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UTD In the News

Teachers Back to School
Without Pay Raises
 WPLG, Local 10
(August 21, 2008) 

Classes Start in South
Florida with Smaller Budgets
CBS4 
(August 21, 2008)

OpEd:  Legislators missed lesson of book 'A Nation at Risk'
 Tallahassee Democrat
(April 25, 2008)

Focus on South Florida
WFOR - CBS 4
(March 23, 2008)

Miami-Dade Teachers
protest health insurance
The Miami Herald
(March 12, 2008)

Study: Fla. education funding
affecting high wage jobs
WSVN - Fox 7 News
(Feb. 28, 2008)

Dade Schools chief Warns of Possible Layoffs
WFOR - CBS 4
(Feb. 14, 2008)

Teachers Vote To Decide Health Care Futures
WPLG - Local 10
(Feb. 11, 2008)

From Homeless to Multi-Millionaire
WFOR - CBS 4

(Feb. 2, 2008)

AFL-CIO Pushes for ‘No’ vote For Amendment 1
 WPLG - Local 10
(Jan. 17, 2008)

Miami 'Zone' Gives Schools Intensive Help
"Education Week"
(Oct. 17, 2007)

Dade Teachers Flourish Under New Leadership
 "American Teacher"





 

UTD leaders and members expose legal trickery
June 29, 2008 

200 members attend June 29, 2008 Bargaining Session

Two hundred members showed up for the first session of bargaining scheduled for noon on Sunday, June 29th at the School Board Administration Building. Observers tried to cram into room 559.  In its letter to the District on Friday, UTD requested a room large enough to accommodate at least one hundred people, the District chose to ignore the request.  UTD demanded a larger room, and the crowd was sent to a larger room (still too small) and eventually everyone was moved into the auditorium, where every seat was filled. 

President Karen Aronowitz, and Mark Richard General Counsel,  made their position clear…the District is misinterpreting our Contract to avoid declaring fiscal urgency.  They are violating the Contract by not activating the step raises (scheduled to go into effect on July 1) and we are seeking legal remedy. 

No substantive decisions were reached yesterday.  A committee of union and management representatives will meet today to begin discussing our cost-saving suggestions. 

The next round of bargaining is scheduled for Wednesday, July 2nd from 2 – 6 p.m.

 

 

 Members give their perspective on the the Bargaining Talks held
Sunday, June 29, 2008.  Listen to what they have to say - Click here

Media Coverage
Miami Herald June 30, 2008
 District, teachers union spar on contract
The Miami-Dade school district and teachers union bargained in the first round of salary negotiations.  Click here

Channel 6
School Officials, Teachers Spar Over Raises – Click here
 POSTED: 9:37 am EDT June 29, 2008
 UPDATED: 7:52 am EDT June 30, 2008

Channel 10
Teacher Pay Raises In Jeopardy – Click here
POSTED: 6:22 am EDT June 30, 2008
UPDATED: 6:54 am EDT June 30, 2008

Channel 7  June 30, 2008
School board denies Miami-Dade teachers promised pay increase – click here