New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the City of New York has reached a tentative, five-plus-year contract agreement with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT).  The agreement covers 120,000 Municipal Employees, bringing the total workforce under contract to 67%.  The agreement is retroactive, beginning on September 14th, 2022, and expires on November 28th, 2027.  It conforms to the economic pattern established by the agreement with AFSCME District Council (DC) 37 earlier this year, and includes wage increases of 3% for each of the first three years of the contract, 3.25% in the fourth year, and 3.5% in the fifth year.  “As our parents and community members know, the city’s Public School Educators need to be respected, appropriately paid and have more autonomy in how they do their jobs.  This tentative contract accomplishes all these goals,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew said.  The deal must be ratified by UFT’s Membership and would apply to Teachers, Para-Professionals, School Secretaries, Guidance Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Staff Nurses and Supervisors of school security.

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