CONTRACT RATIFIED- WE CANNOT WAIT FOUR MORE YEARS!
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the June 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: June 2014 Leaflet Front and back Over 90,000 UFT members voted on the new contract proposal....
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(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the June 2014 Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: June 2014 Leaflet Front and back During the last decade under the Bloomberg / Klein...
View ArticleUnjust, unfair firing of probationary teachers – give them a second chance.
NEW ACTION / UFT NEWS RELEASE Contact: Greg Distefano August 28, 2014 Phone: 718 757 4552 Unjust, unfair firing of...
View ArticleLetter to the Chief: Restore Teacher Eligibility
From the August 8, 2014 Chief-Leader: The UFT contract has been ratified and hailed as bringing in a new era for Teachers. Yet many problems in schools have not been addressed. During the last decade...
View ArticleReport from UFT Executive Board September 22 2014
This was the second Exec Board of the year. The agenda was compressed, to accommodate a 6:30 visit by Carmen Fariña. There was no open mike. After minutes were approved they moved to the Staff...
View ArticleReport from UFT Executive Board October 6, 2014
This was the third Exec Board of the year. Francesco Portelos was the only speaker for the open mike. His main point was that there are many members who need assistance who are coming to him, but the...
View ArticleUnfairly Discontinued Probationers
Probation is a training period. Principals, APs and mentors work with beginning teachers. But during the probationary period, teachers can be discontinued at any time. Under Bloomberg weak, abusive, or...
View ArticleResolution on Discontinued Probationary Staff Members
New Action wrote the original version of this resolution (March 28, 2016), and supported the revised version which was passed by the Executive Board (April 4, 2016) and by the Delegate Assembly (April...
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