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More money for paraprofessionals

Over the decades, the pay gap between the highest-paid principals and the lowest-paid UFT members — our paraprofessionals — has grown appallingly wide. 

Members of the New York City Council announced proposed legislation to give every UFT-represented paraprofessional a permanently recurring annual payment of $10,000 or more. 

The proposed legislation before the City Council, if passed, would begin to undo some of the damage that the unfair practice of pattern bargaining has caused members of the Paraprofessionals Chapter. Substitute paraprofessionals would receive a prorated amount based on the number of days they work.

The pay disparity needs to be addressed now. It’s a matter of equity, fairness and RESPECT.

Our special education survey in the fall spotlighted the serious shortage of paraprofessionals in New York City public schools. Without offering more money, the DOE cannot hope to retain and recruit enough paraprofessionals. 

Please join us in the fight ahead to pass this legislation. Together, we can win.