The agreement would include retroactive pay equivalent to roughly 8 percent of salaries, annual raises of up to 2 percent a year and substantial savings for the city on health coverage, according to one official involved in the talks.
Three officials who insisted on anonymity because the deal had not been made final or announced said it could be disclosed at City Hall on Thursday; one official said the two sides would announce a nine-year contract.
Mr. de Blasio has cleared his schedule for the day, a mayoral spokesman said, postponing a long-planned major announcement about his affordable-housing plan.
One teachers’ union official said: “We’re just finalizing the language. It could be very soon.”
But officials warned that there could be last-minute snags because other municipal unions were weighing in with complaints that the raises given the teachers — which will probably set a pattern for the other unions — were too small and should be higher. Those pressures could cause some changes of the terms of the teachers’ deal.
I don't see how police, fire, etc are going to accept 1.5%-2% per year. That still leaves everyone behind the rate of inflation. They should have negotiated first. That way we would get the original 4+4 and whatever they receive. If that article is correct NYC teachers will still be tens of thousands of dollars behind what every other teacher in the area makes($20-40K depending on district). Couple that with less supplies, higher class sizes, deplorable working conditions, etc and it's not that hard to understand why teachers don't want to work in NYC.
ReplyDeleteAlso forgot to mention the 45 minutes of wasting time and gas every morning trying to find a spot because NYC really thinks they need to clean each side of the street twice a week. Then walking 6-8 blocks while our suburban counterparts can park in nice safe lots adjacent to their school building. On top of that the street sweepers drive by two hours before the parking rules start and can't even get to the curb on 90% of the streets because cars are obviously still parked there.
ReplyDeleteAfter 2010 we got nothing. What does expedited atr dismissal mean?
ReplyDeleteAfter 8%, we are no where near cost of living increase.
ReplyDelete8% would be the first 2 years of the 9 year deal for 09-10. We would be looking at roughly 18-19% increase by 2018. Probably 10-11% for September. So NYC teachers in 2018 will be making less than any Weschtester teacher made in 2011. Sounds totally fair.
ReplyDeleteThat's my point, after 4 plus 4 it's garbage
ReplyDeleteWhy do I feel that the shoe is going to drop and it's going to make a lot of noise!? A 9 YEAR CONTRACT! My goodness, in 2018 it will be a 15 year contract. This is setting a treacherous precedence where catching up with Kardashian will be easier than catching up with the cost of living.
ReplyDeleteLet me get this straight...The 8% was given to us because others got it. We agreed to 10% over 7 years, totally backloaded, gave up time, got 0 plus 0 for 2011 and 2012, the get 1 % per year from 2013-2016. And retro get paid 5 years from now? That's pathetic.
ReplyDeleteI am confused. Are we walking into September and getting a 10% raise? The post seems to imply that we're getting that plus the retro over time. Can anyone clarify?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your detailed report. Yours was the only comprehensive breakdown that I found. I distributed your work to all my colleagues at my school site. Thanks again so much!!
ReplyDeleteRACHEL-NO, we are getting 2%, that's it. The 8% raise comes in bits and pieces as does the retro.
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