to Vision Education Services chapter members from Chapter Leader Vincent Pedulla and to Hearing Education Services chapter members from Chapter Leader Raquel Sepulveda.
DOE guidance for itinerant social workers and psychologists
The following email was sent on Sunday, Sept. 13, to social workers and psychologists from Chapter Leader Raul Garcia.