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Q&A on Excessing
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Excessing is the process of reducing staff in a particular school or office when the number of available positions in a title or license area in that school is lower than the number of people in the school who require an assignment in that title or...
Student goal-setting must be done during workday
Following a stipulation brokered by the state labor board, the Department of Education has reminded principals that teachers do not have to work on student goal-setting outside the school day. A notice to that effect was published in the June 6 issue...
April 3, 2015: Union wins paperwork ruling
The union defined standards for paperwork reduction in it's 2014 DOE-UFT contract, and when a principal at John Dewey HS in Brooklyn ignored those standards in 2015, the contract enabled the union to hold the principal accountable.
Ex-Bronx chapter leader gets justice
An administrative law judge has ruled that Bronx teacher Brenda Cartagena had been the victim of retaliation by her school’s principal for standing up for her members’ rights as school chapter leader.
Open Market Transfer Plan
If you want a new opportunity, wish to work closer to home or have been placed in excess, the Open Market Transfer Plan gives you the chance to apply for a position at another school. This Q&A addresses the most commonly asked questions about the...
Article Five — Health Insurance, Welfare Fund and Benefits
A. Health Insurance The above shall apply to UFT-represented employees in TRS and BERS hired after the legislation is enacted. The Board will provide employees covered by this Agreement who regularly work 20 hours or more a week with health insurance...
Chapter leader tools
Chapter leaders serve as a crucial link between members and the union. Here are some tools to help you with your job.
Chancellor's Regulation A-750: Child Abuse Prevention
This regulation covers: procedures for reporting to the New York State Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, procedures for cooperating with the local Child Protective Services (CPS) investigations of suspected child abuse, legal issues...
Article Twenty-Two — Working Conditions of Per Diem Substitutes
A. Applicability Per diem substitutes covered by this Agreement are: Full term substitutes: serving after the fifteenth day of the school term for the duration of that term in a full-time or regularly scheduled part-time position. Other-than...
Kudos to Lillian Palladino, Susan E. Wagner HS on Staten Island
Susan E. Wagner HS Chapter Leader Lillian Palladino credits the union-negotiated process for tackling excessive paperwork for resolving an issue at her Staten Island school and for “unifying staff, revitalizing morale and bridging the gap with...