UFT wins faculty conference arbitration
Jul 27, 2006 10:46 AM
The UFT on July 25 won the arbitration on the timing of faculty
conferences.
In its November 2005 “Guide to Contract Changes,” the Department of
Education instructed principals that faculty conferences could run past
3:45 p.m. The union accused the DOE of violating the new contract and
asked for arbitration to resolve the dispute.
The arbitrator agreed with the UFT’s position that faculty conferences
in single-session schools must be held between 8 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.,
the span of the work day according to our contract.
The arbitrator also ruled the faculty conferences can be held before or
after the student day.
Here is the actual award:
1. The Department violated the parties’ October 3, 2005 Memorandum of
Agreement, Section 7, in the way in which it scheduled Faculty
Conferences for the period February – May 2006 in single session
schools.
2. The Department is directed to cease and desist violating the
Agreement.
3. The Department shall conduct Faculty Conferences in single session
schools during the months of October through May between 8:00 a.m. and
3:45 p.m.
4. The Department is not restricted by prior holdings in the Libbian
Trynz case or American Arbitration Case No. 13 39 0269 78 (Arbitrator
James V. Altieri) from scheduling Faculty Conferences before the
student day.
5. I shall determine whether any other remedy beyond No. 2, above, is
appropriate for the Department’s violation of the October 3, 2005,
Memorandum in my full Opinion to follow.
6. My full Opinion shall be issued in September 2006.
July 25,
2006
Martin F. Scheinman, Esq.
Arbitrator
Final Ruling