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How do I change my name on record with the UFT?
You must provide a legal document (marriage certificate, etc.) for proof of name change. If you receive Welfare Fund benefits, you should fill out the fill out the Welfare Fund’s Change of Status Form on the UFT website to change your name. If you...
UFT asks arbitrator to overturn city decision to withhold deferred wages
The UFT announced that it would go to arbitration over the city's announcement that it would not disburse the final lump-sum payment from the 2014 contract.
What are grievances used for?
The grievance procedure is there to protect your rights and ensure that the contract is adhered to. You can file a grievance in order to remedy a violation of the UFT/DOE contract or DOE regulation, circular or established practice. Your chapter...
Grievances
The contract is only as good as its enforcement. At the school level you, the chapter leader, are the guardian of the contract.
Your rights as new members
As UFT members, you have rights on the job — rights to professional and fair treatment and to working conditions that help make a tough job more doable. These rights have been negotiated in a give-and-take process with management. It’s important to...
Paperwork process expanded to resolve other issues
It worked well to reduce paperwork. So the UFT and the Department of Education agreed in the proposed contract to expand the process to resolve other school-based disputes.
Appendix G — False Accusations
Joel I. Klein Chancellor Department of Education 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 December 17, 2007 Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10002 Dear Ms Weingarten, Notwithstanding any provision of the...
Appendix G — False Accusations
Joel I. Klein Chancellor Department of Education 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 December 17, 2007 Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10002 Dear Ms Weingarten, Notwithstanding any provision of the...
Appendix J — False Accusations
Joel I Klein Chancellor Department of Education 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 November 17, 2007 Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10002 Dear Ms. Weingarten: Notwithstanding any provision of the...
Appendix A — False Accusations
Joel I Klein Chancellor Department of Education 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 December 17, 2007 Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10002 Dear Ms Weingarten, Notwithstanding any provision of the...