Archive - A BETTER CONTRACT (ABC-UFT)

NYC Retirees Win $53-Million Co-Pay Refund from City and Emblem

This is what real organizing looks like.

Published on FIX RETIREE BENEFITS - UFT • Aug 10

Sign the Petition to Support Paraprofessionals

UFT and AFT leadership must act now to protect 183 disabled paraprofessional retirees whose pension benefits have been slashed in half — for an error…

Published on FIX RETIREE BENEFITS - UFT • Aug 3

July 2026

The $10,000 check passed, but did we really win?

As the politics intensify, paraprofessionals must keep their focus on the goal that matters most: a living wage through collective bargaining.

Published on Alyson Monzon • Jul 30

“ALL-OUT-WAR”

Taking a closer look at Mulgrew and Unity’s handling of the Para Respect Check.

Jul 29 • A Better Contract

The Good, Bad and Ugly - The NYC Para Bill

A deep dive into the UFT and City Council's $10k pay plan for paraprofessionals.

Published on The Wire: Powered by Educators of NYC • Jul 21

PARA RESPECT CHECK PASSED -- Now what?

Dear UFT Members,

Jul 17 • A Better Contract

Real Respect for Paras

It would include, at the very least, a path to tenure.

Published on Union Matters • Jul 14

The Newly Revised UFT Para Bill: The Promise That Kept Shrinking

How the UFT sold a permanent para pay index that would seek to offset pattern bargaining—and ended up with a temporary one-year payment. And only if it…

Published on The Wire: Powered by Educators of NYC • Jul 13

Summer Pension Workshop Series

Hello everyone,

Published on David Kazansky • Jul 8

The Cost of Being a Para

We’re not asking for more. We’re asking to live.

Published on Alyson Monzon • Jul 6

June 2026

UFT's Endorsement Process: Still Broken

Unity’s political “expertise” has become a running joke. UFT members deserve better.

Jun 29 • A Better Contract

Tonight’s the Night: Join the Fix Retiree Benefits Organizing Town Hall at 7 PM

Hundreds have registered already! There's still time and space to register.

Published on FIX RETIREE BENEFITS - UFT • Jun 28

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