Pension and TRS membership for paraprofessionals

The union contract empowers us as UFT members to do our jobs well. It includes articles and rights whose sole aim is to ensure that we have the resources, support and structures in place to do our best to educate children or assist patients. A...

The Family Child Care Providers Chapter signed and ratified its second contract with the state’s Office of Children and Family Services ( OCFS ) in 2014. It expires in 2017. The chapter’s previous contract was signed and ratified in 2009.

The UFT shall educate its members about the significant implications of the Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights and the Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, emphasizing the potential benefits for...