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Application for seniority credit for prior paraprofessional service - DOE form
This form is to be used to receive seniority credit for prior paraprofessional service by pedagogical personnel who have received a regular appointment.
UFT Certification of Results Contract Ratified 2023
Pursuant to a letter of agreement dated June 7, 2023, and signed by David Hickey of the United Federation of Teachers, hereinafter referred to as “UFT”, the American Arbitration Association, hereinafter referred to as the “Administrator”, agreed to...
UFT members overwhelmingly approve new contract
UFT members have ratified a new contract by a margin of 74.6%. The more than 95,000 votes cast was the largest in UFT history.
Absences for paraprofessionals
If you are a paraprofessional, the DOE-UFT contract establishes rights and obligations in terms of when you can be absent from work. Learn about how you accumulate and can use sick days and about excused absences.
UFT Releases Survey Results During Week of Action for a Fair Contract
Educators at hundreds of New York City public schools are holding contract actions today as results from a recent survey is released that show how DOE policies and the lack of educator autonomy stand in the way of teaching and learning.
Application for Layoff Seniority Credit for Prior Paraprofessional Service
This application form is to be used only by pedagogical personnel who have received a regular appointment.
UFT urges legislation to put more money in pockets of school paraprofessionals
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew and New York City paraprofessionals joined City Council Education Committee Chair Rita Joseph and other council members as Joseph announced proposed legislation designed to reduce the income gap...
‘Proud to be a paraprofessional’
Shelvy Young-Abrams, who leads the 29,000-member UFT Paraprofessional Chapter that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, has come a long way from the young single mom who became involved in education through volunteer work at her daughters'...
OLR guidance on SBOs and contractual workday
DOE Office of Labor Relations Guidance: UFT Contractual Workday and School-Based Options, updated yearly.