If you were absent from the General Meeting several weeks ago, here are the minutes. Have a question? Want to get involved? Email the Council at solidaritycouncil@googlegroups.com May 18, 2018 6pm to 7:30pm Whole Foods Market Attendees: Eleni, Chris, James, Quinn, Lydia, Juanita   Agenda/Minutes: Ice Breaker: One Word (describe… Read More

This Week’s Focus Membership team conversations should be happening now in every school With the Janus decision expected to be released by the U.S. Supreme Court any day now, it’s essential that the membership team ambassadors in your school are having one-on-one conversations now with the members they were assigned… Read More

This Week’s Focus It’s not too late to attend tomorrow’s Spring Education Conference You can still attend tomorrow’s UFT Spring Education Conference even if you haven’t registered. Walk-in registration is available for the union’s signature education event, which will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New… Read More

This Week’s Focus Member-to-member conversations about the union and Janus Please alert your members that membership team ambassadors will look to have one-on-one conversations with every UFT member in your school chapter to ensure they are aware of the upcoming Janus v. AFSCME case before the Supreme Court and understand… Read More

This Week’s Focus City Council members hear union priorities at legislative breakfast New York City Council members attending the UFT’s May 3 legislative breakfast heard why it’s important to continue supporting five of the union’s signature programs: Teacher’s Choice, the Community Learning Schools Initiative, the Positive Learning Collaborative, the BRAVE… Read More

This Week’s Focus UFT joins City Council to demand paid parental leave now City Council Education Chair Mark Treyger on April 24 called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to negotiate a fair paid parental leave policy for New York City public school educators at a press conference on the steps… Read More

This Week’s Focus First 2% of total 5% salary increase coming on May 1 The salaries of UFT members employed by the Department of Education will increase 2 percent on May 1 as part of the 2014 contract. All UFT pedagogues and paraprofessionals on the Q Bank payroll will receive… Read More

Thanks to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), as citizens we all have the right to government records. Meaning the public has the ability to obtain a wide range of information and data including our public schools. For example, did you know you can order the personnel file for a school principal… Read More

Oftentimes members complain that they do not have a say before the UFT agrees on something on their behalf. From evaluation, ATR and other outside of contract agreements. We now see surveys trickling out from the UFT. We are not sure how they are being sent out, but UFT Solidarity caucus… Read More

Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, in the 2015-16 school year, the Board of Regents and I placed a hold on the use of student performance measures based on the grades 3-8 ELA and math State assessments as part of teacher and principal evaluations which continues through the 2018-19 school… Read More

ATRs, Here we share a simple guide to finding out who did obtain the positions experienced ATRs have applied for. Just follow the steps here and you should be able to see the license and years experience of the employees who did obtain the position you applied for.  If you… Read More

Please find the web version of this guidebook by going here. Read More

Delegate Assembly December 6th, 2017 UFT President Michael Mulgrew’s Remarks Federal Issues: -Moment of silence for two deceased members, delegates including a Bronx librarian -Thank you for Puerto Rico rally, helping to provide water purifiers for Puerto Rico -Tax package looks like it will pass. Tax credits for buying a… Read More

This Week’s Focus Unions defend tenure rights in appeals court hearing Tenure rights of New York teachers were the focus of heated arguments in a Brooklyn courtroom on Nov. 30 as lawyers for the UFT and other unions pressed a state appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit attacking those fundamental… Read More

Are you a staff member or parent who is wondering why schools are consistently hiring fresh out of college teachers and not retaining experienced staff members? Look no further than Robert Gordon. He developed the Fair Student Funding for former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein. In sum and… Read More

This is a summary of the DA from November 8th, which had a celebratory tone after the overwhelming victory of the No on Prop 1 campaign which could have negatively affected teachers’ pensions and right. Please note that the discussion below does not imply agreement by UFT Solidarity’s council or… Read More

This Week’s Focus Flip your ballot and vote NO on Prop #1 on Election Day Because there are no hotly contested races at the top of the ticket this year, we anticipate that overall voter turnout will be low on Election Day. That’s why it’s essential that every UFT member… Read More

Why should every NY State resident vote no? By now, anyone who follows NY State politics knows that the Constitution requires a yes or no vote on the possibility of holding a constitutional convention every 20 years. On November 7th, every registered voter in NY state can weigh in on… Read More