01/30/2025
Pattern bargaining, in which all city workers get the same percentage increases, has failed our paraprofessionals. A 3% increase translates to a much higher dollar amount for higher-paid DOE employees than it does for our paraprofessionals, so paras fall farther and farther behind. We need to address this injustice now. By pursuing a legislative solution to the problem, we would be able to give paraprofessionals a large and immediate pay bump without having our hands tied by the terms of pattern bargaining. Let’s show our support for our paraprofessionals and help get this historic legislation passed! Here's how you can get involved:
✅Please sign and share this petition calling on the City Council to support the proposed legislation: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pass-legislation-to-close-the-pay-gap
✅Learn more in our FAQs at www.uft.org/para-legislation-FAQs
✅If you are a paraprofessional, register for tonight's Paraprofessional Town Hall via video at 6 p.m. at www.uft.org/para-town-hall
