Working Conditions
Curriculum Autonomy: Defend teacher professionalism and agency in the selection and implementation of curriculum and end current UFT leadership's concessions on curriculum mandates.
End Abusive Admin Practices: Address abusive administration practices, working to stop unfair working conditions and micromanagement. Share with members information about problematic schools. Utilize UFT organizers to help improve schools with problematic administrations.
Protect Probationary Educators: Ensure probationary teachers are protected, preventing unjust firings by any abusive principal.
Academic and Mental Health Support for Students: Fight for more school counselors, social workers, librarians, nurses and secretaries in every school.
Transfers: Reform the Open Market Transfer system, limiting the principal’s ability to veto transfers and empowering experienced teachers in transferring to schools of their choice.