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The Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a transit authority employee’s right to have his union representative present during an i...

In blatant disregard of members’ contractual and democratic rights the Union and the DOE, in at least one district, has decided that they kn...

To Transit Workers Union Local 100: We, the teachers of Health Professions High School are in solidarity with the striking transit workers o...

By James Eterno The Fighter or the Appeaser      Ever since the membership was convinced to accept a substandard contract that gives away ma...

The current confusion over the implementation of the new contract is turning out to be a first look at just how the DOE will cause principal...

It’s hard to believe that we are on the cusp of a new contract and there is little to do at the Executive Board. One report from districts a...

If our past experience negotiating against a “formidable adversary” as our leadership calls Bloomberg and Klein produced a wholesale erosion...

Reacting to the recent contract ratification debacle which caused some members to miss the opening kick-off of Monday night football, the Ex...

As the impact of the new contract slowly works its way through the schools it is clear that the pre-ratification spin can no longer be spun....

Bob Reich writes in the current CSA News , the monthly newspaper for DOE supervisors, how the new contract will affect his members. He ackno...

In the first post-ratification meeting of the Executive Board our Union’s leadership sent a clear message that any attempt to reform our vot...

While the vote is in and most of the spin has been spun there are some important observations that must be pointed out. Never in the history...

Teachers Yes 39728 No 25962 School Secretaries Yes 2455 No 618 Paras Yes 8531 No 4491 Guidance Counselors Ye...

In what appears to be the first indication of how the American Arbitration Association will tally the contract ratification vote today UFT V...

If the mayor is going to call it an "extra period" why should I call it anything different?  Does Randi know that this is an extra...

The right to grieve letters in our file to have unfair/inaccurate material removed immediately. (Currently letters can't be used against...

Reports are coming in from all over the City demonstrating that the leadership of our Union will attempt to use every tactic to cause our me...

by James Eterno, Chapter Leader, Jamaica High School, and UFT Executive Board Before deciding how to vote on the proposed contract, it's...

As it becomes clearer that our membership will not permit our leadership to destroy what is left of our Union and the protections it affords...

In a blatant disregard to protect the democratic process of contract ratification Randi Weingarten ruled out of order tonight a measure that...