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Article Eighteen — Excusable Absences With Pay
Employees will be excused with pay for absence during working hours subject to established policies covering non-attendance of pedagogical employees. These policies cover but are not limited to absences for the following reasons: bereavement, jury...
Chicago charter school educators win pay parity
Charter school teachers and paraprofessionals in Chicago ended their two-week strike on Feb. 18 after the Chicago International Charter School network promised to increase their salaries to the same level as educators in traditional public schools —...
2.5% raises take effect May 14
The salaries of UFT-represented city Department of Education employees will increase by 2.5% effective May 14, 2020.
Article Twenty-Five — Pay Practices
A. Itemization The Board will recommend to the Comptroller of the City of New York that he/she itemize more fully employee pay checks and that he/she provide accompanying explanations when lump sum payments are made. B. Biweekly Payroll The parties...
Oversize classes drop again
The UFT reported a modest decrease in the total number of oversize classes in New York City public schools this fall for the second year in a row. By the tenth day of school, 401 schools citywide were out of compliance with 2,056 oversize classes...
Article Four — Hours
A. Work Year The work year for employees in the bargaining unit will begin on the Tuesday following Labor Day and will end at the conclusion of the regular school year in June. Employees assigned to programs which start at the beginning of the school...
Article One — Union Recognition
The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of all employees employed in the titles of Teacher Aide, Educational Assistant, Educational Associate, Auxiliary Trainer and Bilingual Professional Assistant. These persons and...
What should I do if my principal includes guidance in a staff/school handbook that contradicts our UFT contract?
Speak with your chapter leader or district representative. While a handbook may reiterate an existing provision of a collective bargaining agreement or Chancellor’s Regulation, a handbook cannot be contrary to or modify a provision of a collective...
Article Twenty-Six — Information At The School
All official Board of Education circulars which deal with the working conditions or the welfare of employees covered by this Agreement shall be posted promptly. A copy of the seniority list for employees in the bargaining unit shall be posted in each...
What are the class size limits for my grade?
Pre-Kindergarten: 18 students with a teacher and a paraprofessional Kindergarten: 25 students Grades 1-6 in elementary schools: 32 students by contract JHS/MS (all grades 4 – 8 or 5 – 9, if are located in a middle school, then middle school class...