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Paras Need a Living Wage Now, Not To Be Used as Political Props
While UFT leadership, City Council Speaker Menin and Mayor Mamdani are cast as heroes and villains, we continue to forget paraprofessionals need a…
Aug 30
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Dan Alicea
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Ilyana Frias: A Unionist, an Advocate, a Sister — and Simply Irreplaceable
Some people work for the union.
Published on UFT’s Substack
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Aug 14
Tonight on Talk Out of School: Retired Paras Pay the Price for TRS’s Mistake
Tune in tonight at 7 PM on WBAI 99.5 FM and wbai.org
Aug 9
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Educators of NYC
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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
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Aug 4
NYC and EmblemHealth Settle Senior Care Co-Pay Class Action for $53Million
One of the Largest Class Action Settlements in City History
Published on Marianne Pizzitola
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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
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Jul 30
Urgent Action: Sign the Petition for a 2 Year Moratorium on the Use of AI in NYC Schools
Before AI Becomes Another School Mistake, Let’s Hit Pause. Sign the petition, now.
Jul 29
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Educators of NYC
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When Mulgrew and Menin's Politics Become the Members' Politics
How one para bill, one endorsement controversy, one internal union email, and one paid ad exposes a larger struggle inside the UFT. And who declared…
Jul 28
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Educators of NYC
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The Good, Bad and Ugly - The NYC Para Bill
A deep dive into the UFT and City Council's $10k pay plan for paraprofessionals.
Jul 21
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Educators of NYC
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The Respect Check Passes: A Temporary Victory Built By Pressure - And the Unfinished Fight.
How rank-and-file pressure pushed paraprofessional pay from a union fight to a City Hall vote—and why the legislation remains temporary, non-pensionable…
Jul 19
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Educators of NYC
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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…
Jul 11
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Educators of NYC
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Unity's Trifecta of Indifference
Three Pillars of Abject Failure
Published on Union Matters
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Jul 6
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