UFT Contract Update: The Numbers are Finally Here – and They’re Interesting.
Finally, after over a week of waiting, the data is out on how each title voted on the UFT contract (see also here for the 2018 comparison). Yes, we already knew that just under 75% voted yes in general, and that one division (OT/PTs) voted no. Now we know the specifics of how teachers, paras, [&hell
Mulgrew MIA as Unity Tries to Disorganize OT/PT Bargaining Unit into Revoting ‘Yes’
Something is rotten at 52 Broadway, where higher-ups seem to be orchestrating an unprecedented ‘re-vote’ on the contract for OT/PT’s, nurses, audiologists, and supervisors of nurses/therapists. They’ll do anything, it seems, to avoid doing the work of negotiating a fair deal. Some Backgrou
OT/PTs Continue to Fight for a Fair UFT Contract
On Monday, 7/10/23, when UFT leadership announced that the 2022-2027 contract had passed “overwhelmingly,” the numbers weren’t as unanimous as suggested. Reduced support for the teachers’ contract—at under 75%—meant the highest ‘no’ vote percentage for that particular contract since
2022-2027 UFT Contract Approved: An Analysis
Today, the 2022-2027 contract was ratified by a roughly 3/4 majority of voting UFT members. We have yet to see all data on divisional groups and functional chapters, some of whom were particularly ill-affected by sub-inflation pay increases and are thus expected to have closer numbers. To that end,
Judge Frank Grants TRO for Retiree Healthcare Switch
Today, Judge Lyle Frank granted a TRO which will temporarily halt the City and the MLC from switching all retirees from GHI SeniorCare to a for-profit Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan. While the case, initiated by the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees, is far from over, this is a very good om
Summer Vacation is also Discontinuance Season in the UFT
While many of us are enjoying our summers, other UFT members are in a state of panic as they receive—or expect to receive—notices of discontinuance. Discontinuances are one of the oddest and cruelest fixtures of the DOE’s employment structure. With the stroke of a pen, a single principal can d
2023-2024 Calendar ‘Fixed’ – Regardless of How You Vote on the Contract
It’s just about time for vacation. And teachers and students no longer need to dread an arbitrarily extended school year when they return. That’s because, today, sources from the DOE and UFT announced positive changes to the 2023-2024 calendar. Not to mention, in an unprecedented move, the City
A Different Kind of ‘Pay cut:’ When Student/Employee Data is Compromised
On Friday, reports surfaced that the data of thousands of NYCDOE students and employees was compromised, after a breach that also affected several companies and governmental agencies. In some cases, the information hacked included sensitive identifiers like social security numbers. We don’t know w
Rushed UFT Contract Ratification Process Leads to Integrity Questions
This blog predicted months ago that Mulgrew would try to rush a contract ratification vote. “If we rush a bad contract, after all, we can get limited money quick. Summer is around the corner –a tempting time to dangle a few bucks in front of teachers and say ‘sure, we didn’t fix any working
UFC Townhall on Contract Tonight (6/21) at 7:30 PM
Join the UFT’s High School Executive Board, which includes members affiliated with New Action/UFT, Solidarity, MORE, and ICE-UFT, at 7:30 PM for a panel on why all of our caucuses agree/concur: voting no gets us a better deal. Register here.