Labor Issues
Spring break pay grievance
The dispute between the UFT and the DOE over spring break pay in 2020 will now proceed to arbitration, with a hearing before a neutral arbitrator likely to take place in mid-December.
Kudos to Gloria Castillo, PS 11, Manhattan
When PS 11 Chapter Leader Gloria Castillo began to think about retirement, she also began to plan for a seamless transition in union leadership at her Chelsea school.
Right to unionize will be on Illinois ballot
Voters in Illinois will determine in 2022 whether collective bargaining is a constitutional right.
Kudos to Sandra Leiser, PS 44, the Bronx
Sandra Leiser, the chapter leader at PS 44 in the Bronx, won compensation for her staff after an operational issues dispute with the principal, who arbitrarily shortened the staff lunch period at the start of the school year.
Chicago teachers' broad bargaining rights restored
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on April 2 restoring the Chicago Teachers Union's ability to bargain with the city on a broader range of issues, including class size, layoffs and the duration of the school year
Amazon union drive fails
Workers at the giant Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, declined to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in a historic vote.