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UFT on educators testing positive for COVID-19
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to news that educators in two schools had tested positive for COVID-19.
Your pension: A valuable union benefit
Most members of the UFT are lucky to be among the minority of U.S. workers who still have a traditional defined-benefit pension that provides regular payments for life based on a formula that takes into account years of service, salary and age.
It’s a good time to review your pension
The start of a new school year is a good opportunity to review the basics of membership in the Teachers’ Retirement System or the Board of Education Retirement System.
What happens if I do not give 30 calendar days’ notice for my resignation?
According to the Department of Education, pedagogical employees who resign without providing notice will be given a problem code in their personnel file that will flag them for review should they wish to return to teaching. Non-pedagogues like...
How are my union dues calculated?
For DOE employees, dues are currently set to .85 of one percent of the maximum contractual salary of your title at Step 8B plus 20-year longevity, plus added amounts for the union’s state and national affiliates. So, all the members who are teachers...
Keys to successful collective bargaining
When the UFT negotiated its 2018 contract with the city Department of Education, it followed the strategy used by the Federation of Nurses/UFT, which I lead, because of our past success at the bargaining table.The workforce can have a voice, not only...
Article Twenty-Nine — Definitions
Wherever the term "Board" is used in the Agreement it shall mean the City Board, it being understood, nevertheless, that this contract is binding on all community school districts in accordance with Section 2590 of the Education Law. Wherever the...
What can I do if staff members at my school are asked to complete excessive amounts of paperwork?
The last three DOE-UFT contracts contain provisions for paperwork reduction. If members are asked to complete redundant or excessive paperwork, you can raise this with your school's chapter leader, who is empowered to resolve these issues. A chapter...
Resolution in support of Philadelphia teachers as they fight attempts to destroy the city's schools and their union
The UFT will continue to work with both the PFT and the American Federation of Teachers to call for a restoration of school funding in Philadelphia and the rest of Pennsylvania, an end to the state’s attacks on educators and a commitment to repair...
UFT wins Regents scoring grievance
An independent arbitrator has ruled in a precedent-setting decision that the Department of Education improperly denied retention rights to a teacher for Regents scoring in June on the grounds that she had not participated in scoring Regents the...